As Bronx social studies teacher Seth Gilman sipped his coffee and prepared to log on for a day of virtual teaching, he was met with an error message. At first, he worried it would be a repeat of a disastrous pivot to remote learning during a 2024 snowstorm. "Oh no, not again," he thought to himself. But within about 20 minutes, his school had resolved the issue and he logged in to Google Classroom, the platform schools use to share schedules and Zoom links.
N AOMI HAD ALWAYS hated school, so much so that she cried for hours when school breaks ended. She hadn't always considered herself disabled, though. Sure, she'd felt lucky to have discovered her autism and learning disabilities relatively early-and to have started getting accommodations in junior high- given that most autistic women aren't diagnosed until adulthood, if at all. But until her second semester of university, Naomi hadn't realized how much autism impacted her life. Then, just before semester's end, COVID-19 crashed in.
The Minneapolis school system will offer families the option of remote learning for a month, officials said Friday, responding to concerns that children might feel unsafe venturing out in a city where tensions are high over federal immigration enforcement. Under the temporary plan, teachers will simultaneously deliver lessons from their classrooms to students in the classroom and at home, similar to the way many did during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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"As we are currently unable to open, we have implemented a plan for the effective continuation of learning. "Work will be set in accordance with the usual timetable, where staff are well enough to do so. "A range of learning activities will be set... any additional teacher support in lessons will take place via Teams message or school email."
Since 2020, online degrees have rocketed into the public lexicon. Far from being a flash-in-the-pan moment born out of pandemic-induced necessity, remote learning is now a viable and often preferred alternative to brick-and-mortar learning. When it comes to leadership credentialing in particular, it is a helpful way for established professionals to learn new skills and develop their resume while holding down other responsibilities.
Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education announced a plan to avoid layoffs and program cuts by pursuing a course-sharing initiative across its 10 campuses.
Students and instructors have the option for remote learning and excused absences after backlash against returning to classes so soon after the campus shooting.
