The 2021–2022 school year is already presenting unique challenges for public education. Districts must provide equitable learning opportunities and maintain continuity of learning through incredible disruptions. The resources on this page will help districts and schools retool their operations to mitigate potential temporary and periodic school closings and continue to adapt to contingencies that emerge during this school year.
Blog Posts
Announcement: New Office of Educational Technology Webinar and Blog Series
What happens when a single student or a few students are out due to the pandemic? What happens when a meaningful set of the class is out for a number of weeks? What happens…
Webinar Replay: Planning for Changing Learning Scenarios: Navigating the Road…
To help school systems navigate a shifting landscape and periods of disruption, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology hosted a webinar on…
Webinar Replay — Planning for Changing Scenarios: Catalyzing School and…
Research shows the importance of family engagement and how it can improve student academic success as well as whole child learning and social-emotional learning.
Webinar Replay — Planning for Changing Scenarios: School-Community…
When schools and communities work together to support learning, everyone benefits. Strong, authentic community-partnerships can lead to expanded opportunities for learners.
Webinar Replay — Planning for Changing Scenarios: The Next Normal in Education
The last year and a half has brought worldwide disruption to multiple sectors — in particular, the education sector. Yet disruption has historically informed innovation,…
Webinar Replay — Planning for Changing Scenarios: Emerging Stronger…
As we think about how to emerge stronger post-pandemic, it is critical to take time to reflect on the learnings from the past 20 months, acknowledge the different challenges…
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