WATCH: Miami’s Learning Curve: Navigating Education Access in a Pandemic

When South Florida’s 600,000 public school students return to learning this month, they won’t be seated in classrooms. The COVID-19 pandemic means round two of school in a virtual environment, at least for the short term.

In “Miami’s Learning Curve: Navigating Education Access in a Pandemic,” we will get answers to important questions for students, teachers and parents.

• The superintendents of the nation’s fourth- and sixth-largest school districts, Alberto M. Carvalho and Robert Runcie, will talk about their plans.
  
  
• Mental health experts will discuss the social and emotional challenges of virtual school with tips for parents, teachers and students.
• And teachers spanning the K-12 grade levels will address the challenges and opportunities of online instruction for students of all ages.

There’s a lesson in here for everyone.

So please join us on Tuesday, August 25, at 12:30 p.m. EDT

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Here’s a look at our panelists:

Maria Babani is a 26-year veteran educator currently teaching gifted second graders at Key Biscayne K-8. She is also the mother of a rising high school sophomore in the International Baccalaureate program.

Robert Runcie

Superintendent, Broward County Public Schools

Alberto Carvalho

Superintendent, Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Ray Parris Jr.

Digital Media and Robotics Instructor, Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High and Runner-Up Teacher of the Year 2020, Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Danette Beitra, PhD

Child Psychologist, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital

Dr Nicole Mavrides

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical Director of Child Psychiatry Consultation Service and Program Director of Child Psychiatry Fellowship Program, University of Miami Medical School

Moderator: Dave Wilson

Senior Editor, The Miami Herald

This story was originally published August 18, 2020 at 12:43 PM with the headline "WATCH: Miami’s Learning Curve: Navigating Education Access in a Pandemic."