For this episode, I was joined by three special guests – A student, a parent and a teacher. Nina Anderson is a first grader in Charlotte, and shares how she’s been learning from home and using Zoom to hear from her teacher. Her mom, Johanna Anderson, gives us a parent perspective of what it’s been like transitioning to working remotely and supporting Nina at home. Then, we hear from Nina’s teacher, Kathleen Talbert, on how she shifted her classroom to virtual and advice for other teachers navigating this new landscape of online learning.

For this first episode, I talked to Mariah Morris, the 2019 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year (T.O.Y), about her initiative called T.O.Y Time, where she curates and posts daily lessons from teachers on YouTube to promote learning from home during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Then I talk to Julie Pittman, Education Outreach Manager for No Kid Hungry NC. She shares about the school districts, local leaders, and communities which are coming together to feed our state’s children in need while schools are closed.

Resources:

Mariah Morris' T.O.Y Time - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOcAYHULb8XeZpmiVW_CkwQ/featured?fbclid=IwAR07uCJKtzjZRzrzeeZ1yZ28Oo_JVnjfUTGfeQaZZzBmGshcZBOnbYIsZs0

No Kid Hungry's food distribution by district list: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KQzg3hcEZmm1x7ZJ4TBmkCN7lY3aF36HjRKxBeuA2M0/edit#heading=h.mkj1v8wcxllm