Secondary Stations for Remote Learning
A better way to split the focus between kids on Zoom and kids in the classroom.
In the transition to remote learning, educators are doing more work than ever before. We are re-learning how to do our jobs, pivoting between instructional models, and constantly innovating our practice to provide the best quality instruction to our learners.
Many of us are faced with difficult challenges, and at times, we just do not have the mental space to consider and overcome them. I feel that, because that’s exactly where I was last month.
Schools and districts around the world are trying to reopen their doors, so many are considering a hybrid or concurrent model of teaching. While getting students back into classrooms is an obvious success, it does place a heavy burden on teachers.
Not only did many of us just start to feel like we hit a groove in remote teaching, but now we are also going to try to split our focus between kids on Zoom and kids in the classroom. This is a huge undertaking, as it’s asking us to reconsider how we deliver instruction (again), but also because it is requiring us to provide attention and care to students in two entirely separate formats. For those of us in secondary settings who teach multiple classes a day, we’re looking at dwindling instructional time that just seems to be getting…
