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We get a lot of great ideas from our educator community about how to use tech tools in innovative ways, and that’s been particularly true when it comes to using Flipgrid as a remote learning resource.
The knowledge, skill, versatility, passion for their profession, and commitment to their students that teachers exhibit is always visible. But the incredible effort that educators around the world have made in recent months to quickly adapt to remote learning is worthy of special recognition.
Humans love to celebrate. We learn at an early age that every milestone is a good reason to gather, share our excitement with friends and family, feel pride in our accomplishments, and enjoy the warmth of connection.
When it became clear in March that the University of South Florida (USF) would move to remote learning, like other educational institutions around the globe, school leaders were ready.
From time to time, we feature stories about Changemakers, as we call them, educators who are making a difference in the lives of students around the world.
From time to time, we feature stories about Changemakers, educators who are making a difference in the lives of students around the world.
With the exponential growth in schools conducting remote learning comes the demand for tools and new ways to ensure all the safety of all students.
Teachers are on the frontlines of enabling the sudden shift to remote learning. Within a matter of weeks, educators have had to quickly adapt their engaging, aligned, in-person lessons into online learning for their students.
During this time of a worldwide jump into distance learning, ensuring that all students of all abilities can access tools and content is more important than ever.
For many schools around the world, the shift to remote learning has understandably been an enormous transition with serious challenges along the way.
For weeks now, students and teachers have been settling into the uncharted routine of distance learning. Today I want to thank all of the educators who are connecting classrooms and classmates together in the sudden shift to remote learning.