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Has anything changed now that we are in Stage 3 of the dial?

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Has anything changed now that we are in Stage 3 of the dial?

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Thinking it is possible that I may need to miss a day of work for a doctors appt or personal leave or whatever...what does that look like?

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Do we need to be planning for both virtual and in building schedules?

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I’m working on Caitlin Tucker modules.  As I am trying to wrap my brain around setting up my virtual classroom, I am thinking about syllabus and organizing the folders on Schoology.  She talks about identifying essential learnings and creating mini units since everything takes longer in virtual world.  I thought I recall discussion about district refining and creating our essential standards so we would have a uniformed approach.  Has that been done and where do I find it? Thanks.

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So far in my experience with distance learning, we have done an incredible job of reaching students while outside of the classroom that we all wish we could get back to. Every educator across the globe, as well as every student working to adapt to this new way of learning, deserves a big round of applause.

Just as deserving of praise and recognition are the parents of our students. Managing their homes, jobs, and families, parents everywhere are also doing everything they can to keep their children's education on track. Especially for the students in our special education population, regression is a real fear for our parents. From weekly therapy sessions to individualized programming and inclusive classes, we simply cannot recreate our typical in school routines at home. It is important that our parents know this, and that we remind them that they are doing a good job! There are so many ways we can s upport parents during distance learning. Here are the 4 that I feel are most beneficial for students with special needs.

Creating a schedule for your students to follow at home. Again, this does not have to be a replication of a typical in-person school day. Make it realistic and easy to follow. Consider creating a survey or form for parents to fill out to give you an idea of the types of activities your students are doing at home. Then, use the results to create individualized schedules for parents to use with their children. My suggestion is to incorporate several things that they are already doing consistently, rather than try to make an entirely new schedule. This could include online work time, sensory time, exercise time, reading time, break time, TV time, etc.
Here is a schedule that I created that my students can complete at home. This is a freebie in my store and is editable so that you can create your own.

One of the hardest things for me during the school closure has been getting in touch with parents and getting information out of them about what they need and how we can help. Some of my parents are just trying to get by and don't have as much time to engage in schoolwork, while others can't get enough material!
While my families know I am available to them whenever they need me, it has helped to plan a consistent time to speak to each one of them, so we can both plan on it making it more likely for contact to be successful. I have found that parents are more likely to discuss their questions and concerns when they are not caught off guard. You may also consider hosting live office hours once a week for parents to tune into together so that you can address general questions and topics that apply to all of your students. Be sure to create a form that tracks all of your communication with parents. I love google sheets!

When learning from home began, the majority of educational materials and assignments were put online through Google Classroom or other types of platforms. Not only do we have a huge population of students who do not have access to technology, but we are also working with parents who are not familiar with the online learning platforms used today. If you want to support parents who are struggling with all things virtual, I would encourage you to provide them with tangible material. Kids love hands-on activities! Whether it be worksheets, task boxes, boom cards, or other kinesthetic resources, I have found my parents are much more likely to work with their children using physical material than they are to learn how to navigate the online learning world.
If you are looking to print and prep material at home for your students, check these out.

Among the many things I am missing about doing my job in person, working face to face with my team is one of them. So often throughout our days, we are bouncing thoughts, opinions, questions and ideas off of our co-workers in an effort to problem solve and make each other's day just a little bit easier. We all have something different to offer, and our strengths are meant to be shared.
The announcement of new information, guidelines, and resources are continuous and overwhelming. It is our job to communicate these changes to our families, but with the rapid posting and e-mailing we are all experiencing, it's easy to lose track of the information out there that would be helpful in supporting our parents. I encourage you to create a document, sheet, classroom, etc. that serves as a portal for any and all information that would be helpful in supporting families.
For example, technology tips, tutoring resources, and informational articles or pamphlets. By supporting each other in this way, we will have a much easier time supporting our parents during this time.
That's all for now!

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How to Support Parents During Distance Learning

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So far in my experience with distance learning, we have done an incredible job of reaching students while outside of the classroom that we all wish we could get back to. Every educator across the globe, as well as every student working to adapt to this new way of learning, deserves a big round of applause.

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I'd like to revisit Chris's idea about putting together little toolkits of things like number lines, or manipulatives needed at each grade level. OR if this something that isn't doable at a building level can our grade levels coordinate that? How could we get supplies to families?

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Do teachers need to get tech and materials to kids prior to the first day?

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Do teachers need to get tech and materials to kids prior to the first day?

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If families need to get lunch from school, 30 minutes just isn't enough time to drive (or even go to a bus stop if its being delivered) and get home to eat it. This is a concern. The schedule isn't flexible enough!

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Our team is worried about the schedule and minutes/developmental appropriateness for our little learners. We are also concerned about the schedule being equitable for all families - particularly the synchronous learning piece. How does this work for working families that can't sit with their children during the day to attend live Zooms? Or those that don't have reliable connections or multiple kids needing to Zoom at the same time. I know its a big question that we as a building might not have answers to but... its a big one on our hearts.

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I would like a tutorial on how to split screen and use my document camera.  I would like to have one monitor be my computer screen share / document camera while allowing me to see all my kids on the other monitor.

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How will classes be configured/adjusted as we move through phases? If some students come to school in-person, but most are still online only, how will that look for us educators? Each phase/stage seems to invite more students in...how will that look?

