COVID-19 and its impact on Schooling, Teaching and Student Wellbeing Webinar

  • Date: Thu, 28 May 2020, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Location: Webinar
  • Cost: Free
  • More information: Registration Required
  • Contact: Stretton Institute Ground Floor, Napier Building
  • Email: strettoninstitute@adelaide.edu.au
  • Prof Faye McCallum (Facilitator) Head, School of Education | The University of Adelaide
  • Prof Lindsay Oades Director, Centre for Positive Psychology | The University of Melbourne
  • Prof Lea Waters AM. Inaugural Gerry Higgins Chair in Positive Psychology | The University of Melbourne
  • A/Prof Mathew White Deputy Head, School of Education | The University of Adelaide

An estimated 1.29 billion students worldwide enrolled in primary and secondary schools are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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School leaders and teachers have been asked to take immediate steps to develop and implement strategies which mitigate the educational impact. This Stretton Institute webinar through a panel of experts will discuss the unprecedented disruptions caused by COVID-19 to schools and schooling and analyse policy responses by governments in Australia and globally.

COVID-19 disruptions not only have an impact on educational outcomes for students but also affect teachers’ feelings about teaching, the profession more broadly and teachers’ wellbeing. Extensive Australian and international research has found that teachers are the most critical factor in student achievement and satisfaction. As nations experience COVID-19, schools can provide regeneration and hope.

This webinar will explore issues related to teachers, teaching and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Presenters will explore how COVID-19 impacts teachers’ professional practice, wellbeing, school culture and policy.

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Panel
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Professor Faye McCallum (Facilitator) 
Head of School, School of Education
Faculty of Arts
The University of Adelaide

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Professor Lindsay Oades
Director, Centre for Positive Psychology
Melbourne Graduate School of Education
The University of Melbourne

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Professor Lea Waters AM
Inaugural Gerry Higgins Chair in Positive Psychology
Melbourne Graduate School of Education
The University of Melbourne

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Associate Professor Mathew White
Deputy Head, School of Education
Faculty of Arts
The University of Adelaide

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