The COVID-19 pandemic has rocked the education landscape - but our dedicated Michigan charter educators took the challenge head on, going above and beyond to reimagine instruction to best support students and families.
6th & 7th grade Social Studies teacher, Chad Okamoto, is known as the resident "goofball teacher" at Bridge Academy West. Check out his latest goofy adventure, a unique Youtube channel built to help students remember to smile, and escape from the reality of the pandemic.
Learn More →For 7th & 8th grade Math and Social Studies teacher, Sam Berzins, mastering distance learning meant establishing some form of normalcy for her kiddos - virtually. See how she's translated her real classroom to an online classroom.
Learn More →Serving a student body with normal challenges ranging from homelessness, to transiency, to poverty and more - compounded with Detroit's significant COVID-19 impact, Covenant House Academy East Principal, Nate King, has served as an emotional support first, and an educator second.
Learn More →Rich in Montessori practice, Waterford Montessori Academy wasn't exactly technology forward before the pandemic broke. But as distance learning took shape, 3rd & 4th grade Montessori teacher, Amy Dressler, stepped up to create a hands-on, wholesome learning community - entirely online.
Learn More →Serving a student body spread geographically across a 20 mile radius way up in the U.P., the JKL team immediately faced a technology access challenge. For Director of Curriculum & Instruction, Carolyn Dale, overcoming that challenge was a full-scale, school-wide effort.
Learn More →View this post on InstagramA post shared by César Chávez Academy HS (@ccahighschool) on
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Students sharing their Arabic work in Ms. Elhindi’s Elementary Classes!!! pic.twitter.com/NNu6V5QvQ2
— Universal Academy (@UADetroit) April 2, 2020
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Buenas noticias de #CCA We want to share a little bit of good news. Medical students from @waynestate @waynemedicine are using a #CCAHS school 3-D printer to make masks for medical professionals. They can make up to (100) per week #Partnerships pic.twitter.com/x8jTrej95x
— César Chávez Academy HS (@CCA_High_School) April 15, 2020
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