distance learning

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How Has COVID and the Pandemic Impacted Your Life?

Oakland Voices writers reflect on four years since the beginning of the pandemic.

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Some Unexpected Outcomes of the Pandemic: Katharine Davies Samway
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Back to School in Oakland: Perspectives from a Kindergarten, 3rd Grade Teacher, and Librarian
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Back to School in Oakland: High School Teachers Consider the Changes from Zoom to Classroom

from kindergarten through high school, share their experiences and perceptions, from classroom to Zoom and back again.

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Back to School in Oakland: A Board Member, Two Principals, and a Union Executive Board Member Share Their Perspectives

What back-to-school has been like so far this semester

Oakland’s Melrose Branch Library Workers During COVID-19: Photo Essay by William Truong

Oakland School for the Arts Digital Media student William Truong shares photo essay on Melrose Branch of Oakland Public Libraries.

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Parenting During a Pandemic: Candase Chambers Says Lack of Peers and Sports Biggest Gap

One Oakland mom says lack of peer interaction and sports one of the biggest gaps during distance learning.

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OUSD Teachers in a Distance Learning World (Part 2)

OUSD teachers share the challenges of distance learning, and what it would take to go back to the classroom.

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OUSD Teachers in a Distance Learning World

Oakland Voices spoke with some teachers about the challenges and surprises of distance learning.

Parenting During a Pandemic: Oakland Mom, Malinda Bun, of Cambodian Street Food

Managing distance learning with five children.