ERIC Number: ED671677
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jul-9
Pages: 24
Abstractor: ERIC
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Available Date: 0000-00-00
Exploring Practices for Learning Renewal in Illinois after the COVID-19 Pandemic. Learning Renewal Series
Anna Barkley; Mariana Barragan Torres
Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative, Discovery Partners Institute
In April 2023, Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC) conducted a survey of K-12 school districts within the state of Illinois to understand the efforts they undertook to contain and recover from pandemic-related learning disturbances. In partnership with the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), they collected more than 200 responses from 81 districts throughout the state. This yielded a healthy geographic sample of districts, as well as a glance at the diverse practices implemented for learning renewal in Illinois. This report--part of the Learning Renewal series--describes the responses obtained from districts about the implementation of learning renewal practices as a post-pandemic response. These practices included hiring additional staff, promoting staff and educators' professional development, implementing social-emotional learning curricula, and advancing the use of technology in schools, among others. In addition to specific practices being implemented, IWERC also collected information on the resources used to promote learning renewal, the likelihood of new policies/practices remaining long-term, and the sources of information used to develop learning renewal strategies. Combining this unique data with information in the Illinois Report Card, the authors were also able to study differences and similarities between districts with different characteristics.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Elementary Secondary Education, State Boards of Education, School Districts, Educational Practices, Social Emotional Learning, Curriculum Implementation, Faculty Development, Change Strategies, Technology Uses in Education, Personnel Selection, Educational Strategies
Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, State of Illinois for Discovery Partners Institute. 200 South Wacker Drive, 20th Floor, Chicago, IL 60304. Tel: 217-766-6779; e-mail: IWERC@mx.uillinois.edu; Web site: https://dpi.uillinois.edu/applied-research/iwerc/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Chicago Community Trust; Steans Family Foundation (SFF); Joyce Foundation
Authoring Institution: Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC)
Identifiers - Location: Illinois
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