Teachers’ Readiness for Remote Learning During 2020–2021 Pandemic

Evija Mirķe was born in 1980 in Valmiera. Evija obtained secondary education at Rūjiena Secondary School (1998) and studied in Rodengymnasium in Norrtälje, Sweden (1999). In RISEBA University of Applied Sciences Evija obtained a professional higher education and qualification “Business Manager” (2006). Evija holds a Professional Master’s degree in Socio-Technical Systems Modelling from Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences (2016). In 2021, Evija graduated from the University of Latvia with a diploma of “Computer Science Teacher”. During the last five years Evija has worked in Riga Technical University, Riga Centre Humanitarian Secondary School, Riga Secondary School No.6, and National Centre for Education (project “Competency-based approach in learning curriculum”). Evija is a Board member of “EM konsultāciju centrs” Ltd. and kindergarten “Ketes māja” Ltd. Her scientific interests relate to e-learning, remote learning, learning design, algorithmic thinking, and robotics in kindergarten.