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Pennsylvania educator Samuel Gonzalez has been teaching for just two years, and all while studying for his doctorate and serving in the National Guard.
Ali Habashi
Shaped Editor
Get strategies for maximizing instructional time in the classroom to meet your teaching goals and each student’s needs.
Jennifer Prescott
Shaped Contributor
Research suggests that online coaching has several strengths, including lowering costs while increasing scalability, which makes it overall effective.
Dr. Grant Atkins
Education Research Director, Professional Services
We can recover and transition into a new post-pandemic instructional model that fuses the power of technology with the tried-and-true social gathering of the classroom.
John "Jack" Lynch
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director, HMH
In the new school year, teachers will face challenges surrounding social and emotional learning and potentially continued remote learning for some students.
Rachel Swartz
Sixth Grade Teacher, Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy (MS/HS 141), Bronx, New York
Learn how COVID has influenced education leaders' work since spring 2020, the bright spots they see coming out of the pandemic, and the challenges they now face.
Jordan Friedman
Shaped Editor
David Jamison, also known as “The Dope Educator,” believes love and human interaction are the foundation of any lesson plan. He reflects on the valuable lessons he learned while teaching during the pandemic.
David Jamison II
Fifth-Grade ELA Teacher, Shelby County School District, Tennessee
Learn how Jones County Public Schools adopted digital solutions to prioritize personalized learning and narrow COVID-19 learning gaps.
Jordan Friedman
Shaped Editor
Happy National Teacher Appreciation Week! We've created 2022 virtual Teacher Appreciation Week ideas during COVID-19 just for you. Explore ways administrators, parents, caregivers, and students can show their appreciation for teachers—this week and all year long.
Brenda Iasevoli
Shaped Executive Editor
To rebuild relationships during and after the pandemic, consider reaching out to students' families and consider students' new needs after a challenging year.
Venola Mason
Associate Partner, ICLE
What can be done to help those students who have felt the impacts of unfinished learning? Note that there isn't a one-size-fits-all solution.
Brittany Mamphey, M.Ed.
Dean of Students, Mt. Healthy South Elementary School, Ohio
Learn how Peak Charter Academy in North Carolina prioritized differentiation in the classroom, even when the pandemic hit the U.S.
Steve Pond
Principal, Peak Charter Academy, North Carolina
Teaching reading online during the pandemic can be challenging. Learn how to teach reading virtually with these tips from a first-grade teacher.
Katie Risolo Radovich
First-Grade Teacher, Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York
Some kids are benefitting from our experiment with online learning during the pandemic, and districts across the country are building virtual academies to meet their needs.
Dr. Robert Dillon
School Designer, Author, Educator
Nurturing students social emotional learning during COVID-19 is essential. Explore key SEL principles that schools and educators can use during the pandemic.
Francie Alexander
Chief Research Officer, HMH
Incorporate lessons from distance learning into your IEP and 504 planning. Suzanne Jimenez, a former director of special education in Virginia, shares strategies.
Dr. Suzanne Jimenez
Director of Academic Planning and Data Analytics at HMH
Given the challenges educators have encountered during the pandemic since March 2020, self-care for teachers during COVID-19 is now essential.
Jordan Friedman
Shaped Editor
Highlight the importance of student self-reflection when designing your curriculum by integrating these four teaching tips into your lessons.
Adam Drummond, EdD
Associate Partner, ICLE
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