When Teaching Takes a Turn: The Challenges of Online Learning

For teachers, online classes as a result of the pandemic was a process of trial and error—and sometimes going the extra mile—as they determined how best to work with each family's needs. Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock

When the pandemic lockdown began back in March, educators were left scrambling to adapt to teaching online and had to quickly figure out how to create as efficient and engaging a learning environment as possible.

Kevin White, who teaches Grade 8 at Morning Star Middle School in Mississauga, Ont., says it felt like his class had been “ripped apart” because the change was so sudden and dramatic.