David T. Marshall is assistant professor in the College of Education at Auburn University.

• DedicationAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations and AcronymsIntroductionDavid T. MarshallSection One: How Stakeholders Experienced the PandemicChapter One: Teaching During the Transition to Remote InstructionDavid T. Marshall, David M. Shannon, and Savanna M. LoveChapter Two: Teacher Experiences During COVID-19Savanna M. Love and David T. MarshallChapter Three: COVID-19 & Arts Education Programming in the NYC Charter SectorKatrina Brown-AliffiChapter Four: Remote Learning in Rural America During COVID-19Dick Carpenter and Joshua DunnChapter Five: How Charter School Leaders Navigated COVID-19David T. Marshall and Natalie NeugebauerChapter Six: Superintendents’ Leadership During the PandemicCarol Cash, Jodie Brinkman, and Ted PriceSection Two: Public Schools, Private Schools, and Pandemic PodsChapter Seven: Reopening Schools in the United StatesDavid T. Marshall and Martha Bradley-DorseyChapter Eight: International Differences in School Responses to COVID-19Ro

COVID-19 and the Classroom: How Schools Navigated the Great Disruption provides a very comprehensive look at how COVID 19 impacted schools and schooling. The authors use first person accounts from teachers, school leaders, and others concerning how COVID 19 affected all aspects of education. Pointing out that most teachers had never taught virtually, and most students had never learned virtually, the authors summarize some of the concerns and frustrations of teachers, parents, and school leaders in having to pivot to a new way of teaching. The most important aspect of the book is that it provides many lessons learned that will help all educators and parents deal with future pandemics.