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Covid19 | How Teachers are adjusting to Emergency Distance Learning

April 05, 2020 iDiploma | Getting Into Good Trouble students Season 2 Episode 7
Getting Into Good Trouble | Innovation Diploma
Covid19 | How Teachers are adjusting to Emergency Distance Learning
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0:14
Show Intro, Miller & Ansley
0:45
Jackson & Ben give context for the fight against Coronavirus
1:09
Intro to Interviews Miller & Ben
1:32
Ansley asks What the main challenges have been for teachers teaching during Covid-19
1:39
Brad Droke talks about the loss of face to face interaction, connection, and field work during distance learning.
2:00
Jim Tiffin talks about teaching from his basement maker space.
2:19
Brad Droke says, "Relationships are foundational to learning," and his daughter gives a shoutout in agreement. A future educator?
2:33
Kristen Pisacreta talks about missing out on quick connections and face to face interaction.
2:55
Bo Adams discusses the convergence of teaching while grieving interaction and also caring for family members.
3:16
Brad Droke explains that the work in Innovation Diploma depends on being out and doing observational work.
3:35
Eileen Fennelly discusses the challenges of trying to imagine what students can get their hands on at home to use for science activities.
4:14
Ansley asks if students are still getting the same quality of education.
4:25
Brad Droke explains that while different, true quality education is still happening and that expectations must be changed. Feedback is still important.
5:10
Chris Andres talks about the accidental learning that happens when students are face to face.
5:35
Brad Droke: "Relationships are foundational to how I operate as a teacher."
5:38
Bo Adams discusses the social aspects of learning.
6:39
Chris Andres talks about teaching his own children, being a husband and a father while balancing distance learning for his students.
7:18
Thomas interviews his mom, Eileen Fennelly about how she balancing taking care of the family while also teaching online. He also gives a shoutout to the Mount Vernon Way!
7:46
Bo Adams talks about how well teachers have adapted to their new normal.
8:28
Eileen Fennelly talks about how younger science students are using their home classroom to study science.
8:47
Chris Andres discusses the foundational principles of learning that have not changed.
9:05
Jim Tiffin agrees with Andres and Fennelly, that an upside is that students can learn things about their homes more easily. He give the example of teaching his child how to follow the water line to see how water gets into their house from the street.
9:55
Miller asks if the way people are learning is changing during the Covid-19 quarantine.
10:04
Kristen Pisacreta explains that students, teachers, and families are having to up their game with self-discipline, scheduling, and self-motivation during the coronavirus quarantine.
10:25
Pisacreta says, "It's weird!" explaining that sometimes she loves it and sometimes its really hard.
10:46
Jim Tiffin drops a Seymour Papert quote into the mix.
11:51
Pisacreta tells how she is pushing herself in her teaching.
12:16
Brad Droke expresses curiosity to see what the holdovers from emergency distance learning will be.
12:20
Thomas thanks the interviewees and Sam, Ben and Jackson discuss the work of their teachers and takeaways from the episode.
13:11
Ben & Thomas talk about teachers as parents too. Thomas explains how his mom handles doing both.
13:59
Thomas & Ansley wrap up the episode and give the ending credits.
14:31
Sam reminds everyone to wash their hands and stay safe and asks people to share the link for the show. He mentions that we love tracking our listeners by location.
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Getting Into Good Trouble | Innovation Diploma
Covid19 | How Teachers are adjusting to Emergency Distance Learning
Apr 05, 2020 Season 2 Episode 7
iDiploma | Getting Into Good Trouble students

Be sure to listen to our companion episode, HOW STUDENTS ARE ADJUSTING to distance learning.
Guess what educators miss most about not being in school during the Coronavirus quarantine? It might surprise you! We, the freshmen podcasters of the Innovation Diploma program, planned, wrote, recorded, and edited, this podcast episode about distance learning from our homes while sheltering in place during the Covid19, or Coronavirus outbreak. We worked from home exclusively using recorded Zoom meetings to communicate. We asked, "What is it like for educators during emergency distance learning during Covid19, and how do they manage their own families while teaching us? It might surprise you to learn what they miss most.  Thanks to Bo Adams, Brad Droke, James Tiffin, Chris Andres, Kristen Pisacreta, and Eileen Fennelly for sharing their thoughts with us.

