Ep. 80: Back To School Coronavirus Edition
EQ: How can educators continue to do their own racial literacy, while managing COVID trauma and teaching remotely?
In this episode, Megan and Hope discuss a range of topics including how we’re feeling about the start of the new year and the Wild West of the Covid Era, what’s the difference between emergency remote teaching and actual online learning, how to manage the unknown knowns and known unknowns, AND how to continue to intentional grow our own capacity to be anti-racists and design curriculum accordingly. We also touch on how to create meaningful virtual communities, what are the best practices for student engagement and how do we support students, families, teachers and our communities in this environment.
Resources referenced:
Different Between Emergency Remote Teaching and Online Learning
John Green and Nate Bowling conversation on Empathy at the “Opening Keynote” for the OC Social Studies conference
Engaging Conversations Online and Off, the OC for Social Studies
Global Online Academy Professional Development uses a “Design Spring” model
Champagne & Real Pain:
🥂All the teachers who ARE working hard prepping for the school year
👎🏻Districts who are ignoring COVID reopening guidelines and opening their campuses (such as Georgia Reverses Suspension)
👎🏻 The politicians who’ve shifted to blaming and vilifying teachers when they were praising us back in the Spring.
Do Your Fudging Homework:
Hope & Megan: Read some of the links above, learn about the challenges of reopening schools, and support our communities (families, students, parents, teachers, ERBODY) in this stressful time