Technology Counts 2020: Coronavirus, Virtual Learning, and Beyond
June 3, 2020
The massive, systemwide move to remote learning over the past few months created huge frustrations for educators. Those sentiments showed up in the results from surveys conducted by the EdWeek Research Center and in Education Week’s reporting. Teacher morale dropped, student engagement was down, and budget cutting plans were already starting.
But, at the same time, by necessity, K-12 educators across the country upgraded their tech skills faster than ever before. What impact will those newfound technology and virtual teaching skills have on K-12 education when school buildings reopen? And could the increased use of technology heighten already big concerns about data privacy and students spending too much time in front of screens?
This issue of Technology Counts tackles those kinds of questions in an effort to help K-12 school district leaders, principals, and teachers tackle the technological challenges they will face in the year ahead.
But, at the same time, by necessity, K-12 educators across the country upgraded their tech skills faster than ever before. What impact will those newfound technology and virtual teaching skills have on K-12 education when school buildings reopen? And could the increased use of technology heighten already big concerns about data privacy and students spending too much time in front of screens?
This issue of Technology Counts tackles those kinds of questions in an effort to help K-12 school district leaders, principals, and teachers tackle the technological challenges they will face in the year ahead.
- Classroom Technology Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Ed-Tech UseEducation Week’s annual Technology Counts report takes a hard look at how the massive shift to remote learning under COVID-19 is shaping ed-tech use now and into the future.
Classroom Technology From Our Research Center How COVID-19 Is Shaping Tech Use. What That Means When Schools ReopenSurveys by the EdWeek Research Center show teachers seeing their ability to use technology improving during school closures, but huge tech-equity issues could get worse.
Classroom Technology It Was a Bumpy Ride, But Virtual Schooling During the Coronavirus Boosted Teachers' Tech SkillsThe big question is whether educators will be more likely to turn to technology in the classroom when students are back in school buildings.
Classroom Technology From Our Research Center How Did COVID-19 Change Your Teaching, for Better or Worse? See Teachers' ResponsesAnswers from more than 30 teachers range from heartening to hopeless, and everywhere in between. Though varied, almost all of the feedback shows teachers’ commitment to their students.
Classroom Technology Like It or Not, K-12 Schools Are Doing a Digital Leapfrog During COVID-19The rapid shift to remote learning forced educators across the country to upgrade their tech skills. But will those newfound skills transform teaching and learning?
Classroom Technology From Our Research Center Coronavirus Pushes Schools Closer to a Computer for Every StudentAs school districts equip students with more laptops and tablets than ever before, the big question is how that will reshape learning inside and outside the classroom.
Classroom Technology From Our Research Center Why Principals Worry About How Mobile Devices Affect Students' Social Skills, Attention SpansAn EdWeek Research Center national survey of educators and interviews with school principals reveal big concerns about how the proliferation of digital devices is affecting K-12 education.
Classroom Technology Q&A How Technology, Coronavirus Will Change Teaching by 2025Professors Elliot Soloway and Cathie Norris reflect on how ed tech use in schools has changed in the last five years, and then predict what might lie ahead in a time of massive disruption in K-12.
