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Unexpected Opportunities: School Leader Perceptions on the K-12 Transition to Online Learning

Unexpected Opportunities: School Leader Perceptions on the K-12 Transition to Online Learning

Dixie Friend Abernathy, Robert J. Ceglie, Ginger C. Black, Amy W. Thornburg
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781799865575|ISBN10: 1799865576|EISBN13: 9781799865582
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6557-5.ch004
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Abernathy, Dixie Friend, et al. "Unexpected Opportunities: School Leader Perceptions on the K-12 Transition to Online Learning." Handbook of Research on Lessons Learned From Transitioning to Virtual Classrooms During a Pandemic, edited by Amy W. Thornburg, et al., IGI Global, 2021, pp. 61-83. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6557-5.ch004

APA

Abernathy, D. F., Ceglie, R. J., Black, G. C., & Thornburg, A. W. (2021). Unexpected Opportunities: School Leader Perceptions on the K-12 Transition to Online Learning. In A. Thornburg, R. Ceglie, & D. Abernathy (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Lessons Learned From Transitioning to Virtual Classrooms During a Pandemic (pp. 61-83). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6557-5.ch004

Chicago

Abernathy, Dixie Friend, et al. "Unexpected Opportunities: School Leader Perceptions on the K-12 Transition to Online Learning." In Handbook of Research on Lessons Learned From Transitioning to Virtual Classrooms During a Pandemic, edited by Amy W. Thornburg, Robert J. Ceglie, and Dixie F. Abernathy, 61-83. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6557-5.ch004

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Abstract

In the spring of 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the nation's schools closed. Students and families were asked to shelter-in-place and the nation's schools were charged with the challenge of educating students through online modalities. Novice and veteran teachers alike needed to quickly assimilate to virtual teaching and online learning modalities. Students were asked to adjust from face-to-face lessons to screenshots of material from within the confines of their homes. Parents were asked to assume the roles of teacher assistant, tutor, and learning support, all while juggling other personal or work challenges. Leading and coordinating all of these efforts in towns and cities across our nation were school leaders, many of whom may have felt lacking in their own skill set related to online teaching. This research study will explore the perceptions of these leaders. Almost 50 North Carolina leaders shared their perspectives on their own experiences. Conclusions from this research will be pertinent in recommending steps and considerations for future events of this magnitude.

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