The School Year 2020-2021 in Romania During the Pandemic
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The school year 2020-2021 in Romania during the pandemic Country Report Velicu, Anca 2021 This publication is a Technical report by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission’s science and knowledge service. It aims to provide evidence-based scientific support to the European policymaking process. The scientific output expressed does not imply a policy position of the European Commission. Neither the European Commission nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission is responsible for the use that might be made of this publication. For information on the methodology and quality underlying the data used in this publication for which the source is neither Eurostat nor other Commission services, users should contact the referenced source. The designations employed and the presentation of material on the maps do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the European Union concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Contact information Name: Yves Punie Address: Calle Inca Garcilaso 3, 41092 Spain Email: [email protected] Tel.: +34 9544-88229 JRC125444 PDF ISBN 978-92-76-38102-0 doi:10.2760/855006 Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2021 © European Union, 2021 The reuse policy of the European Commission is implemented by the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU of 12 December 2011 on the reuse of Commission documents (OJ L 330, 14.12.2011, p. 39). Except otherwise noted, the reuse of this document is authorised under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). 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Contents Foreword ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Abstract ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 1 Introduction: The national context ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 2 Results ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 2.1 Preparing the school year 2020-2021 ................................................................................................................................................................... 7 2.1.1 Institutional level ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 2.1.1.1 The infrastructure ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 2.1.1.2 Teachers’ training ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 9 2.1.1.3 Hygienic measures and protocols ............................................................................................................................................. 10 2.1.2 Teacher’s level .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 2.2 Pedagogies and instructional practices developed during 2020-2021 ............................................................................... 12 2.2.1 Adapting the teaching practices and pedagogies ................................................................................................................... 12 2.2.2 Adapting the evaluation and feedback ............................................................................................................................................. 15 2.2.3 Engaging students: the biggest challenge ..................................................................................................................................... 16 2.2.4 Enlarging the professional circle/ communities ........................................................................................................................ 18 2.2.5 The hybrid solution: a better option or the worst one? ...................................................................................................... 18 2.2.6 Extracurricular activities .................................................................................................................................................................................. 19 2.2.7 Risks and opportunities of digital technology in the remote schooling times ............................................. 19 2.2.7.1 Risks of online education .................................................................................................................................................................. 20 2.2.7.2 Benefits and opportunities of remote schooling ........................................................................................................ 21 2.2.7.3 Teacher and student wellbeing ................................................................................................................................................... 22 2.3 Addressing inequalities and vulnerabilities among students and teachers and mapping resilience ...... 23 2.3.1 Who are the vulnerable students? ......................................................................................................................................................... 23 2.3.2 Challenges of the online schooling for children living in poverty ............................................................................ 24 2.3.3 Students with special educational needs ........................................................................................................................................ 25 2.3.3.1 Approaching hearing-impaired students in remote schooling setting ................................................... 26 2.3.3.2 Approaching visual-impaired students in remote schooling setting ....................................................... 27 2.3.3.3 Approaching students with autism spectrum disorder in remote schooling setting................ 27 2.3.4 Other means for approaching vulnerable students .............................................................................................................. 28 2.3.4.1 Remedial education: School after school program .................................................................................................. 28 2.3.4.2 Visiting vulnerable students at home to improve their engagement ..................................................... 29 2.3.4.3 Other actors involved in addressing inequalities ....................................................................................................... 29 2.4 Improving education based on 2020-2021 experience ...................................................................................................................... 30 2.4.1 The potential of improvement in a similar situation ........................................................................................................... 30 2.4.2 Long-term perspective: improving the after-pandemic education ......................................................................... 31 3 Conclusions and recommendations ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 References ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 34 i Annexes .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35 Annexe 1: Methodology of the study .................................................................................................................................................................................