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One challenge: Retirement- feeling the need to help

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Am retired. Enjoyed bonding & supporting my grandson with his homework assignments from home.

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My problem was learning all of the technology involved, but it was also my greatest success. I grew in my technological capabilities.

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Learning how to teach remotely!  Huge Challenge! Struggling with teaching online

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Challenge: I was not able to interact with all my students.

Success: I was able to interact with about 85%

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Trying to reach parents/Students

Success: Being able to encourage parents using Buddhist guidance w/o saying that it’s Buddhist!

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It has been a challenge to stay in contact with my families. You don’t hear from them and its really difficult to see what progress they are making.

A positive outcome has been having contact with more certain families, more than ever before!

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See how hard on-line stuff is.

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Success -- Learning how to use technology to facilitate the Career Prep course
Challenge-- being in front of a computer screen more than EVER.. Have spent Lots of money on Refresh for dry eyes :-)

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One of the biggest challenge was to stay connected with my students during our online classes.  I was able to help many of my students to pass my class.

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I'm retired, so I supported with daimoku!

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I'm retired, so I supported with daimoku!

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Challenge was watching my seniors end the year without a graduation ceremony! Many first gen college graduates

Success: We arranged a zoom virtual graduation and I treated it like an SGI discussion meeting! Made it warm, encouraging and inspiring and it seemed to be a great success. Lots of appreciation and tears/joy

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Having more time to spend with my family and slowing down. Really learning how my son functions and his learning style as well.

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Challenge: being given only one day to prepare for remote teaching, where no one in my school had ever taught remotely. Also, I missed my kiddos' energy. They were not as energetic and enthusiastic on Zoom as in the classroom.

SUCCESS: Everyone rose to the challenge and it has been awesome to see my kiddos develop their grit.

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Challenge: Trying to reach families to provide speech therapy
Success: Learning new technology

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Grateful that I continue to have employment that easily went remote even before shelter in place was declared

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I have a 4 year old and am a HS teacher. Managing both classes and also feeling totally available to my son has been the biggest challenge I have faced so far since being a mother and educator.

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Challenge- Unemployment
Success: Deepened resolve to transform my karma.

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Single parent of three kiddos while simultaneously working

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Success has been that I have been able to develop deeper relationships with my students and families.

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CHALLENGE: Teaching remotely, while caring for my 2 year old and being 7 months pregnant HAHA!

SUCCESS: Families and students sharing with me lots of positive feedback and appreciation for all my hard work to make zoom classes engaging, while supporting my students social and emotional well being.

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One challenge was not being able to see my students physically to help them with their studies and raise their grades.  One success was to unite more with my counseling department on a more intimate level.

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Adjusting to delivering curriculum online and keeping students and families engaged.
A success was that I was able to give my children more academic support at home, although it was a juggling act!

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Not being able to support my schools more efficiently due to the unknown.

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Not being able to support my schools more efficiently due to the unknown.

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Seeing everyone pull together and adapt to these uncertain times. True adaptive leadership skills being demonstrated by our educators across the nation! I MUA!!

Mariko

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Challenge: It was difficult for all families to get internet connection.
Success: Students invited their families to participate in the music activities. They sent in videos of uplifting family dance activities.

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Learning how to use technology for virtual career coaching.
Challenge: being in front of a computer screen more than EVER--using LOTS of Refresh to help with my dry eyes :-)

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Challenge-locating students
Success-speaking to parents, colleagues, and students one-on-one

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Success: collaboration between schools
Challenge: maintaining connections

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Helping disabled students utilize technology to do assignments. 

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Helping disabled students utilize technology to do assignments. 

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challenge - distance learning.

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Challenge: Teaching kids in a special education population with many disabilities through virtual learning.

Success: Successfully completing the rest of the school year virtually

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One great success was using school buses as wifi hot spots for students.
One challenge was not all students were able to connect during online school.

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Q: "During this pandemic school closing, describe one challenge and one success?"