Five themes characterized K-12 teachers' perspectives of the post-COVID 'new normal', including more online or blended learning and uncertainty about what it would look like¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · qualitative r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Teachers' 'new normal' perspectives clustered into five themes: more online or blended learning, rethinking normal, hygiene and social distancing, smaller classes and different schedules, and uncertainty and concerns. → An 2021 q2 i? Some teachers observed students 'thriving' online and worried about rushing back to normal, noting students could be motivated and autonomous in online environments. → An 2021 (2)

Evidence¶

An 2021¶

An, Y., Kaplan-Rakowski, R., Yang, J., Conan, J., Kinard, W., & Daughrity, L. (2021). Examining K-12 teachers' feelings, experiences, and perspectives regarding online teaching during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-021-10008-5

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Thematic analysis of open-ended survey and interview responses in the same mixed-methods study. The article reports that "five major themes emerged" regarding teachers' perspectives of the post-COVID new normal, from more online or blended learning to uncertainty.

"Regarding teachers’ perspectives of the “new normal”, five major themes emerged: (1) more online or blended learning, (2) rethinking normal, (3) hygiene and social distancing, (4) smaller classes and different school schedules, and (5) uncertainty and concerns about the “new normal”."

An 2021 (2)¶

An, Y., Kaplan-Rakowski, R., Yang, J., Conan, J., Kinard, W., & Daughrity, L. (2021). Examining K-12 teachers' feelings, experiences, and perspectives regarding online teaching during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-021-10008-5

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Participant quote from the rethinking-normal theme in the qualitative data. Teachers observed students being "motivated," "autonomous," and engaging in real-world learning online, and some expressed concerns about going back to normal.

"I worried everyone would rush to ‘return to normal’ when, in fact, there are some students thriving online."

Discussion¶

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