Crazy COVID Chronicles: Reflecting on a Year of Pandemic Teaching
The height of the pandemic brought many moments of upheaval and uncertainty, but amidst the tensions, there were also moments of laughter.
The height of the pandemic brought many moments of upheaval and uncertainty, but amidst the tensions, there were also moments of laughter.
Children’s museums can be excellent environments to foster creativity and curiosity through hands-on, multi-sensory environments.
We won’t be going back to “normal,” post-pandemic. A year of profound disruption promises to reshape K–12 education, while also bringing new advances to the fore.
From the unknown emotional impacts of the pandemic to the uncertain extent of student learning loss, educators aren’t sure what awaits them when in-person learning resumes.
With the help of these field trips, it’s possible to take students on journeys that are "out of this world" without ever having to leave the classroom.
Classroom educators have a unique influence in helping students navigate not just the academic but also the social challenges of post-pandemic education.
Teachers and parents are scrabbling for the right tools to help them with managing students. Too many are coming up empty-handed in this new world of distance learning.
It’s said that there is always a blessing in dark times, and this was it: my chance to share my 1970s childhood with 25 children of 2020.
With K–12 schools increasingly being targeted by cyber criminals, there are steps classroom teachers can take to help their schools avoid falling prey to ransomware.
It is my job to motivate and mold my students, to keep them engaged, to build reading and writing confidence in all who enter my virtual classroom.