Originally published on February 24, 2021 7:04 am
It s a school day at Findley Elementary in Akron, but it s eerily quiet, according to Dean of Students Theresa Essandoh.
“This is our playground, and it’s such a sad sight that there aren’t any kids running around,” she said.
The kids are at home in front of computers.
Classes haven’t been held inside this building since last March when the pandemic first hit. Essandoh says the experience has been surreal.
“It’s very Twilight Zone to have empty classrooms and quiet hallways, empty playgrounds and cafeterias,” she said.
She says going remote radically altered how the classroom setting is used to connect with kids.
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Amie Payne s six-year-old daughter, a kindergartner at Findley Elementary, surrounds herself with some of her favorite fluffy friends as she learns remotely at home.
Tricia Stanton, a third-grade teacher with Canton City Schools, pulls out all the stops to keep her students engaged as they learn from home on computer screens. From glittery gloves to bells, fancy wall drops and more she has it all.
Tricia Stanton
Tricia Stanton, a third grade teacher with Canton School s new Bulldog Virtual Academy, says that she has experienced growth since she began teaching virtually and has been able to spread her wings.
Like Stanton, all the teachers in Canton were trained to teach physically in the classroom. But very quickly, over the past year, many have had to learn a whole different set of skills to teach virtually.
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