We’re Committed to Learn All We Can From the Pandemic: So How Did We Miss These?

Most of us have never faced a pandemic on this scale, so there was much to learn and we did.  Of course, there were mistakes made and some that seem so obvious in the rearview mirror. In this episode, we take a candid look at what we missed and why? Follow on Twitter: @delgadong94 @MCUSDSupe  @SelenaCarrion @mharvey607 @larryferlazzo @bamradionetwork@Jonharper70bd Altagracia (Grace) H. Delgado has been in field education for 26 years. She has worked as a bilingual teacher, literacy coach, and school administrator. In addition, she has written curriculum for Spanish Language Arts and English Language Development and is currently the Executive Director of Multilingual Services at Aldine ISD. Selena A. Carrión (@SelenaCarrion) is an experienced classroom teacher, educator, writer, and activist working in NYC. She has worked with Teachers College, NYSED, NewSchools, and PBS. Her writing has been published in NCTE, Chalkbeat, and ACSD among other publications. Her work is grounded in critical pedagogies, anti-racist teaching, and the equitable transformation of our schools. PJ Caposey is a speaker, leader and educator. PJ began his career as an award-winning teacher in the inner-city of Chicago and has subsequently led significant change in every administrative post he has held. PJ became a principal at the age of 28 and within three years was able to lead a small-town/rural school historically achieving near the bottom of its county to multiple national recognitions. After four years, PJ became a superintendent at Meridian CUSD 223. He is a best-selling author and has written 8 books for various publishers. His work and commentary has been featured on sites such as the Washington Post, NPR, CBS This Morning, ASCD, Edutopia, and the Huffington Post. Marci Harvey teaches Integrated Science to 9th grade and Physics to upperclassmen at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts High School program in Winston Salem, NC.  She joined the faculty at UNCSA in 2017 after teaching at West Forsyth High School in the Winston Salem/Forsyth County district for 20 years. She currently chairs the faculty welfare committee at UNCSA and is a member of the NC Association of Educators and the NC Science Teachers Association.