COVID-19 turned the 2019-2020 school year upside down, yet educators prevailed and continued to deliver instruction despite the difficult circumstances. Kalinda and Michelle share how the grappled with the new normal and continued to teach. This episode is part of Educators for Impact’s Enduring Essentials series, which is an ongoing conversation that focuses on sharing concepts, ideas, and sometimes advice for teachers, principals, counselors, and other stakeholders in the education system. In this episode we focus on the question, “Who are we as educators during COVID-19? We know who we were, but who are we now and who are we hoping to become?”

“We’re all going to come out of COVID-19 changed. Either we let COVID-19 decide for us or we use reflection and self-awareness to decide who we will be when this is over.” Arthur Jenkins, counselor at community college in CA.