What will teaching and learning be like in the Covid Era? by Sue Akande

Empty classroom before COVID ... what will change this September?

As always at this time,

My mind turns to the new term,

New classes and lesson prep.

But this year there is something else new to think about.

What will teaching and learning be like in the Covid Era?

 

I must confess that when I saw my classroom last week,

All set out for the new term -

I was shocked!

After being used to a classroom for a maximum of six,

How will thirty pupils fit in?

 

What will the reaction of these pupils be?

Some will be excited to see their friends again, no doubt.

Some will be apprehensive about being that close to others again.

Some will be concerned about the learning they have missed.

Some will be missing, I fear.

 

And what about us, the staff?

We need to be confident with the new routines.

Risk of infection cannot be totally eliminated; there are so many unknowns...

What will teaching and learning be like in the Covid Era?

I begin to find out next week!