ACADEMIC YEAR IN REVIEW
Teaching and Learning in a COVID-19 World At the core of our learning approach last year was our academic philosophy: REALearning – Relational, Experiential and Authentic. Our faculty livestreamed all of their classes, ensuring that if our students were quarantined or ill, they would still have access to their teachers and classes in real-time through Microsoft TEAMS. Teachers reimagined the teaching environment by utilizing technological tools and platforms to engage in-person and remote learners. Our Information Technology Department (led by Jeff Gaier) provided each teacher with a Bluetooth speaker, projector, and mounted camera to assist in livestreaming quality. Our technology instructional coordinators – Susan Bailey, Justin Claypool, and Mary Miller – provided small-group and 1:1 sessions with teachers so they could understand how to best leverage this new teaching environment. And, our leadership team worked with individual families to develop remote learning plans based on family interest and need. The entire faculty of Archbishop Moeller High School embraced the Marianist characteristic of education: adaptation and change.
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