TL;DR: Distance learning helped us connect. Rather than going “back to normal,” educators can take all of the things learned during COVID to make positive changes going forward. Why I’ll Never Go Back to “Normal” I won’t lie to you. There were days last year that I taught in pajama pants, shoes-off, with a cat in my lap. Days where … Read More
Tech Coach Reflections: COVID-19…One Year Later
In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff and Susan reflect on the life of a Tech Coach during the last 12 months of COVID-19 education. If you would like to be a part of future podcasts and share your thoughts about this great book, please contact the podcast. We would love to have you join the show. Join The … Read More
EP69: Screens On or Screens Off?
In Episode 69 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk about their experiences with virtual teaching – especially the issue of cameras being on for students. With their new “twirl” back to teaching students remotely, they, as middle school teachers, have had similar experiences with their students not wanting to turn on their cameras on for the class. The … Read More
EP68: The New Virtual
In Episode 68 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav revisit their experience with Virtual teaching, as they have recently twirled back to learning this way from Face-to-face teaching, which they have been engaged in for the past 4 months. They cover all the improvements they have seen with the teaching they are doing, and the supports that are out … Read More
BTW Podcast Season One, Episode Four- Classroom Culture with Elizabeth Merce
Jen sits down with Elizabeth Merce to discuss her experiences as a beginning teacher, the difference between classroom management and classroom culture, how to create a classroom culture that supports social-emotional development and how to create a classroom culture in a virtual environment. MORE EPISODES
