Wyoming Education Association

Fall 2020

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PHOTOS TAKEN DURING COVID-19 SCHOOL CLOSURES When a dangerous new contagion forced school buildings to close, CTE teacher and Journalism Advisor at Cody High School, Erika Quick, encouraged students to use their lives as inspiration for a unique photography assignment. CAPTURING MOMENTS Erika Quick recalls venturing into her classroom on a Sunday night in March to pick up cameras for her students, preparing to teach her classes remotely in the wake of school building closures mandated to stem the spread of COVID-19. In so many ways the coronavirus has had a profoundly negative impact on learning. But for Erika's students there was a bright side. "We were so isolated with this whole experience and we were not always able to connect with our students," said Quick. "But, through this I was able to connect with the m and I was able to see what they were experiencing." In so many classrooms the forced switch to virtual learning was a harbinger of frustration—an insurmountable obstacle that left some students feeling disheartened and disengaged in learning. But, in Quick's class, adapting was almost easy. "We're so lucky we live in such a connected world with technology," said Quick. "I was more flexible as a teacher and my students were able to explore things that we never would have done typically. That's kind of a beautiful thing because it made our program more diverse and I don't think it would have happened as organically if not for COVID-19." Photos courtesy of students Jazlyn Walteri (JW), Anesa Etter (AE), and EmRee Johnston (EJ). AE AE EJ JW 6

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