After most U.S. public schools shut their doors in March 2020, schooling looked like it never had before. The crisis turned homes into classrooms and forced schools to rapidly embrace remote learning technology. Now, many aspects of K-12 education seem to have returned to “normal.” Mask mandates faded, in-person classes resumed, and extracurricular activities flourished.
But the COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally transformed K-12 education, Brian A. Jacob and Cristina Stanojevich argue. Drawing from their interviews with teachers and a nationally representative survey of educators, the authors shed light on changes to instructional practices, parent-teacher communications, socio-emotional learning, and more.
“Teachers report placing greater emphasis on small-group instruction and personalized learning. They spend less time on whole-class lecture and rely more on educational software to tailor instruction to individual student needs.”
— Brian A. Jacob and Cristina Stanojevich
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