TY - JOUR TI - Understanding the professional learning and support needs of educators during the initial weeks of pandemic school closures through search terms and content use AU - Cavanaugh, Catherine AU - DeWeese, Abraham T2 - Journal of Technology and Teacher Education AB - Beginning in February and March of 2020, school closures impacted at least 90% of the world’s population of students, according to UNESCO estimates. As educators swiftly shifted to teaching online, they sought information to guide their initial planning and teaching in new environments with new tools. Analysis of educators’ search terms and their use of support content during this period indicates the needs felt by educators globally and informs content and professional development support for preservice educators. The authors compared the volume of searches, frequency of search terms, and patterns of content use during this period to the previous year by educators using an education support website. Re- sults show that site use multiplied six times in volume, use of video increased by 30 times, and among the search terms and content topics used during and prior to this period, focus nar- rowed to digital and distance learning. Implications of these findings are that professional development providers can meet educators’ needs with video and a focus on the specific teaching practices that educators are learning as they transi- tion to distance teaching at an entry level. Keyword DA - 2020/// PY - 2020 VL - 28 IS - 2 SP - 233 EP - 238 KW - Communicable Diseases KW - Disease Control KW - Distance Education KW - Educational Needs KW - Educational Technology KW - Faculty Development KW - Online Courses KW - Online Searching KW - Teaching Methods KW - Technology Uses in Education KW - Video Technology KW - Web Sites KW - ⛔ No DOI found ER -