Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to examine how teachers and students are adjusting to the new online platform, the frequency and significance of connectivity problems and how teachers believe their students’ education quality is. An electronic link to a Qualtrics survey was sent to participants and a snowball sampling procedure (Handcock & Gile, 2011) was used. The online survey was open for 4 weeks and a total of 165 teachers representing 22 states across the U.S. In general, a large percent of students across the country do not have stable or any internet services in their home. Furthermore, even for those that have internet access, connectivity issues caused problems for the entire class. New teachers in their first five years are less likely to offer alternatives when internet was not available and more likely changed their curriculum due to internet access issues.
Highlights
Schools around the country have closed temporarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic
New teachers were more likely changed their curriculum due to internet access issues compared to other teaching experience groups
Implication and Conclusion It is clear from the findings that K-12 educators are indicating that internet access and internet connectivity are essential components of teaching and learning remotely due to COVID-19
Summary
Schools around the country have closed temporarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It may be necessary for school closure in an attempt to contain the spread of the virus. These nationwide school closures are impacting the majority of student population in terms of learning opportunity. The digital divide between students has become apparent as schools have increasingly moved to remote learning. Some students are accessible to technology resources to learn remotely, but others lack internet connectivity or a computer. According to a paper by the Opportunity Insights (Chetty et al, 2020), low-income students who participated in online math classes per week plunged by 62%, while students www.scholink.org/ojs/index.php/grhe
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