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Emma McGowan, 30 September 2020

Advice from teachers on adjusting to the new normal of distance learning and using tech with students

Gabrielle Nelson, sixth grade teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School in Redwood City, California, learned one thing quickly when school came back this fall: Sixth graders know tech. Whether it’s cutting together videos for presentations or even just connecting easily to the virtual classroom, her students continued to blow her away with their almost innate understanding of technology.
Then she got an email from a student that started with “Bruh, I don’t understand how to…,” and she realized she still had a lot of wisdom to impart. 
Brushing up on both tech and life skills
Ms. Nelson took that email as an opportunity to hold a mini-lesson on email etiquette and the difference between professional and personal use of tech tools. It was an unexpected teaching moment that required her to be creative and flexible, and also to figure out how to teach an important life skill to her students. 
That kind of flexibility is going to be essential as teachers and students across the country head “back to school,” from home, and dive into distance learning. From unexpected teaching moments to technology glitches to entirely new skill sets, students and teachers are adapting to the new normal of online learning.
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