Affiliation:
1. Texas Tech University, USA
Abstract
The transition to online learning for education during the COVID-19 pandemic revealed several ways in which teachers were not prepared to shift their practice into a virtual space. With the rise of hybrid and fully online learning environments emerging post-pandemic, it is evident that teacher preparation needs to more explicitly address preparing teachers for potential online instruction. This chapter will summarize the current history and research of online K-12 teaching and analyze teacher experiences during the pandemic in order to provide recommendations for teacher preparation in the future.
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