The recent pandemic required teachers and educators to rethink the way they engaged learners who were asked to remain at home. The educational system transformed almost overnight – we shifted to online platforms, remote learning, video conferencing and along the way we learned some extremely valuable lessons. But how have those lessons shaped the way we see education today, and how can we use the new skills we have inherited to shape the future of education tomorrow? Gavin McCormack explores the opportunities ahead and shares valuable insights into what the future of education could look like!
In this video
Gavin McCormack speaks to teachers and school leaders about what school could look like after the pandemic, starting with schools built for factories and teachers who are leaving. Along the way come the skills that tests miss and five lessons from the pandemic years. The Q&A covers schoolwork when materials can't go home, parents who want grades, and a 6-year-old with separation anxiety.
Chapters
- 0:00 Schools built for factories, and why teachers are leaving
- 10:13 What school closures showed about teachers and children
- 20:01 The skills we don't test: empathy, resilience, teamwork
- 22:29 Why Gavin McCormack left his job to teach the world for free
- 29:24 Five lessons from the pandemic for the future of school
- 33:09 When materials can't go home: schoolwork with a real result
- 36:56 Help teachers adapt by teaching with them, and limit screens
- 40:49 Is free less valued, and why kids under five need to move
- 46:18 Healing our own hurts and showing kids it's okay to feel
- 50:59 Letting kids talk: natural consequences and the peace rose
- 57:02 Why Montessori works for children with additional needs
- 1:03:06 Parents who want grades: the parent ranking experiment
- 1:09:19 Separation anxiety in a 6-year-old: get help, find a buddy
- 1:13:45 Montessori at school but not at home: get on the same page
