“invent a bird”: innovating in an unusual time

“invent a bird”: innovating in an unusual time

• Cécile Brunon, Laboratoire ECP, France

• Dominique Cau-Bareille, Université Lyon 2, France

doi : 10.18162/fp.2020.679

Résumé

This article presents the educational innovations of elementary school teachers in France during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the enabling conditions. A study was conducted to understand how the teaching practices of 24 teachers evolved during the confinement and deconfinement phases. The results of semi-directed interviews and time-use diaries show that these innovative practices were enabled by four conditions: lower pressure to teach and learn, strong parental engagement, the mobilization of work collectives, and upgraded digital skills.

Abstract

This article presents the educational innovations of elementary school teachers in France during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the enabling conditions. A study was conducted to understand how the teaching practices of 24 teachers evolved during the confinement and deconfinement phases. The results of semi-directed interviews and time-use diaries show that these innovative practices were enabled by four conditions: lower pressure to teach and learn, strong parental engagement, the mobilization of work collectives, and upgraded digital skills.