Lockdown Teaching Reflection

In the past week Auckland went into a Level 3 Lockdown. This was a shock as it was only my third week teaching. I was extremely nervous going into it but with the help of my tutor teacher and team leader I was able to continue with online teaching. 

Due to this sudden lockdown, many of my students didn't have their Chromebooks. There were a few students engaging in their online learning and we had multiple accounts of communication through email. I had to use the junior way of online teaching as a result of this. This included setting simple yet effective tasks that they were able to do using materials from around the house. Each morning I uploaded a video to the slides which was both a daily check in and an introduction to the day's work.

Myself and my tutor teacher had daily check ins via Google Hangout. This helped a lot as I was able to help with the setup of student blogs and other daily tasks. The entire senior team was very helpful and supportive during this lockdown and as a result I was able to gain more knowledge and confidence around online teaching.

Lockdown slides