Post Pandemic School
What was known to be normal for the way we do school has shifted because of the pandemic. While shifting is necessary, it usually neglects burnout many educators experienced. Actually, it has exacerbated feelings of burnout. It is the perfect time to consider the way we do school and what shifts are needed to move forward and enhance teaching and learning as we come out of pandemic teaching. Consider this
How prepared are you for the reopening of schools that focuses on teacher recovery?
What normal are you willing to run back to that reduces teacher burnout?
What are you willing to give up to create space for teacher recovery?
Reopening schools post pandemic without attention to teacher recovery will lead to more harm than good and possibly delay even further the academic progress of students. The goal of recovery is to lessen the impact of the pandemic on the school community, to ready the school community for an influx of activity, and to design a coordinated plan that reduces the waste of resources, time, and efforts. Having a recovery plan supports the entire school community as it continues to focus on teaching and learning as well as creating space for recovery. It supports school leaders in outlining how the school community will center teacher wellbeing, respond to unforeseen incidents that disrupt teaching and learning, and realign teaching and learning so that it is seamlessly adaptable and inclusive to in-person and virtual learning.
District and school leaders will want to have a level of preparedness to support teachers and the school community that includes creating a school environment where calmness, confidence, clarity, compassion, curiosity, courage, connectedness, and creativity are the standards. The school leader uses presence, patience, persistence, perspective and playfulness to create this container. The container becomes fertile ground for teachers to recover and thrive. This can be achieved with Rediscovering School, a program that helps school leaders center teacher wellbeing.
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