How do you move a school online without leaving teachers behind?
Helping faculty adapt their teaching for remote and hybrid learning through practical training and a 1:1 MacBook rollout.
Move teaching beyond the classroom
The pandemic required teachers to adapt lessons and routines for remote and hybrid learning.
Faculty training · 1:1 MacBooks · Remote and hybrid learning
- 1Equip the learning community
- 2Practice new ways of teaching
- 3Keep everyone connected
The challenge
The COVID-19 pandemic required teachers to move lessons, classroom routines, and student interactions into remote and hybrid settings. New devices and software were only part of the transition; faculty also needed practical support to use them in their teaching.
My approach
As a department chair and teacher, I researched new eLearning tools, led faculty training, and supported implementation using adult learning principles. The focus was on helping colleagues apply the tools to their own lessons and teaching practices.
I helped implement a 1:1 MacBook program to support remote and hybrid learning. Regular department meetings brought technology integration together with curriculum, instructional practice, goal-setting, and budget decisions.
This built on earlier schoolwide leadership work: I co-managed the 2017–18 accreditation process, coordinating improvement priorities, long-term objectives, stakeholder communication, and staff meetings.
What changed
Faculty gained practical training and support for bringing digital tools into their teaching, while the MacBook rollout provided a common platform for remote and hybrid learning.
The work connected day-to-day teaching needs with schoolwide planning. Technology integration became part of ongoing conversations about curriculum and instructional practice.