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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
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COVIDucation: Flexibility in Pandemic Education
Cody Booth
New England College Journal of Applied Educational Research, v2 n1 p35-43 2022
In mid-March of 2020, the United States realized the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic was real and was affecting our world in ways not seen for 100 years. From its tattered beginnings to now, teachers have answered the call and have remained vigilant and flexible regarding their professional practices, pedagogy, and overall sense of what it truly means to be a 21st-centuryteacher. In this article, I describe how three teachers decided the best way to produce an equitable education for our students and to maintain our own well-being was to collaborate flexibly with each other. We worked together and developed a system that allowed us to create interesting and high-level science experiences during times that were stressful and fearful for most people. I believe our abilities to cooperate, be flexible, and adapt for the good of each other and our students gave our students the opportunities they needed to be successful in our science classes. Teachers have always had to be flexible, but the pandemic pushed our abilities to new levels. I hope this article gives other educators a sense that, by flexibly working together, we can accomplish almost anything.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Equal Education, Teacher Welfare, Teacher Collaboration, Science Teachers, Teamwork, Teaching Methods, Time Management, Science Instruction, Middle School Teachers, Grade 7, Curriculum Development
New England College. 98 Bridge Street, Henniker, NH 03242. Tel: 603-428-2000; e-mail: jaer@nec.edu; Web site: https://www.nec.edu/research/nec-jaer
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 7
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Language: English
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