Teaching and learning has changed drastically during the pandemic and many Binghamton University students are doing both in these unprecedented times. 

BU Sophomore Caitlin Migliore is one of the students who was learning and also teaching remotely through her internship at All Saints School in Endicott last semester. Milgiore was a teaching assistant through the Catholic Schools of Broome County and was assigned to English Language Arts Teacher Tina Waffle.

"I'm so thrilled that I was given her. It was just a great combination right from the start," said Waffle. 

Milgiore helped Fifth and Sixth grade students with reading and writing. The Binghamton University student did not expect she would be teaching in a remote environment when she switched her major from computer science to education after her first semester at BU. 

"I never saw myself working with kids under high school age," said Migliore. "But they just became the best part of my day."

Migliore adds that she connected with the students because she was also learning remotely in college and couldn't go out and socialize with her friends either due to the pandemic. 

Teaching during the pandemic was not an easy feat last spring for many teachers. Waffle says she was not comfortable teaching remotely at first, but felt more confident after more training and as it became more of a routine. Waffle says Migliore was comfortable with the experience right away, which helped the students feel more confident about their remote learning.

Migliore says she is excited to teach in person, but the experience of remote teaching has helped her become more versatile for her career. Migliore plans to pursue her master's degree at Binghamton University and get involved with more internships.