The Impact of a Global Pandemic on Teaching: A Narrative of Two Veteran Middle School Teachers in Hawaiʻi

The 2019–2020 school year started traditionally with the majority of students learning in a face-to-face model. By the end of March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic (Mahase, 2020; Nayak et al., 2021), and all schools in the United States shut down due to the pandemic (Decker et al., 2020). Though the origins of the virus were still being studied and understood, it was important to recognize the impact the virus had on health, mental health, and education. Teachers needed to quickly switch from traditional teaching to a new model of online, distance education. This qualitative narrative study shared stories on how COVID-19 has impacted the teaching of two veteran middle school teachers in the Campbell-Kapolei Complex in the Leeward District on the island of Oʻahu. Through a series of four interviews, the two teachers provided data to stakeholders in education, like administrators and the Board of Education, on how to better support teachers during times of change. Through an analysis process of restorying to ensure the data was chronically in order, two recommendations were made to support teachers: school level trainings and continued human connection.

Grantor dc:publisher

Creighton University

Year dc:date.issued

2022

Author dc:creator

• Miyashiro, Carli

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Grassmeyer, Kimberly

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• Copyright is retained by the Author. A non-exclusive distribution right is granted to Creighton University and to ProQuest following the publishing model selected above.

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/136888

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:cdr.creighton.edu:10504/136888