Teaching amid the coronavirus pandemic

What this episode covers

Among those whose work has been most impacted by the coronavirus pandemic are teachers. In the course of just a few weeks, nearly all of the nation’s 3.6 million elementary and secondary school teachers have had to reorient their carefully crafted lesson plans for distance learning. What’s more, many of them have had mere days to familiarize themselves with online learning tools they haven’t previously used.  How are teachers coping? On this episode of “The Report Card,” host Nat Malkus speaks with three teachers about their experiences adapting to remote teaching. Joining are William Bell, a third-grade teacher at Hillcrest Elementary School in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania; Alex Wendell, an eighth-grade English teacher at Jefferson Middle School in Columbia, Missouri; and Rob Casilli, a tenth-grade geometry teacher at Democracy Prep Harlem High School in New York City.  Note: In keeping with CDC recommendations regarding social distancing, this podcast was recorded remotely. As such, the audio quality is slightly lower than normal. We are looking forward to the day when we can return to the AEI podcast studio!