ERIC Number: ED607975
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Aug
Pages: 2
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Lessons from Drive to Write: Supporting Teachers' Use of Technology for Remote Instruction. Issue Focus
Alterman, Emma
MDRC
In spring 2020, teachers across the country suddenly faced the need to conduct remote instruction due to the COVID-19 crisis. They quickly adopted new technology and new routines to teach content they'd previously only delivered face-to-face in their classrooms. Now, as educators prepare for the possibility of remote learning extending into the fall and beyond, schools and districts are working to support them from afar. In 2019, MDRC published an evaluation of Drive to Write, an intervention in which expert coaches helped teachers use Google Suite tools to manage classroom assignments, provide actionable feedback to students, and use data to assess a student's progress in order to differentiate or customize instruction. The lessons learned in Drive to Write can help schools adopt and adapt technology for instruction in ways that promote sustained change in behaviors and flexibility in practices. As the need for distance learning in some form is likely to continue into the next school year, schools will need to make deliberate plans for building on the skills, knowledge, and comfort levels that teachers developed in the spring. [For the evaluation report, "Writing Instruction and Technology in the Classroom: Supporting Teachers with the Drive to Write Program," see ED594081.]
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Distance Education, School Closing, COVID-19, Pandemics, Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Inservice Teacher Education, Coaching (Performance)
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Language: English
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