REBOUND: Rebuilding Agency, Accelerating Learning Recovery and Rethinking K-12 Schools ((3 Credits))

Catalog description

As society explores rebounding from the current Pandemic, schools have been given the unique opportunity to re-imagine education. Participants will investigate and analyze research-based instructional practices that will contribute to accelerating learning recovery, rebuilding student and teacher agency, dismantle inequities and achieve the maximum impact of teaching and learning. Topics include assessment, meaningful feedback, differentiated interventions, prioritizing curriculum, mental health, social emotional learning, trauma informed practices, student and teacher efficacy, technology as a learning tool, student grouping and other concepts to contribute to accelerating learning recovery and rebuilding agency for students and staff. The content is responsive to current educational challenges as a result of the Pandemic. However, the strategies embedded in this course will endure as we re-imagine education in the 21st century to meet the evolving needs of students and staff in today’s world.