What was it like to be an ESL teacher in 2020? Reflections from the prek-12 community

Suddenly, with the advent of COVID-19, our familiar teaching tools disappeared. How, in a two-dimensional world, were teachers to connect with students? This is a question we have all been asking ourselves since last spring — and when we began to discuss this forum, it was the question we posed to...

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Main Authors: Sarah Creider, Vivian Lindhardsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2021-05-01
Series:Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL
Online Access:https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/SALT/article/view/8385
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spelling doaj-f60f74c5850e44b380b57258307a29ce2021-06-01T17:59:42ZengColumbia University LibrariesStudies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL2689-193X2021-05-0121110.52214/salt.v21i1.8385What was it like to be an ESL teacher in 2020? Reflections from the prek-12 communitySarah Creider0Vivian Lindhardsen1Teachers College, Columbia UniversityTeachers College, Columbia University Suddenly, with the advent of COVID-19, our familiar teaching tools disappeared. How, in a two-dimensional world, were teachers to connect with students? This is a question we have all been asking ourselves since last spring — and when we began to discuss this forum, it was the question we posed to our community. We asked student teachers, cooperating teachers, and student-teacher supervisors to reflect on a single moment from this past year. We hoped to document — and to share — a few moments from the actual experience being an ESL teacher during the 2020 school year.  https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/SALT/article/view/8385
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description Suddenly, with the advent of COVID-19, our familiar teaching tools disappeared. How, in a two-dimensional world, were teachers to connect with students? This is a question we have all been asking ourselves since last spring — and when we began to discuss this forum, it was the question we posed to our community. We asked student teachers, cooperating teachers, and student-teacher supervisors to reflect on a single moment from this past year. We hoped to document — and to share — a few moments from the actual experience being an ESL teacher during the 2020 school year. 
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