EP192 Schools are closed. This is our chance to reimagine them.
Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers
Angela Watson
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 22 March 2020
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
A sudden switch to teaching remotely is so difficult to manage. But what if it allows us to let go of all our previous assumptions about what we "have" to do with kids?
If schools can simplify the curriculum, cancel standardized testing, and put kids' socio-emotional wellness first right now ... why can't we do that all the time?
In this episode, I'm offering encouragement to help you let go of the pressure to do remote learning the "right" way. There is no right way because what we're trying right now has never been done before on such a large scale.
If you've been feeling anxious about how to make everything work, listen in for some reassurance and clarity. This might just be the beginning of a profound and deeply-needed transformation of the expectations placed on teachers and students.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to episode 192 of Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers. I'm your host |
| 0:07.3 | Angela Watson and I'm here to speak life, encouragement, and truth into the minds and hearts of educators and get you energized |
| 0:15.7 | for the week ahead. Today I'm going to talk about how this global shakeup of our entire |
| 0:21.2 | way of life could be the opportunity that we need to reimagine schools. |
| 0:26.0 | Visit truth for teachers.com to get the transcript or find our truth for teachers Podcast Community on Facebook. |
| 0:35.0 | Support for this episode is brought to you in part by Power School. |
| 0:38.0 | They know that in or out of the classroom, a little extra time goes a long way for teachers. Now with |
| 0:45.6 | School A. G. Power School brings together SIS, LMS, and assessment technology |
| 0:51.0 | in one place, empowering teachers with more time to focus on what matters most. Find out how teachers are using technology to unlock student success at PowerSchool with 1S.com slash time for teachers. |
| 1:05.0 | That's Power School. |
| 1:07.0 | dot com slash time for teachers. |
| 1:10.0 | A big thanks also to View Sonic. They're doing their part as they see schools |
| 1:15.0 | close around them and distance learning solutions become a priority for |
| 1:18.6 | teachers. With millions of teachers and students finding themselves trying to learn from home. |
| 1:23.5 | ViewSonic wants to help by offering free access to My View Board premium for a limited time. |
| 1:29.6 | This free trial gives teachers access to all their digital whiteboarding software, including those for |
| 1:34.6 | distance learning. |
| 1:36.1 | Get your free trial and learn more at myviewboard.com slash distance learning. So here we are with even my podcast sponsors changing up |
| 1:47.2 | their topics and their messaging and the things that they're offering to |
| 1:51.1 | teachers. I'm scrapping all of my regular podcast topics |
| 1:54.9 | due to just irrelevance after our nationwide school closures |
| 1:59.0 | due to COVID-19. |
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