Welcoming groups for teachers: challenges arising from emergency remote education

Abstract

This article reports an intervention that took place in an operational group carried out with teachers from different locations who had to adapt to emergency remote education (ERE, Brazilian acronym) in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The objectives were to welcome teachers, analyze their difficulties with ERE, and rethink their remote classes in order to make them more critical. During the intervention, the teachers complained about their difficulties in preparing remote classes, their stress due to continuous exposure to the Internet, and their difficulties in guiding parents on how to monitor students' remote learning. Thus, the intervention debate valued the teacher's role as an essential worker who helps individuals interpret this pandemic moment. The welcoming group was a valuable device to expose the difficulties and reflect on the development of critical actions concerning ERE.