How COVID-19 Will Change Education
- Author
- Thom Gibson
- Published
- Fri 15 May 2020
- Episode Link
- https://storiesfromtheclassroom.simplecast.com/episodes/how-covid-19-will-change-education-5vwn_jUE
I wanted to chat with someone about everything I had been reading online and seeing from schools around the world, some of which are beginning to open up after 3 months of remote learning. Carl Hooker was the first person to come to mind.
Carl Hooker has been in education for 20+ years and is an Apple Distinguished educator, has served as a classroom teacher, instructional technologist, virtualization coordinator, director of innovation & digital learning, and founder of iPadpalooza, an educational technology conference in central Texas.
In today's episode, Carl and I chat about what the future of education may look like not only in this upcoming school year but what it may look like beyond Covid19.
- the transition from 'emergency remote learning' to 'how to do remote learning well'
- two best practices that have emerged so far in remote learning
- what some school schedules around the world are already doing
- what type of schools will thrive in this environment
- impacts of the current extended 'summer slide'
- psychological impacts on student of prolonged social distancing
- how schools in China are currently following santization & social distancing protocols
- what blended part in-class, part virtual-class could look like
- approaches of independent / private schools vs public schools
- what a 'delayed start' could look like
- schools that are already planning for a fully remote Fall 2020
- emerging possibilities for teachers & students who prefer remote learning
- changes to testing and assessment
- opportunities to differentiate in virtual learning
- optimal ratio of synchronous vs asynchronous time
- how to build community in the virtual classroom
- what a post COVID-19 classroom may look like
- equity and access; leveling the playing field for all students
- words of hope for educators who are worried, scared, and anxious about the future of education
RESOURCES:
- '25 Strategies to Engage Students on Your Next Zoom Meeting' by Carl Hooker
- 'The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Unleashed A Revolution In Education: From Now On, Blended Learning Will Be The Benchmark' by Enrique Dans
- Texas Education Agency on Adjusting School Calendars
- '9 Ways Schools Will Look Different When (And If) They Reopen' by NPR
CONNECT WITH CARL HOOKER
- Website | carlhooker.com
- Blog | hookedoninnovation.com
- Twitter | @mrhooker
- IG | @hookertech
- YT | Carl Hooker
- FB | Carl Hooker Fan Page
- Learning Unleased Podcast (ISTE) hosted by Carl Hooker
- Tech & Learning | Articles by Carl Hooker
CONNECT WITH THOM
- Twitter | @gibsonedu
- YouTube |/gibsonedu
- Instagram | @gibsoneducation
- Website | thomgibson.com
- Email | [email protected]
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