Innovation: Rethinking the Role of Teachers
Within crisis often hides opportunity, and what’s emerging through COVID-19 is the opportunity for teachers to rethink how to best engage with and teach their students.
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Bright Spots: Celebrating Teachers During COVID-19
To wrap up Teacher Appreciation Month, we celebrate and highlight stories of educators who are playing a critical role in supporting and teaching their students.
Supporting Schools Through COVID-19 and Beyond
A synthesis of interviews that illuminates what school leaders are considering as they think about the future of education, especially the role technology can play in both virtual and physical settings going forward.
Math Can’t Wait for School to Reopen — How Teachers Can Empower Parents to Create ‘Math Time’ for Their Kids at Home
With prolonged school shutdowns on the horizon, now is the perfect opportunity to make "math time" as common at home as it is in the classroom.
Bright Spots: Lessons from Week One of Remote Learning
Our top five best practices for creating and growing remote learning interventions during and after COVID-19.
Overdeck Family Foundation: COVID-19 Response + Support
Now more than ever is a time for us to work together to collectively meet the immense challenges that face us, our grantees, and the world.
The Results of Our Grantee Perception Report, and Our Commitment To Improvement
Our Foundation's response to the results of the Grantee Perception Report, and our commitments going forward.
Best Lessons, Best Mistakes, and What's Ahead in 2020
What we've learned from 2019 and how we're applying it going forward.
Stop Ignoring the Innovation That Happens in Traditional Public Schools
Schools across the United States are leading change from within. Why don't we know more about them?
Analysis: Rigorous Grade-Level Work Or Personalized Learning? Research Shows Closing Student Achievement Gaps Requires Both
While there's agreement that all students can succeed with the right support, there's a lack of consensus about what that support should look like in the typical classroom with one teacher and 25 students of varying levels.