Teaching in the Digital Age

Earlier this month, the Quick & Ed team discussed (here and here) what schools might look like in the future, as online learning continues to take hold. Today, the Washington Post takes a look at how virtual learning changes how teachers teach. According to the article, online teaching jobs can be highly competitive - because of the flexibility in hours, but also because of how it changes the role of the teacher. As the program director for Virginia's virtual schools stated, "People are intrigued and realize its pure teaching--you're not worrying about cafeteria duty."