10 Ways the Pandemic Made Us Better Teachers

GotTechED the PodcastEpisode #88: 10 Ways the Pandemic Made Us Better Teachers

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Nick: Welcome back to GotTechED the podcast this is Episode #88 called “10 Ways the Pandemic Made Us Better Teachers”.  In this episode we’ll take a detailed look at 10 pandemic teaching strategies that we will continue to use in a post-pandemic classroom.  This is another episode you don’t want to miss.  Check it out.

Segment 1:  Before and After

• Connections
• Zoom/Google Meet Team Building Activities
• Q of the Day
• Favorite ____
• Big News
• Grading System
• % before
• More mastery and standards based
• Grading (Work Flow, Quality vs Quantity)
• Less assignments, higher expectations
• Open notes assessments - does it matter?
• Instruction 
• Flipped, Blended, and lots of Feedback
• Group work
• Flexibility (Due Dates)
• Meetings
• PLC’s 
• Faculty
• Parent Teacher Conferences
• Tutoring

Segment 2: Teaching Strategies that Should Not Go Away After the Pandemic

1. Real-World Experiences
2. Flexible Demonstration of Knowledge
3. E-Portfolios
4. Google Sites
5. Adobe Spark (Free)
6. Choice Boards