Well, tomorrow is the first day of school, distance learning style. It’s been a busy week of Zoom meetings and planning, but that all helped the week go by faster (even if there were a couple of rough days in there when I nearly broke down from the stress).
One thing I’ve heard from other teachers who have started distance learning is to treat it like the first day of school because really, it is. My first class agenda has a tour of the Zoom features and review of the new class procedures. It appears we’ll be doing this until May 1st and I’m sure there will be changes and adjustments along the way but best to have the basic procedures laid out. Organization will be a skill we’ll talk about too. My daughter (sophomore) woke up her first day of distance learning to 50 assignments plus various class meetings being posted. My suggestion was to write them all out so you can see what’s due and when or get really good at using your calendar on your phone. She appears to be managing. Oh, and that octopus she was sketching out last time is amazing! Love the new piece of art in my house. Some nice things about this distance learning are the fact that I’m getting to sleep in as meetings don’t typically start until 9, the awesome commute, and being comfortably wrapped in a blanket or finally getting to teach barefoot! Bonus is no lines for the restroom during break between classes!! Best part about the first day is getting to reconnect with my students!! See y’all soon!!
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Venturing into the unknown as I seek ways of connecting with my students. I'm not sure this is it but I won't know until I try.
I tried to step away from thinking and planning what distance learning was going to look like as it is still technically spring break, but apparently, I can't quite yet. I miss my classes and the questions and the silliness and the banter. I know some of my students are bored and maybe my silly ramblings will give them something to read and maybe something to laugh at and maybe ideas on something to do. When not thinking about school, I've been busy playing games, checking out Facebook and Instagram and having all-around too much screen time. But right now, I'm not sure there's such thing as too much screen time. It can be a great way to stay connected to friends and family when we can't physically be near them. But when you're tired of the screen, there are always books to read, puzzles to do, yoga to try, not to mention the house to clean, laundry to do, pets to feed and pick up after. I've found that alternating my time between chore and downtime to be a nice balance. My daughter (HS sophomore) started spring break wanting to do some crafts. Little did we know how much she'd be in the house so it was a good buy. She's tried a couple of craft projects and when she's bored of them she moves on to another one, then circle back to earlier ones. Currently, she's sketching out an octopus that she'll paint on her bedroom door. So, give something new a try. Find a new hobby, try out drawing or yoga. Help around the house. Then go back to taking some time out for yourself. |
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