Speaking and Communicating Podcast

How did parents cope with their children's education during the pandemic?What challenges were faced by children and how did it affect their learning and creativity?Tammy Haddad is a STEAM educator, curriculum writer and kids podcast host. She is an Elementary School teacher who entered her profession just as the covid-19 pandemic put a spanner in the works. Tammy is a third-generation Navajo educator. Her grandmother taught on the reservation, her mom teaches special education and then, she became a teacher too. She graduated with an honors B.A. in Elementary Education and published her thesis "Using The University Innovation Fellow Program to Improve Teacher Retention and Turnover in the State of Utah."Tammy student taught during the pandemic, where she utilized educational technology to the max. She cares deeply about students and left the public education system because she could not stand for what she saw happening in schools. She knew that she could continue to improve the lives of youth and provide education, so she moved into private tutoring and created an educational podcast. Cozy Rainbow Podcast is aimed at ages 7 and up. Tammy creates teaching resources on Teachers Pay Teachers for free in order to improve listening skills. Listening skills are so often overlooked, but listening comprehension is a learning standard in every state. Podcasts and audiobooks allow children to comprehend text that is two grade levels above their current reading level. To Tammy's surprise, the podcast is used in many countries other than the USA for teaching English.Tammy works every day to reimagine the future of what education looks like and adapt to students that she meets. Most importantly, she tries to have fun!Tammy's podcast is called Cozy Rainbow Podcast, for ages 10+. She starts every episode with a few trivia questions and then move into a mini lesson. In her free time, she loves gaming, making music and trying to communicate with trees. With student eyes and ears in mind, Cozy Rainbow is a website built by Gen-Z educator Tammy Haddad and her team.From full-on Zoom, to hybrid, to in-class teaching or some days simultaneously - without any teacher no parental induction - everyone had to adapt. Listen to how she has created resources for kids to have fun learning, while making it easier for parents to juggle work and have kids learning at home.Connect with Tammy:Website: https://cozyrainbow.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cozyrainbownv/Connect with me:LinkedInFacebookInstagramLeave a rating and a review:iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-teach-kids-beyond-the-pandemic-w-tammy-haddad/id1614151066?i=1000575757896Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6fE6JTzRfLhqGANRIcaoaxYouTube: https://youtu.be/rviPqmfMuRk