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How does teaching and learning work during a pandemic?

Ohio K-12 Educators, Parents, & Students:

The Ohio Department of Education wants to hear from you!

The PAST Foundation has been selected by RemotEDx and the Ohio Department of Education to hear from teachers, parents, and students about their experience with education during this challenging time.  PAST is conducting a series of virtual Listening Sessions and surveys in community gathering places.  Sharing your voice will help inform the development of resources and strategies to support student learning across the state of Ohio.

See what people are sharing in their Listening Sessions:

“When we started doing online, I realized I liked it a lot more and I wish I had done it a lot sooner because I kind of like going at a go-go-go pace and get it all done so then I can do whatever I want for the rest of the day.”
Student6th-12th Grade
“I am a part-time home school teacher. That’s my second job now.”
ParentOhio, K-12
“Biggest challenge as an online learning teacher is not knowing the kids. It’s very difficult to develop those relationships with kids…I can’t develop that rapport with them. They are not going to work for me the way they do online.”
EducatorOhio, K-12
"I definitely like in-person learning better because it keeps me on a schedule or in a routine and I also procrastinate, and I just feel like being in person and having a set period helps me get it done. And it helps with my motivation too."
Student6th-12th Grade
“Now parents have to get involved. Now they are more into what their kids are doing. Teachers have been more forthcoming to share everything with the parents now because they cannot do everything virtually."
ParentOhio, K-12
“I feel super connected to some of my kids and their families now because I have had the opportunity to see them in their home environments.”
EducatorOhio, K-12
“Whenever anyone who didn’t have to go through high school during this, they say, ‘At least you’re in school, be happy that you have what you have,’ I always say, ‘Think about your senior year in high school. Could you imagine not even being able to gather with a group of kids in class?’”
Student6th-12th Grade
“My son owns his IEP now.”
ParentOhio, K-12
“The child is there in front of the screen they almost feel like it is a one-on-one experience and they are more willing to share and more willing to take risks for me in that environment rather than having that social environment at school.”
EducatorOhio, K-12
“Covid uncovered the underlying issues that the school district should look at…Covid should make school districts look into their polices, their ways of doing things, their ways of if it is equitable or if it is fair for everyone.”
ParentOhio, K-12
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Thank you for your interest in the Ohio Listening Tour.  We have completed data collection and are no longer scheduling listening sessions and have closed the surveys. If you have any questions about this project, please contact Maria Green Cohen, Impact Officer, at mgreencohen@pastfoundation.org.

About RemotEDx

The RemotEDx Listening Tour is sponsored by the Ohio Department of Education and the RemotEDx Support Squad. RemotEDx helps schools and districts enhance, expand and more effectively deploy high-quality remote, hybrid and blended education models across Ohio.

RemotEDx consists of four interlocking components:

  • Connectivity Champions -a group of IT experts who help schools and districts address internet connectivity and device barriers that limit remote, hybrid and blended education experiences for students.
  • The Exchange – state- level venue for showcasing high-quality remote education platforms, standards-aligned instructional materials and curricula and professional learning supports
  • Support Squad -provides schools and districts with solutions-focused technical support and high-quality, job- embedded professional learning opportunities.
  • Network and Learning Academy  -host regular learning academy trainings designed to help schools and districts implement high- quality remote education approaches.