Tips for Teaching During Covid-19

Many teachers are learning how to adapt their physical classrooms and lesson plans into virtual ones. Whether this has caused anxiety, fatigue, a heightened need to balance family and work, we can all agree that we have had to become better, more creative and to learn so that we can best serve our students.

Connect with other teachers

This is a time when keeping connections is important. You can create a groupme account with your colleagues. Groupme is a free app that allows you to chat with others. It was a huge help during our first few days of virtual teaching because we could quickly ask each other questions, share things that worked and make each other laugh.

Facebook has teacher groups that are invaluable. Search for the group for your subject material and be ready for all the resources that will be shared. As an AP French teacher there are some significant changes to the exam because of the virus and the Facebook group has been offering help to everyone to be ready.

Be aware of new resources

Most companies have stepped up to help teachers and students. Many companies offering teacher resources are now offering them for free. Some of these resources can be found on the Facebook group pages or do a google search for them. ABCTeach offers free resources, Pinterest has plenty of creative ideas, and if you are a language teacher, ACTFL is offering a free one year membership.

Keep your plans simple