After a year of zoom, distancing and uncertainty, school is out for many teachers and students in Southern California. 

Some teachers taught virtually in their living rooms, while others taught kids in person, wearing masks and spaced apart - but regardless of the specific circumstances, it was a novel year for all. We reflect on the school year, its hardships and takeaways. And if you’re a student or teacher, we want to hear from you. Call us at 866-893-5722. 

Guests: 

Jessica Gutierrez, physics and chemistry teacher at Santa Monica High School in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District

Sonia Kearney,  fifth and sixth grade teacher at Deerfield Elementary in the Irvine Unified School District 

Ashley McGrath, kindergarten teacher in at Rowland Elementary School in the Rowland Unified School District; she co-hosts a podcast about literacy called Between the Ladies; she tweets @AshleyLyMcGrath

Miguel Covarrubias, 10th and 11th grade history teacher at Ramón C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts in Downtown Los Angeles; he’s also a Teacher Leader at the UCLA History-Geography Project, which trains SoCal teachers

Greg Knotts, professor of elementary education and incoming chair of the elementary education department at Cal State Northridge  

After a year of zoom, distancing and uncertainty, school is out for many teachers and students in Southern California.&nbsp;
Some teachers taught virtually in their living rooms, while others taught kids in person, wearing masks and spaced apart - but regardless of the specific circumstances, it was a novel year for all. We reflect on the school year, its hardships and takeaways. And if you&rsquo;re a student or teacher, we want to hear from you. Call us at 866-893-5722.&nbsp;
Guests:&nbsp;
Jessica Gutierrez, physics and chemistry teacher at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.smmusd.org/samohi" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.smmusd.org/samohi">Santa Monica High School</a>&nbsp;in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District
Sonia Kearney,&nbsp; fifth and sixth grade teacher at&nbsp;<a href="https://deerfield.iusd.org/" data-cke-saved-href="https://deerfield.iusd.org/">Deerfield Elementary</a>&nbsp;in the Irvine Unified School District&nbsp;
Ashley McGrath, kindergarten teacher in at Rowland Elementary School in the Rowland Unified School District; she co-hosts a podcast about literacy called&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/between-the-ladies/id1471708941" data-cke-saved-href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/between-the-ladies/id1471708941">Between the Ladies</a>; she tweets&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/ashleylymcgrath?lang=en" data-cke-saved-href="https://twitter.com/ashleylymcgrath?lang=en">@AshleyLyMcGrath</a>
Miguel Covarrubias, 10th and 11th grade history teacher at&nbsp;<a href="https://central-lausd-ca.schoolloop.com/" data-cke-saved-href="https://central-lausd-ca.schoolloop.com/">Ram&oacute;n C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts</a>&nbsp;in Downtown Los Angeles; he&rsquo;s also a Teacher Leader at the UCLA History-Geography Project, which trains SoCal teachers
<a href="https://academics.csun.edu/faculty/greg.knotts" data-cke-saved-href="https://academics.csun.edu/faculty/greg.knotts">Greg Knotts</a>, professor of elementary education and incoming chair of the elementary education department at Cal State Northridge&nbsp;&nbsp;

Join Larry Mantle weekdays for lively and in-depth discussions of Los Angeles and Southern California news, politics, science, entertainment, the arts and more. More AirTalk at www.kpcc.org.

Join Larry Mantle weekdays for lively and in-depth discussions of Los Angeles and Southern California news, politics, science, entertainment, the arts and more. More AirTalk at www.kpcc.org.

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