Description

Duration: 00:37:56

Guest: Sara Brennan  (NBCT), Murchison Middle School, Austin Independent School District

Lessons from the Field engages staff members from the Austin Independent School District about teaching and learning in our community. Discussions focus on distance learning and how it impacts teachers and students.

Website: Austin ISD Professional Learning

Social Media: @AustinISDPL

In this episode, Mark Gurgel and Matthew Castilleja interview Sara Brennan. Sara is Oklahoma-born and Texas-raised, a middle school teacher, and loves her two awesome sons and God. Besides reading, she loves triathlon, hiking and camping, gardening, and natural spaces.

During this episode, we discuss:

• Working with students and families [3:22]
• Opportunities in a distance learning environment [12:58]
• Challenges in a distance learning environment [17:19]
• Maintaining connections with students and families [24:17]

Resources mentioned in this episode include:

• Padlet
• Flocabulary
• Flipgrid