Reopening America’s schools in the wake of COVID-19 is education’s ultimate adaptive challenge. School communities now face the daunting task of designing a meaningful end to the school year, developing summer programs to support students, and reimagining what K-12 education should look like when schools reopen. New learnings are emerging during this unprecedented time; one of the most important is that systems intentionally focusing on building collective efficacy are proving to have the adaptive capacity to meet the demands created by the pandemic crisis. Those systems continuing to attend to collective efficacy through the crisis will be able to use their learning to make the bold shifts necessary to become even more resilient and innovative.

During our webinar we will define collective efficacy and explain its importance. We will discuss the difference between technical and adaptive challenges and how collective efficacy supports our ability to meet those challenges. We will share key learnings from educational leaders, connected to collective efficacy, and consider how those learnings play a role in developing our next steps.