Zoom, Google Meet, and School in the Age of Coronavirus
There are 50.7 million students currently enrolled in public schools in the United States and when this school year began, 58% of them were learning entirely online and another 18% were receiving a combination of in-person and online instruction. That means that less than one quarter of students are learning entirely in person.
Keeping Creativity and the Arts Alive During Lockdown
While everyone is focused on the academic impact of learning loss during the COVID-19 lockdown, little is being done to keep arts programs alive. Many schools have completely cancelled extracurricular activities, field trips, club meetings and other “non-essential” activities. Here are lots of ways to feed that creative soul!
“New research reveals how the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted learning and skills retention nationwide that experts say could take years to overcome.”