How COVID-19 Will Change Education

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
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• Website | thomgibson.com