Teaching through Connection: How Two Educators Found Joy after COVID-19
Corridor Conversation title-Valdez, Johnston

Teaching through Connection: How Two Educators Found Joy after COVID-19

Kari Johnston and Carmela Valdez discuss their innovative cross-grade collaboration project that brought together fifth graders and preK students at Perez Elementary in Austin, Texas. These passionate bilingual educators share how creating community between their classrooms led to a magical moment of joy and renewal in…

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Gary R. Gray Jr.
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Gary R. Gray Jr.

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