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#1: What is happening? I remember thinking this in March.  I couldn't comprehend how drastically education as I knew it was changing or about to change.
#2: Idle - I felt like my brain was ALWAYS on and couldn't figure out how to "shut off" for the night.
#3: Hope - I saw teachers working together more than every before which gave me hope for the future.
#4: You can do it. I tried to be a cheerleader for teachers that they COULD do this because they are super-humans.
#5: Several Days felt like this. Pulling my hair out because of frustrations due to rules, protocols, and no consistency due to a constantly changing pandemic.
#6: Some days felt like "ok...we can do this. We've got this!" Which was usually followed by..
#7: Nevermind. :)

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#7 - You want me to do what?  Will I really enjoy being in Google Meets all day?  How will I build relationships with my students/staff?
#1 - Can I have a staff please?  I am a team of one and school starts tomorrow!
#4 - OMG!  I am the counselor, data manager, office staff, nurse all rolled into one.  Are there enough hours in the day?  I like a challenge...but this is a tough one.  What is my most important focus?  Is this task going to help my students?  What can I let go on this list?
#6 - YES!  My staff is amazing!  I could not do it without them!  We are a team and we will support each other and our students.  We are making a difference and will make this the best online school ever!
#3 - We have SEL times now and we seem to be getting in a rhythm. We have a plan going forward. Hopefully we can target the right students for next year and successfully continue on this amazing journey!

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#1 - Why is my computer so slow?
#3 -Fingers crossed.  We CAN do THIS!!
#6 - Wow how much have we learned along this path?  We have learned lessons that we will be able to use in our classrooms, regardless of what that classroom looks like!

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#1 - Am I going to be the only one in this Google Meet, again?
#5 - The Google Meet code is CombsHelp.  Write it down.
#2 - Spring semester with two upcoming AP exams.
#4 - Realizing that while you are providing them with opportunities to learn, you can't make them do their work.
#7 - August 2021.  How do I make a yearbook with no students on campus???
#6 - The third semester of remote instruction.
#3 - PLEASE SNOW!!!

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#6 - What a ride!  This is good stuff that will make us better and help our students.
#3 - I hope nothing breaks! As the Canvas Admin, I'm hoping we are free from any major glitches.
#1 - Are We There Yet?  This has been a long time in the making!

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#6 How bad could this be? It's just teaching like usual but engaging online students too.
#7 Just kidding this is really hard, and I'm overwhelmed.
#2 I've got so much to do just with my remote kids.
#5 Now kids are coming back in the building, and I am losing my mind.
#1 Please turn in something. Literally anything will improve your grade right now.
#4 I've settled into a routine now, and it is getting a little easier to keep up with the workload and to create lessons that I feel like support the students.

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#7- Where to start?
# 3- Please log into our google meet
# 5-  Managing remote and face to face students
# 6- First semester completed
# 1- Battling student apathy and encouraging them to get involved in class
#4- Managing school life, coaching, and personal life
#2- Pressure of end of course testing during a pandemic.

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#4 Just tell me what I need to do.  In working to build a new school there are lots of tasks beyond those of classroom teachers so. just tell me what I need to do.
#2 There is way more to be done than time allows. With a small staff practically every role in a school is accomplished by the few.  This is in addition to monitoring your students.
#1 The Waiting Game. Waiting for the next task. Waiting for students to log on. Waiting for students to turn in work. Waiting for the chance to move forward.

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#4 - Just get through it. I felt like something new was coming at us each week and I was just in survival mode. Still feel that way somedays.
#3 - Fingers crossed and hope this works, or hope they get it.
#7 - What should I do, what will help the kids the most. How can I make my life easier.

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Image #1
What texts will most engage at-risk students? How can I support students who won't participate or lack motivation for Remote Learning?
Image #5
I'm calling, emailing, no one is responding. I"m frustrated and worried.
Image #6
I'm here. Logged on from 8 until 2.  Students, where are you?
Image #3
New semester. New strategies. More student engagement.

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Image #1  Back in March.  Will this really work.  Then, I was teaching 4th grade reading.  It was a constant struggle.
Image #3 Praying all of my links work.
Image #4 There is simply not enough time to answer all the emails from school, parents, and students.

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#7 Trying to figure out how to structure/organize online learning
#2 Once I had a plan, I just needed time to get it together
#3 Hoping that it worked!
#1 Waiting for kids to turn in work and see if they were learning
#6 Feeling like I"m starting to have a little success with this!

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Image #2-I would title this image "Carry On." It was a challenge to tackle a new LMS, Google Tools, Enrollment, and helping students understand a new style of learning.
Now I think I am feeling like Image #3. I would title it "Hoping & Praying" because I am hoping that the decisions I have made to change the second semester will improve instruction for kids.