The music is written and performed by freshman, Sam Hodges.

Thank You for listening to THE GETTING INTO GOOD TROUBLE PODCAST, a project of the Innovation Diploma program of The Mount Vernon Upper School in Atlanta, Ga.
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Be sure to listen to our companion episode, HOW STUDENTS ARE ADJUSTING to distance learning.
Guess what educators miss most about not being in school during the Coronavirus quarantine? It might surprise you! We, the freshmen podcasters of the Innovation Diploma program, planned, wrote, recorded, and edited, this podcast episode about distance learning from our homes while sheltering in place during the Covid19, or Coronavirus outbreak. We worked from home exclusively using recorded Zoom meetings to communicate. We asked, "What is it like for educators during emergency distance learning during Covid19, and how do they manage their own families while teaching us? It might surprise you to learn what they miss most.  Thanks to Bo Adams, Brad Droke, James Tiffin, Chris Andres, Kristen Pisacreta, and Eileen Fennelly for sharing their thoughts with us.

The music is written and performed by freshman, Sam Hodges.

Thank You for listening to THE GETTING INTO GOOD TROUBLE PODCAST, a project of the Innovation Diploma program of The Mount Vernon Upper School in Atlanta, Ga.
learn more

0:14
Show Intro, Miller & Ansley
0:45
Jackson & Ben give context for the fight against Coronavirus
1:09
Intro to Interviews Miller & Ben
1:32
Ansley asks What the main challenges have been for teachers teaching during Covid-19
1:39
Brad Droke talks about the loss of face to face interaction, connection, and field work during distance learning.
2:00
Jim Tiffin talks about teaching from his basement maker space.
2:19
Brad Droke says, "Relationships are foundational to learning," and his daughter gives a shoutout in agreement. A future educator?
2:33
Kristen Pisacreta talks about missing out on quick connections and face to face interaction.
2:55
Bo Adams discusses the convergence of teaching while grieving interaction and also caring for family members.
3:16
Brad Droke explains that the work in Innovation Diploma depends on being out and doing observational work.
3:35
Eileen Fennelly discusses the challenges of trying to imagine what students can get their hands on at home to use for science activities.
4:14
Ansley asks if students are still getting the same quality of education.
4:25
Brad Droke explains that while different, true quality education is still happening and that expectations must be changed. Feedback is still important.
5:10
Chris Andres talks about the accidental learning that happens when students are face to face.
5:35
Brad Droke: "Relationships are foundational to how I operate as a teacher."
5:38
Bo Adams discusses the social aspects of learning.
6:39
Chris Andres talks about teaching his own children, being a husband and a father while balancing distance learning for his students.
7:18
Thomas interviews his mom, Eileen Fennelly about how she balancing taking care of the family while also teaching online. He also gives a shoutout to the Mount Vernon Way!
7:46
Bo Adams talks about how well teachers have adapted to their new normal.
8:28
Eileen Fennelly talks about how younger science students are using their home classroom to study science.
8:47
Chris Andres discusses the foundational principles of learning that have not changed.
9:05
Jim Tiffin agrees with Andres and Fennelly, that an upside is that students can learn things about their homes more easily. He give the example of teaching his child how to follow the water line to see how water gets into their house from the street.
9:55
Miller asks if the way people are learning is changing during the Covid-19 quarantine.
10:04
Kristen Pisacreta explains that students, teachers, and families are having to up their game with self-discipline, scheduling, and self-motivation during the coronavirus quarantine.
10:25
Pisacreta says, "It's weird!" explaining that sometimes she loves it and sometimes its really hard.
10:46
Jim Tiffin drops a Seymour Papert quote into the mix.
11:51
Pisacreta tells how she is pushing herself in her teaching.
12:16
Brad Droke expresses curiosity to see what the holdovers from emergency distance learning will be.
12:20
Thomas thanks the interviewees and Sam, Ben and Jackson discuss the work of their teachers and takeaways from the episode.
13:11
Ben & Thomas talk about teachers as parents too. Thomas explains how his mom handles doing both.
13:59
Thomas & Ansley wrap up the episode and give the ending credits.
14:31
Sam reminds everyone to wash their hands and stay safe and asks people to share the link for the show. He mentions that we love tracking our listeners by location.

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