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What It Might Look Like to Safely Reopen Schools
Drawn from interviews with public health experts, education officials and educators around the country, here's what reopening might look like. Includes "Remote learning continues": Every expert NPR spoke with predicted that the need for remote learning would continue because of staggered schedules, schools prepared to close again for future waves of infection, and many students needing remediation. And that means training and support for teachers, and equipment for children.
How to Get the Most Out of Student-Owned Devices in Any Classroom
Income disparity in schools can be addressed by bringing their own devices, according to Michael Mills, assistant professor of teaching and learning at University of Central Arkansas, who trains in-service teachers and works in a seventh-grade classroom.
Mills is not bothered by students bringing a variety of types of devices, with varying levels of computing powers. It shouldn’t matter if students are working in groups and sharing their devices.
“We need to make sure students have individual tasks asked of them within each group,” Mills said. “The beauty of that is the kids don’t all have to have the same device.”