Teaching During the Pandemic

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Teacher Roundtable 2024

Teaching During the Pandemic

Official Release

This 35-minute cinematic version offers an opening and closing sequence to the discussion.

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Minimal Edit

This extended 54-minute version shares more of the discussion with minimal editing.

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Trailer

This trailer provides a short overview with short soundbites and an introduction narration.

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Discussion Overview

Teacher Roundtables: Teaching during the Pandemic" offers a deep dive into the challenges and triumphs of six educators during the pandemic. This film unfolds through a roundtable discussion that facilitates personal anecdotes about the emotional and professional hurdles teachers faced as they worked to connect and engage with their students during the initial lockdown and the personal toll of navigating their health and well-being once schools returned the following year. The story showcases the remarkable ways teachers went above and beyond to support their students and the innovative strategies that emerged from the experience.
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Discussion Highlights

Teachers are Problem Solvers
First Day TEACHING After LockDOWN
Relationship with Students
Working through constraints

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Credits

 

IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE

Leigh Ann McNamara, 1st Grade Teacher 

William McDonough, High School Technology Teacher 

Andrea Amado, World Languages Teacher 

Tamashi Hettiarachchi, Pre-Service Teacher 

Marla Kane, 7th Grade ELA Teacher 

Lisa Masella, 4th Grade Teacher 

 

PRODUCTION TEAM

Director/Producer, Matthew Worwood 

Director of Photography, Christopher Orrico 

Associate Producer, Amoni Karlos Mikem 

Assistant Art Director, Miguel Ramos 

Camera Assistant, Lucas Worwood