How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Shaped Our Teaching Practices

How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Shaped Our Teaching Practices

The onset of the Coronavirus strain 19 in late 2019 disrupted many aspects of our lives, including education. This paper describes a study that examined how COVID-19 affected teaching practices. Data collection involved the distribution of two surveys created in Google Forms to primary school educators living and teaching in the United States, Australia, and France. The survey questions were designed to collect demographic information as well as information about the transition to remote learning, the routines established for remote teaching, and the transition into to face-to-face/hybrid/remote learning for the new school year. The results showed that the pandemic has changed the ways participants are educating their students, with my data showing feedback from participants mainly in general education, public school classrooms. Teachers were obligated to utilize more technology in their classroom, some of which they have not been trained to properly use, and continue to educate students with access to fewer resources than usual. Many participants juggled concerns for their own personal health and safety, caring for dependents at home, and diminished feelings about the teaching profession. The following paper delves into background information regarding the Coronavirus pandemic, the effect past pandemics have had on schools, and the data collected through the two questionnaires.

Dean, Jean

Rider University

Dougherty, Susan

Baccalaureate Honors Program

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