“We had to change job overnight”. Teachers’ voices on the experience of remote education

Abstract

This paper offers an in-depth examination of the experience of remote education as it was described by 12 Italian teachers of kindergartens and primary and lower secondary schools. The qualitative study aims at exploring the teachers’ point of view about the impact of remote schooling, with a specific focus on professional learning and development. The results give a snapshot of the choices made by teachers during the months of remote teaching. Moreover, they lead to a broader reflection on the transformative meaning of this experience and on the value of expert teachers’ competence.