Olivia Loughlin, B.S. ’17, B.A. ’17
Special Education Teacher, Autism Spectrum Disorder Learning Center at Irving Elementary School

Samantha Popel, M.S. ’18

Michelle Estrella, M.S. ’18

Amy Nelson, Cert. ’17

 

“When we left school on Thursday, March 12, we would never have expected that in less than a week’s time we would have completely reconfigured education as we had once known it. Our students went from individualized, hands-on materials to Google Classroom assignments and Zoom calls. Even though it was a time of uncertainty and worry, our teachers’ resilience and passion remained a constant even when we were uncertain ourselves. Through the many trials and tribulations, schedule changes, and ‘reply-all’ emails, the work of teachers during the pandemic can never be erased.”