Scott McCloskey 02/12/2021

Scott McCloskey, from Monroe, Michigan, has been teaching for twenty-six years. Mr. McCloskey currently teaches English Language Arts at a secondary level and part-time at the community college. He expresses how the uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic affected his teaching practices and how he anticipated a possible lockdown. Mr. McCloskey shares how learning labs were useful for students who need face-to-face learning. Therefore, he acknowledges the equity issues that arose from virtual learning. He also shares the importance of understanding the process of learning how to navigate in an online environment. Mr. McCloskey’s poetry addresses the uncertainties of the pandemic in education and his personal life. It helped him vent and process what was going on. Mr. McCloskey looks forward to finding ways to give voice to shy students who do better in a virtual environment.