On The Spot: Teachers adjusting to Zoom

While I would rather be face-to-face with my students and feel that is the best way to teach our classes and for students to learn, under the current restrictions and conditions, Zoom is the next best thing. My classes are going really well, surprisingly well, actually. It takes me quite a bit more time to create or restructure my lessons for online classes, but once that's done, it's done forever ...

I am getting used to Zoom instruction, but at first it was very odd. I think we are adapting and adjusting well considering the situation. I have actually decided to record all of my lectures and provide students the opportunity to watch the bulk of my instruction on their own time. This helps with bandwidth issues and lends more freedom for students to focus on the notes on their own time. It doe...

I think we are incredibly fortunate to have a tool like Zoom. I have found that teaching online is incredibly challenging in some ways. For example, in my AP Statistics class, we do several labs, and I am having to figure out how to bring the fun of the labs into an online setting. I am finding tools that are more efficient for collecting data that I will continue to use even when we are not in cri...

When I heard we were going remote for the first three weeks of school, I was really worried. Choir isn't something that can really be done alone in front of a screen. But after brainstorming with my choir colleagues, reading lots of research and going through remote educator certification this summer, I'd like to believe that Ms. D'Souza and I have come up with thoughtful lessons for our students. When ...

My biggest concern about teaching on Zoom is really not around academics. Before the learning can really grow, teachers need to build relationships and trust with their students. We need to connect as humans first, then worry about reading and writing skills.