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Teaching and Learning in a Pandemic
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2020 is not the year any of us thought it would be. It was supposed to be a year that would be much like all of the others - the way it has always been. In a normal year, some teachers might get Chromebooks, some might start using Google Classroom but the need to take lessons from analog to digital would not be something pressing and many teachers would stick with the status quo.. But 2020 did not turn out the way all other years have gone. It brought great change. A shift that only a global pandemic could bring. Even with all of the devastation of a global pandemic - it also brought transformation, a racial mia copa and a world where ' Zoom" is now a household word.
There is so much that has happened in the education world because of this global pandemic. For most educators, school was completely disrupted. Teachers had to quickly take lessons from analog to digital and some were not prepared to do so. What is so beautiful is that most of those teachers today, at the end of the year, have seen the power of digital pedagogies and never wish to return to outdated teaching methods.
Students who switched from in person classrooms to remote learning became digitally fluent learners. Most of them are now ready for the digital workforce in a way they might not have been before.
With every disruption there is transformation. It is time to unpack that disruption - the good, the bad and the true innovative spirit of the educators who have become true heroes.
Enter the Limited Series Podcast - Teaching and Learning in a Pandemic. An eight part series that takes a deeper look at what happened and where we go next.
Teaching and Learning in a Pandemic - A Quick and Helpful Vocabulary Lesson!
The vocabulary around the pandemic classroom has become confused and disjointed. Join Holly Clark and Ken Shelton as they break it down with pros and cons of the different classroom configurations.
Teaching and Learning in a Pandemic - Learning Loss: The one about the research!
In this episode we look at the research behind learning loss as it effects students during a pandemic.
Teaching and Learning in a Pandemic - Learning Loss? The Stories Behind the Scenes
In this episode, Ken and Holly look at actual stories of learning loss and grading in a pandemic. They unpack and examine the types of deficit language being used and the impact it might have on teachers and students.
Teaching and Learning in a Pandemic- Equality and The COVID Data
In this episode, Ken and Holly look at the COVID data being shared about schools. They examine which ages are most likely to get COVID at school and unpack at how this might impact equality in our education system.
Teaching and Learning in a Pandemic: The Twin Pandemics of COVID - 1619
For this episode, Ken and Holly invite a talented educator Nadia Razi to talk about how the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and 1619 are impacting our education system and how we can begin to deal with both.
Teaching and Learning in a Pandemic: Equity: Can Standards-Based Grading Help?
In this episode, Ken Shelton, Holly Clark and Nadia Razi continue the conversation. This time they examine how standards-based grading can be the way we bring more equitable grading practices to our school system.
Teaching and Learning in a Pandemic- The Elementary Experience
In this episode, we hear from The Merrills authors of The Interactive Class who teach 1st and 4th grades.. They discuss how they have adapted in the elementary classroom and how they are continuing to teach things like reading and individualize for all students.
Teaching and Learning in a Pandemic - What’s Next?
Coming New Year’s Eve.
