Over the past month, teachers across the world have bonded together and busted their humps in order to make distance learning work for students, parents, and themselves! I have been very lucky to have a great team of business educators to share and collaborate with through this challenging time. The term "building the plane in the air" has been thrown around a lot these past weeks by our district leaders as we all figured out how to make this new learning world happen for learners and families. This week, after a month of preparation, I finally feel like the plane is flying in the air without a lot of turbulence.
It certainly is not the same teaching behind a computer. We as educators miss the daily face to face interactions with our students. They give us energy, life, joy, and pride! Though we have had to adapt and adjust, educators continue to find ways to connect with students and provide meaningful learning opportunities during this challenging time.
I've seen a lot of really amazing things over the past month that educators are doing for students and families to make this as smooth of a learning process as possible. I wanted to share three wins & things that have been working in my small world in regards to distance learning.
1. Each week, our business team has been providing a "Weekly Google Form Check-In" for students to complete. SEE EXAMPLE HERE. We set them up as a "completion quiz" and ask a few questions ranging from what the kids think we are doing at home, trivia, their thoughts on this weeks topic, and if they have any needs/questions for us. The best part is we can respond to each question if we choose to and send feedback via email. It has been a great tool to have some fun while getting students thoughts and checking in on them.
2. Google Classroom Topics have been terrific for organizing resources and work for students each week. Students appreciate the organized layout and due dates that have been set to keep them on task. See example below.
3. As we settle into this new norm of working, planning, instructing, and grading from home, creating a weekly schedule has been key for our team and myself. The constant flow of work being turned in, emails, meetings, and preparing content/lessons for next week is daunting. Having a schedule and to-do list for each day as helped greatly.
Please share what has been working for you or going well during distance learning. It is a new location on the map for many of us we will grow through it together! Take care and be well!
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