Teaching Special Education in a Pandemic

Description

For my interview I talked to my mom, Laura Griffin, who is a special education teacher at a middle school in Eugene, Oregon. I learned a lot about the struggles she has experienced as a teacher, and how she has had to quickly adapt to using technology to support her students. I was surprised to learn about the intense deadlines and work load that teachers had to deal with to get their materials up online and ready in time for their students. I was also surprised to learn that many of her students that have behavior problems are actually doing better in school during the pandemic, because there isn’t nearly as much sensory overload that causes behavior outbursts. She also talked at length about the different creative strategies she has employed to meet the various needs of her students.

Participants

• Andrea Griffin
  

Interview By

• Andrea Griffin