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#2 We are building the boat as it floats.
#3 Please let them do their work, but I have less to grade if they don't.
#5 Why don't they understand?!!!!?

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In the beginning...

#7 - Where do I start? What do I need to make this work? What do students need to be successful? How do I check in on the students I worry about most in regards to their home life without offending their guardians that may be listening in the background?

#5 - Oh My Goodness!
I felt clueless and useless. I felt that I was failing my students in all areas even though I was the real life version of the GIF where the cat is trying relentlessly to run up an ice covered slide. Constantly working without getting anywhere and zero sense of accomplishment.

#3 - Make a plan...Work the plan...
After a few days (ok...weeks) of constant struggle, I made a plan that extended far beyond our normal 10 hour workday. I felt that I was able to connect with students the best I could within the circumstances. I was able to go to sleep at night feeling students were getting the best support I/we could offer considering COVID gave us no heads up to prepare for such unprecedented times.

Now...a New Journey...

# 7 Where do I start? What do I need to make this work? What do students need to be successful? How do I check in on the students I worry about most in regards to their home life without offending their guardians that may be listening in the background? How will I ever reach so many students across multiple grade levels? How will I be effective and efficient with so many students working within two different platforms that I am just learning myself?

#2 Sleep, who needs it?
Being a virtual teacher learning new platforms, attending so many PDs, meetings, constantly reading blogs looking for that miracle teacher that has it all together and can tell me in ABC terms how to be effective, calling students, calling parents, emails, emails, emails, students Google Meets, Parent Google Meets (at all hours because virtual teachers work 24/7, right?), being a mom of two teenagers, one of which is driving.... I could go on... but my point is I 100% relate to image #2

#1 - Where are they?
My PLC has set Google Meet Help Sessions. Open office hours. On Monday, Wednesday, Friday we are available for one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon. On Tuesday and Thursday we are available one hour in the afternoon. We receive multiple messages a day asking for assistance with assignments. In the beginning we stopped everything we were doing and met with students. Now, we direct them to attend our open hours. Often times we wait, and wait, and wait. It is how our students have been conditioned through years of traditional classrooms. Which speaks very highly of our teachers. Students raise their hand and have immediate access to the teacher. Now, we begin the process of teaching delayed gratification, with an emphasis on growing learners that take on more accountability and ownership in regards to their academics.

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Image #7: Confusion as I begin a new role at a new school
Image #5: Frustration learning a new classroom management system, tracking down at-risk students, grading assignments in a timely manner
Image #2 and #4: Purpose - knowing my role but facing a lengthy to-do list
Image #3: Hoping for the best!

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#2-I feel like I never have enough time to do everything that needs done
#4-The list never gets smaller...it just keeps getting added to.
#3-Some of the kids get it! Some of it feels a little better!

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#1- Where are my kiddos?
#2- ALLLLLL the things
#5- I've sent this stuff 20 times, why aren't they using the resources I spend hours making?
#3- Ok, it's getting better....let's hope it keeps improving.
#4- Sooooo many To Do Lists!

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Image 7 - How do I start?
Image 1 - Waiting on students and parents to start participating
Image #6 - YES!!! I finally got that parent to answer the phone.
Image #2 - Can't keep up
Image #5 - The struggle is real
Image 3 - PLEASE let them do well on the EOG's after all this

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7- What am I doing?
1- Ok here we go...
4- Survival
5- Why aren't they logging on?
6- Ok, maybe I've got this!

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#7-Last March-what are we going to do
#1-early on in the virtual learning- felt like waiting changes, waiting on student work (that they never did)
#4-Fall semester- trying to get through all the changes.
#5- Fall semester with students not doing their work, not coming to school on the days they could and not checking in during remote
#3-Praying and hoping that what we are doing is making a difference, even though it's not what we usually do.

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Image #1: Now what...
Image #7: Balancing work/home life
Image #4: Never-ending to do list
Image #6: Success

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In March:
Image #1: What does this mean for teachers & students?
Image #5: Parents emailing wanting to know if they needed to legit set up school and begin being their childs' teacher.
Image #7: Stress between technology issues and parents not helping students complete work correctly.

Now:
Image #2: Juggling work, remote work, and helping my own personal kids keep up (on remote days).
Image #6: Finally students and parents are comfortable with all programs and logging on.

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Image 7- Where do I start?
Image 1- Waiting to get direction from admin or the district
Image 3- I hope I don't screw this up
Image 1- Are the kids going to submit work or join the google meet?
Image 5- What on earth am I doing?!
Image 2- How am I ever going to get everything taught and make sure they understand?

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