Daily writing prompt
How have you adapted to the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic?
As a high school teacher and coach Covid really impacted us on how we did day to day work and lifestyles in 2020-21. Things have since eased up and we are back to normal operations at school with Covid rarely showing itself in the school. It did change the way we taught and forced educators to seek new ways of teaching and really brought on the technology use trend in teaching. I found it to be an effective way to teach if the kids were willing to log into classes and participate. Some teachers had less than 30% of their kids involved on a daily. My partner teacher and I averaged over 80% daily and that was partially due to high expectations and parental support.
We did not allow the Covid pandemic to become an excuse for our students to stay home and play video games all day or sleep. We maintained grading standards and called/emailed home when kids did not participate just as we do now. Other ways I have adjusted is using more apps online and on the phone for ordering food, merchandise and other vital services. Covid changed the way we all do things across the board in our daily lives. It was a terrible thing but brought on advances in technology and the way we work, live, and conduct our day to day business.
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