Week 5:Why most schools won’t ‘reinvent’ themselves after the pandemic

 Mcleod hits the nail on the head when it comes to whether districts are ready for Blended Learning after the Pandemic. According to Mcleod, despite our wishes otherwise, even the savviest, most skillful, most trusted school leader is going to have difficulty transforming their educational system after the pandemic (2021).  Educators are going to be exhausted from being in the technology onslaught of the past year and a half. If they were not using technology regularly in their classes before the pandemic, they are only human and are going to want a break. It is going to take innovative leadership, eager educators ready for disruptive changes, and a community wanting to continue with a new style of learning to embrace what we have endured during this time period. 

However, Mcleod is not hopeless, some school systems will use technology in some different ways after the pandemic. We will see some teachers incorporate some new practices and skill sets into their work. We may see a few more options provided for families who like blended or online learning (2021). It will not be a collective, there will be a fight to go back to normal. School Boards will want to find ways to save fiscally if they do not need to spend on technology. Moreover, it will take educators proving that what they did during the pandemic worked. I know that I want to explore my use of videos to explore setting up my class in a Flipped classroom next year. This will not take the board's approval, it will take incremental progress for technology to really take hold in the educational system. Educators have fatigue, and rightfully so. 

What technology that you have implemented this year will you carry over once we are no longer panic teaching?

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  1. DrTFebruary 15, 2021 at 11:02 AM

    I was thinking earlier this morning about research on the impact of the pandemic. I wonder what this research will reveal about student learning in the 2020-2021 academic year.

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