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Will we still use iReady? It just seems with requiring kids to attend "live" online classes, maybe having iReady also will be too much time sitting in front of a computer?

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Will we still use iReady? It just seems with requiring kids to attend "live" online classes, maybe having iReady also will be too much time sitting in front of a computer?

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According to the district presentation, Wednesdays will be reserved for PD and one-on-one contact, correct? If so, how will we take attendance on Wednesdays? Do we need to record lessons/provide materials for Wednesday as well?

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According to the district presentation, Wednesdays will be reserved for PD and one-on-one contact, correct? If so, how will we take attendance on Wednesdays? Do we need to record lessons/provide materials for Wednesday as well?

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Will each class have a set specialist and lunch time, like we do when we're in-person? Will we have a set intervention time as well, where we have LAP and SPED support?

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Will each class have a set specialist and lunch time, like we do when we're in-person? Will we have a set intervention time as well, where we have LAP and SPED support?

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It looks like the EnVision website has changed quite a bit, and (as of right now), the printable resources aren't available. It also looks like we only have access to assign tests, not assignments. I know many teachers used this feature last year during distance learning...

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It looks like the EnVision website has changed quite a bit, and (as of right now), the printable resources aren't available. It also looks like we only have access to assign tests, not assignments. I know many teachers used this feature last year during distance learning...

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It looks like team collaboration is going to be more important than ever, and planning together is essential.  Can we research some on-line teacher planners that can have multiple collaborators?  I haven't researched yet but an example would be commoncurriculum.com

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It looks like team collaboration is going to be more important than ever, and planning together is essential.  Can we research some on-line teacher planners that can have multiple collaborators?  I haven't researched yet but an example would be commoncurriculum.com

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This is one of the most efficient, time saving, and user-friendly lesson planning resource that I've used! I wish I was able to pick my favorite feature, but there are so many...color coding, standards searching tool, myriad of templates, downloading capabilities - it rocks!!!!!

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Online Lesson Planner & Planbook. Free for Teachers. Common Curriculum

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Save time with easy templates. Align lesson plans to Common Core & 50 state standards. Organize with unit plans. Share & collaborate with colleagues.

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Jennuine Teaching is from a 3rd grade teacher.  Here is her first day of school with remote learning.  She had a lot of great ideas.

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First Day of School and Drive Thru Open House

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What if we had times for each grade for families to drive through like we did for kids to pick up their stuff.  They could also pick up devices if they need to. I got this idea from Jennuine Teaching Vlog.

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Will there actually be a system for paper materials?

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Will there actually be a system for paper materials?

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Will summer trainings and PD be online? 

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Will summer trainings and PD be online? 

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Are any of the kids coming back? This has been unclear.

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Are any of the kids coming back? This has been unclear.

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How are specialists supposed to teach all classes with only 4 instructional days?

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What is the best way to go about making the master schedule?

When I look back at trying to make a schoolwide zoom schedule last spring, I wonder if it would make things a little smoother if we had an editable place where we could all see the master schedule in progress as we submit ideas, plans, and preferences, rather than everybody making their own schedule and then trying to fit all the pieces together after the fact.  We discovered after teachers had established their times with their classes that we overlapped in several places and had to move things around. That made things additionally difficult for families with multiple children, and teachers who were trying to get things going, to have to go back and do it again.

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Can we send Reading Wonders Anthologies home with kids?

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Can we send Reading Wonders Anthologies home with kids?

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What norms should we put in place or revise for staff? Families? Students?             What can we do to ensure we have a positive reputation in our community through this experience? What kinds of flexibility will be needed by staff and parents - schedules, contacts, patience, etc.? I have seen several comments about families needing availability in the evenings. Is there a way to find a compromise? Do we need more information about/from families before we take a look at class lists again?

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Envisions needs to be set up again. And there are no videos or access to printable/shareable worksheets. Will we have those resources again?

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Envisions needs to be set up again. And there are no videos or access to printable/shareable worksheets. Will we have those resources again?

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Assuming we are using Wonders, Envisions, and iReady, will students be able to access them through Schoology? The back and forth was very confusing for some students and parents last spring.

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We will have ELA consumables and Math Mats and possibly other supports for students at home. How should we organize these things and when will we have the time to do so? Do we do a drive through Meet your teacher and pick up supplies? Along that line, will we be sending ELA text books home?

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How will we assess? Like any other time, we need to know where kids are to create small groups and last data we have is from Feb/Mar. Will we use Iready?

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Would parents need to contact the office if their student was going to be absent?

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If the district intends for our students to be online for lessons during the day, they may want to think about working with local childcare providers to problem solve any issues.  Maybe provide the center with Chromebooks and internet support.  Many of our students will be at childcare during the day. 

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If the district intends for our students to be online for lessons during the day, they may want to think about working with local childcare providers to problem solve any issues.  Maybe provide the center with Chromebooks and internet support.  Many of our students will be at childcare during the day. 

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Do we still need a room parent?

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Could we send out kits to the kids?

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The DAP framework is grounded both in the research on child development and learning and in knowledge about educational effectiveness and promotes young children's optimal learning and development.

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Each grade could follow Kinders example and meet with each kid and family individually the first week.  It can be online.

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What if kids don't turn in work? How do we assess kids?

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Can we provide our students with weekly/monthly kits?

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Can we provide our students with weekly/monthly kits?

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Am I restricted to my room all day?

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What if a teacher gets sick,  Will subs lead our meetings?