Get What IS Working for Students in Virtual Learning to Work for You in your Online Classroom

Virtual learning has brought our students many unforeseen challenges since March 2020, and some of these challenges have either diminished its negative effect as teachers beat these challenges tech-on, while other challenges continue as we enter the last term of the next school year.

However, there are found advantages for students brought on by virtual learning that cannot be dismissed. And, if we as teachers use these advantages to increase student attendance, engagement, participation, and achievement, these virtual learning advantages students are experiencing become a Win-Win in our virtual classrooms.

Online StrategiesMelanie WiscountApril 27, 2021virtual learningComment

New Challenges Teachers Face in Pandemic Times & How Should We Respond to Those Challenges

On April 14, 2021, India Today, published a validating post for most teachers today, Challenges for teachers which never existed before (1). The article discusses the challenges teachers are experiencing as they provide education during Pandemic times and transitions.

With little notice back in the first quarter of 2020, teachers felt the weight of getting instruction and learning to move seamlessly inside a digital environment. Most teachers did not feel the confidence or have the competence in technology to respond with few trials and errors in the process and sometimes, in the midst of high expectations, from administrators, parents, and students.

Teacher ChallengesMelanie WiscountApril 23, 2021EdTechEnergy LLCedtech, teachers, virtual learning, pandemic teaching challengesComment