Leading the Rebound: 20+ Must-Dos to Restart Teaching and Learning

The authors of "The Distance Learning Playbook series" offer practical advice and resources to help school leaders reboot teaching and learning and improve schools and school systems. The book provides step-by-step guidance on how to take care of yourself, take stock, rebuild teacher agency, foreground social and emotional learning, change the learning loss narrative, guide teacher clarity, ensure instructional excellence, use assessments, design and implement interventions, win back parent-teacher relationships, establish restorative practices, avoid stealing the conflict, enhance teacher-student and student-student interactions, develop early warning systems, confront cognitive challenges, ensure equitable and restorative grading, enhance PLCs, provide empathetic feedback, host honest performance conversations, maintain your social presence, and future-proof teachers and students.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 112 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2021
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc

The next normal presents an opportunity to create a better version of our current reality. It has been over a year since the pandemic challenged our school systems, and it is time to recover and rebuild. This moment allows us to leverage the lessons learned from the past and apply them to reboot teaching and learning as we know it.

To assist in this endeavor, I would like to introduce you to the authors of The Distance Learning Playbook series: Doug Fisher, Nancy Frey, Dominique Smith, and John Hattie. Their expertise and insights are invaluable in guiding us toward restarting teaching and learning effectively.

In their book, Leading the Rebound: 20+ Must-Dos to Restart Teaching and Learning, the authors provide practical actions, mindsets, and approaches to reimagine and improve our schools and school systems. They offer step-by-step guidance on how to:

- Take care of yourself
- Take stock and find the path
- Rebuild teacher agency
- Rebuild collective teacher efficacy
- Foreground social and emotional learning
- Change the learning loss narrative
- Guide teacher clarity
- Ensure instructional excellence
- Use assessments for a range of purposes
- Design and implement interventions
- Win back parent-teacher relationships
- Establish restorative practices
- Avoid stealing the conflict
- Enhance teacher-student and student-student interactions
- Develop early warning systems for attendance, behavior, and course completion
- Confront cognitive challenges to learning
- Ensure equitable and restorative grading
- Enhance PLCs
- Provide empathetic feedback
- Host honest performance conversations
- Maintain your social presence

By implementing these strategies, we can create a learning environment that is more supportive, engaging, and equitable for all students. Let us seize this opportunity to make the next normal a better normal for our schools and communities.

Weight: 310g
Dimension: 278 x 217 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781071850459