'Quaranteaching'

'Quaranteaching' with Maria and Tim Harris

Meet Maria and Tim Harris, two teachers from Illinois. Like so many of us during the pandemic, they’re juggling their own kids’ schedules while teaching classes. In “Quaranteaching,” they give their fun take on remote learning to start a dialogue on the big issue educators are facing these days. Expect lots of laughs with a series of insightful guest stars.

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Episode 1: Meet Maria and Tim Harris

Wondering if you’re alone in challenges of remote learning? Need a shoulder? A laugh? Watch “Quaranteaching” with hosts (and teachers) Maria and Tim Harris!  As Maria would say, we’re “just trying to stay sane and healthy.”

	Episode 2: Remote Learning (wsg Mr. D) Maria and Tim Harris chat with teacher and comedian Joe “Mr. D” Dombrowski about the “blessing in disguise” of remote learning. It’s a chance for teachers to come together, try new things and share ideas and content while letting go if it doesn’t work out the first time (or when it all, literally, goes to the dogs).
	Episode 3: Trying New Things (wsg Kim Bearden) Maria and Tim Harris chat with Ron Clark Academy teacher and co-founder Kim Bearden. Since school buildings were closed down, it’s been a “constant evolution” as teachers try new things to engage but not overwhelm students from a wide variety of backgrounds.
	Episode 4: Resources for Virtual Learning (wsg Anne Craft) Maria and Tim Harris chat with Anne Craft of Michigan Virtual, a group that offers free help and resources for teachers and districts still figuring out remote learning. They went from their usual online education for teachers and students to helping teachers figure out distance learning in an emergency setting.
	Episode 5: Checking in with Secondary Education (wsg Isaiah Davis) High school guidance counselor and basketball coach Isaiah Davis shares the secondary school perspective with his longtime friends Tim and Maria Harris. Seniors, especially, had a lot to deal with, from colleges to AP tests, and Isaiah worked with teachers to get them all through, as well as helped students with a variety of home situations.
	Episode 6: Mindfulness (wsg Stephanie Harris) Mindfulness Instructor Stephanie Harris of Lake Orion Community Schools joins Tim and Maria to talk about mindfulness for students and adults. She says mindfulness can be “an antidote to the chaotic and busy world we live in” in the classroom or through remote learning. You can see some of her mindfulness videos at MeemicFoundation.org/Resources.