Emergency remote learning was an unexpected necessity this spring, but among the challenges it posed lay powerful potential benefits. As back-to-school preparations include planning for remote learning possibly continuing in the 2020-2021 school year, apply lessons learned about remote education to ensure academic achievement this fall. This webinar will go over the challenges of remote learning, and educators will share what proved successful in overcoming these challenges to guide other educators' remote learning plans.

Research on summer learning loss has revealed the potentially devastating impact of COVID-19-induced school closures on student academic achievement. But there is some positive news. In a new book entitled How the Brain Learns, neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene reviews four pillars of learning that teachers can incorporate to accelerate student learning, both through remote instruction and in the classroom. These pillars of learning also provide a guideline for selecting educational technology that can help override the COVID slide. This webinar reviews the research on how the brain learns with examples of instructional practices as well as technology consistent with Dehaene’s four pillars of learning.