53. Lessons from Teaching in a Global Pandemic: Where do we go from here? (Aneeqa Rana)

From the start of the 2020 global pandemic, teachers around the world have experienced a drastically different way of teaching. It has been a challenging and often chaotic time, but there are also many valuable lessons to be taken that can improve teaching and learning in the long run. My guest has worked for many years with students and teachers in drastically different contexts and around the world. I’m happy to have her join me to discuss what we can take away from the extraordinary experience of teaching in the global pandemic. Aneeqa Rana is a solution-focused global education entrepreneur and consultant with more than 30 years of success across technology, innovation, and global education. Aneeqa has worked with teachers from around the world, and in a variety of contexts, to help them improve their teaching. Her entrepreneurial projects include franchising an afterschool learning center in Colorado, founding a tutoring center in Dubai, launching a hybrid afterschool learning center in Iraq, piloting a hybrid teacher professional development program in rural Pakistan, and developing a digital school/community center concept for rural Morocco. Aneeqa Rana: https://www.aneeqarana.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aneeqa-rana-m-s-m-ed-9a95348/