{"id":71614,"date":"2020-07-29T10:04:24","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T14:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=71614"},"modified":"2020-07-29T20:48:33","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T00:48:33","slug":"new-learning-pods-pandemic-pods-pod-learning-macro-micro-learning-ecosystems-across-the-country-are-morphing-once-again-christian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2020\/07\/29\/new-learning-pods-pandemic-pods-pod-learning-macro-micro-learning-ecosystems-across-the-country-are-morphing-once-again-christian\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW! &#8220;Learning Pods&#8221; \/ &#8220;Pandemic Pods&#8221; \/ &#8220;Pod learning&#8221; | Macro &#038; micro-learning ecosystems across the country are morphing once again! [Christian]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Learning ecosystems across the country &#8212; especially those involving K-12 &#8212; are morphing once again. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Have you heard about the explosive interest and potential growth involving &#8220;learning pods&#8221; &#8212; also called &#8220;pandemic pods&#8221;!?! <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">It&#8217;s amazing to see how quickly things are changing in this fluid situation. This is another great example of how the macro-learning ecosystem for K-12 is changing &#8212; as well as the changes happening at more of a micro-level. (To see how true this is, put <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a Google Alert or two out there<\/a> for &#8220;learning pods,&#8221; &#8220;pod learning,&#8221; and\/or &#8220;pandemic pods.&#8221;)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>For some information about these changes, see some of the example articles below:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newyork.cbslocal.com\/video\/4641782-some-parents-considering-pod-learning-instead-of-returning-to-classrooms-this-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Some Parents Considering &#8216;Pod Learning&#8217; Instead Of Returning To Classrooms This Fall<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; from newyork.cbslocal.com<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/people.howstuffworks.com\/learning-pods.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The Pros and Cons of Pandemic Learning Pods<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; from people.howstuffworks.com by Carrie Whitney<br \/>\n<em>Excerpt:<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>What Is a Learning Pod?<\/strong> The idea of learning pods and micro-schools didn&#8217;t arise in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, though the concept has gained popularity because of it. Maureen O&#8217;Shaughnessy, Ed.D. published the book &#8220;Creating Micro-Schools for Colorful Mismatched Kids&#8221; in 2019. She&#8217;s also founder of the Micro-School Coalition, and believes micro-schools and learning pods should be unique and &#8220;reflect the values of the community that they serve.&#8221; Rather than acting as a specific model, the coalition serves only as an example of how to feature small classrooms with multi-age students; and innovative teaching models with personalized learning and holistic curriculums.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/parents\/parents-create-micro-schools-pandemic-pods-school-year-t187484\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>What are &#8216;micro-schools&#8217; and &#8216;pandemic pods&#8217;?<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; from today.com by Ashley Capoot\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"article-dek article-dek__with-image\"><em>&#8220;This is real. This is not just a niche interest anymore.&#8221;<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/education\/2020\/07\/26\/pandemic-pods-childcare-homeschool-school-inequality\/5485353002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>As school starts online, parents need to study up on &#8216;pandemic pods&#8217; \u2013 and what they mean for equity<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; from usatoday.com by Wyatte Grantham-Philips<br \/>\n<em>Excerpt:<\/em><br \/>\nSome families are &#8220;poding up.&#8221; Learning pods, also dubbed &#8220;pandemic pods,&#8221; are small groups of families that agree to do supplementary learning or complete at-home coursework together. Sometimes they hire a tutor. Sometimes they share the supervision among parents.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/2020\/07\/28\/parents-working-home-due-coronavirus-work-home-requirements-has-parents-pooling-resources-hire-tutor\/5498620002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Homeschool pods are gaining traction amid worries about school reopening; here\u2019s how parents are getting the finances to work<\/a><\/strong> &#8212; from USA Today by Aimee Picchi<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/07\/28\/896334963\/pandemic-pods-raise-concerns-about-equity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>&#8216;Pandemic Pods&#8217; Raise Concerns About Equity<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from npr.org by Anya Kamanetz<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com\/video\/4645770-pediatrician-warns-learning-pods-without-covid-19-protocols-may-be-riskier-than-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Pediatrician Warns Learning Pods Without COVID-19 Protocols May Be Riskier Than Schools<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; from sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tapinto.net\/towns\/fair-lawn-slash-glen-rock\/sections\/education\/articles\/pod-learning-parents-let-s-work-together-to-form-family-pods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>POD Learning. Parents, Let&#8217;s Work Together to Form Family Pods<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from tapinto.net by Jessica Bush<br \/>\n<em>Excerpts:<\/em><br \/>\nAs students and parents prepare for an uncertain back-to-school season, the concept of pandemic pods has risen in popularity, and in practice. But these pods are likely to exacerbate preexisting inequality, and intensify the loaded debate over &#8220;school choice,&#8221; which has a complex history when it comes to race and class.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/pandemic-pods-are-inequitable-inevitable-a-dream-for-school-choice-2020-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Pandemic pods are inequitable and inevitable \u2014 and a dream come true for the school choice movement<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from businessinsider.com by Juliana Kaplan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><br \/>\nFrom DSC:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Though very interesting to see what occurs here, I, too, am concerned about the inequalities and the potential for expanding the learning gaps across the country (between the folks who have the resources and those folks who do not). For example, c<\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\">onsider that the cost ranges from $1,500 to $2,500 dollars <em>per student<\/em> &#8212; <em>per month <\/em>&#8212; in the San Francisco Bay Area. (See<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/pandemic-pods-microschool-swing-education-cdc-school-guidlelines\/6337809\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19 learning pods: Here&#8217;s how they work and what Bay Area schools say about them<\/a> <span style=\"color: #800000;\">by Luz Pena.) O<\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\">r see<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs8.com\/article\/news\/education\/san-diego-county-parents-exploring-student-pods-trend\/509-e373adaa-8a31-49c1-ae78-35504051ee49\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>San Diego County parents creating &#8216;student pods&#8217; and hiring teachers as substitute for virtual learning<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from cbs8.com by Shannon Handy<br \/>\n<em>Some families can&#8217;t afford to hire outside help to aid in virtual learning<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"gnt_ar_pb\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">On the other side of things&#8230;maybe this will be a new area of opportunity for the student teachers and education programs out there.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learning ecosystems across the country &#8212; especially those involving K-12 &#8212; are morphing once again. Have you heard about the explosive interest and potential growth involving &#8220;learning pods&#8221; &#8212; also called &#8220;pandemic pods&#8221;!?! It&#8217;s amazing to see how quickly things are changing in this fluid situation. This is another great example of how the macro-learning [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97,72,286,343,32,121,35,359,419,180,119,124,46,102,7,838,510,559,228,87,382,62,133,219,560,69,480,293,393,66,212,89,50,40,321,312,367,357,445],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blended-learning","category-daniel-s-christian","category-digital-learning","category-education","category-education-technology","category-face-to-face","category-game-changing-environment","category-health","category-ideas-teaching","category-innovation","category-instructional-design","category-intelligent-tutoring","category-k-12-related","category-learning","category-learning-ecosystem","category-learning-experience-design","category-learning-from-the-living-class-room","category-learning-hubs","category-learning-preferences","category-learning-spaces","category-neurodivergent-special-needs","category-online-learning","category-online-media","category-online-tutoring","category-parents-guardians","category-personalizedcustomized-learning","category-society","category-sociology","category-student-teachingteacher-education","category-student-related","category-surviving","category-teachers","category-teaching-learning","category-technologies-for-your-home","category-united-states","category-user-experience-ux","category-vendors","category-virtual-tutoring","category-youth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71614"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71673,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71614\/revisions\/71673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}