Nathan Yaussy (WWTF ’13)
BIOGRAPHY
Nathan Yaussy is an alumnus of the 2013 Woodrow Wilson Ohio Teaching Fellowship at John Carroll University. He just completed his seventh year of teaching at Fairport Harding High School where he taught a variety of science courses, from 7th grade science to human anatomy and quite a few subjects in between. In November, he was awarded the Milken Education Award, which is only given to forty teachers throughout the nation each school year. In August, he will begin his first year teaching at KIPP Columbus High School.
SCHOOL PROFILE
- Small School
- Urban
- Traditional public school
- Enrolled students: 400
- Free/Reduced lunch eligible: 40%
- Demographics: 20% minority
SESSION ABSTRACT
This session is a conversation focusing on the expectations put on teachers and students and the ways that these expectations have (or have not) been managed in the transition to distance learning. Session participants will discuss the strategies and technology they have used to maintain connections with students and the difficulties (and successes) they have encountered along the way. The intention of the session is to have an open and honest discussion about these challenges with as much focus on describing the difficulties as celebrating the victories.