Date of Award

2023

Type

Dissertation

Major

Doctor of Education

Degree Type

Doctor of education in Curriculum and Leadership

Department

Teacher Education

First Advisor

Dr. Parul Acharya

Second Advisor

Dr. Houbin Fang

Third Advisor

Dr. Richard Rogers

Abstract

The Covid-19 Pandemic shifted the structure of public education by forcing public schools in Georgia and across the world to shift from a traditional, face-to-face model to a virtual model. This study was conducted to explore elementary teachers’ experiences and responses to issues with student engagement in their virtual Eureka Math classrooms during the Covid-19 Pandemic. A qualitative research design was used to conduct a hermeneutic, phenomenological study that included a document analysis, classroom observations, and semi-structured interviews using six elementary school teachers as participants. The resulting data was coded and triangulated using the thematic analysis of overarching themes, which provided insight into the participants’ experiences and responses to issues with student engagement in their virtual Eureka Math classrooms during the Covid-19 Pandemic. This study provides insight into teachers’ need for yearly emergency virtual learning trainings on how to foster student engagement in their virtual Eureka Math classrooms, as well as students’ needs for virtual classrooms that aim to reduce and possibly eliminate boredom and distractions.

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