Head above Water: A Study of K-12 Teachers' Perspectives on Emergency Remote Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic

This study examines K-12 teachers' perspectives about the benefits and challenges they experienced while transitioning to emergency remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. The challenges participants faced included maintaining student engagement and students' access to technology. On...

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Published in:Curriculum and teaching dialogue 2022, Vol.24 (1-2), p.191-312
Main Authors: Friedrich, Jami C, Perrotta, Katherine A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Barriers
COVID-19
Distance learning
Educational Researchers
Educational technology
Electronic Learning
Elementary School Teachers
Epidemics
Instructional Leadership
Learner Engagement
Literature Reviews
Online Courses
Online education
Online instruction
Pandemics
School closures
School districts
Secondary School Teachers
Teacher Attitudes
Teaching
Teaching Methods
Technology Uses in Education
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Summary:This study examines K-12 teachers' perspectives about the benefits and challenges they experienced while transitioning to emergency remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. The challenges participants faced included maintaining student engagement and students' access to technology. One benefit participants experienced is the suspension of state testing mandates, which allowed them to provide more control over what and how they taught while trying to meet the needs of students.
ISSN:1538-750X
2169-1231