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Knowing we wouldnt' get to everything made it so much easier to teach in a lot of ways- it felt like there was breathing room to really focus on the standards that mattered and the ones that kids really needed.

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Kids' comfort with their personal technology!

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WAY more team collaboration than ever before. I appreciate that!

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Limited time in the classroom with students meant really honing in on the most important pieces of content, not wasting time on filler activities, not using technology just for the sake of it (we've really had enough of that, haven't we? I'm not adding screen time to my in person time unless it's absolutely necessary). I like having this filter in my brain.

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Greater tech integration

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Mullet, do I say anything more? I couldn't get a good pic, otherwise I would have shared.

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meeting families and getting to know families prior to really teaching/working with kids

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Being isolated in cohorts, lunch in the classroom, only seeing kids four days a week, enforcing distancing.

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maintaining and coteaching social groups

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maintaining and coteaching social groups

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intentional time set aside to collaborate with my team!

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Way less walking in lines and waiting in lines.

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Way less walking in lines and waiting in lines.

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relationships with families formed earlier in the year made it easier to talk them all year

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relationships with families formed earlier in the year made it easier to talk them all year

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Onenote

collaboration-true teamwork

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collaboration with colleagues
more visible thinking strategies
more SEL
pairing down parts of the academic curriculum that is repetitive etc
EDI lessons
Brain lessons
writing drafts in OneNote so students can see growth

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Collaborating with others and being open to continuous learning

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Collaborating with others and being open to continuous learning

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Flexibility - being adaptable to a variety of learning environments/situations

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the fear and worry that kids' (and their families) health was so closely within my control

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Not just reading them but delving deep into conversations with young learners to foster kindness for all.

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Lunch in the classroom

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Students at home and doing Zoom school have shown a higher level of independence in learning at school since returning. They either didn't have someone to over scaffold the work for them or they didn't want help from their teacher parent at home. This has translated to the in-person class work.

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i used to have my kids wash their hands, but never really and continued to revisit the importance of it.

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Maintaining a connection with families to check in about all things...not just good or bad.

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moer small group and partner work without being nervous about spreading a life-ending virus
BreakOut boxes and other group challenges

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flexible seating and room design
Including more science and technology

focusing less on content and more on joy

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Too many small groups, fast pace, looking forward to slowing down

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Too many small groups, fast pace, looking forward to slowing down

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eating in the the classroom, outside, or gym

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eating in the the classroom, outside, or gym

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not mixing cohorts
desks
zoom with kids
masks

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I can't wait to get rid of distancing in the classroom, being in charge of handling lunch without a food handlers permit and 15 minutes of "planning time" .

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solving problems as a class in a authentic way.

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I had the unique experience of being at BFPP for much of the year and it gave me fascinating insight on why families choose homeschool/why they leave comprehensive schools, what's valuable about greater family involvement in a kid's education, and the value of being with same age peers at a neighborhood school. I think that knowledge makes me a stronger classroom teacher. It makes me feel empowered to place value on other things besides just shoving content knowledge into kids' heads. Content and instruction are important, of course, but so is SEL, relationship, and making school a positive, welcoming, nurturing experience for all kids.

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flexibility and willingness to learn and implement something new all the time. Also collaboration with my partner.

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flexibility and willingness to learn and implement something new all the time. Also collaboration with my partner.

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using onenote daily and as a portfolio of student work

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using onenote daily and as a portfolio of student work

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I miss the seeing smiles on our students' faces

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having a predictable weekly science focus that our kids have loved

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Getting to know parents/families intentionally before school began this year

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The more personal relationships - pets, bedroms, pjs. Zooming was often like sitting in my students' bedrooms, there was a different type of connection that led to ease when we were back in person. 

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The more personal relationships - pets, bedroms, pjs. Zooming was often like sitting in my students' bedrooms, there was a different type of connection that led to ease when we were back in person. 

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my small class only being with one another.  they need variety of their peers to interact with- they need to be with kids from other classes!

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My collaboration with Courtney and other staff
Trying so many new things
Not going completely, absolutely nuts (although there was that day I put leftover cucmber slices from lunch on my eyes)
Trying more activators

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meeting the kids where they are; less worry about standards, more focus on needs.

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meeting the kids where they are; less worry about standards, more focus on needs.

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intentionality of planning, letting go of anything not essential.

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Eating, visiting, and just talking together in a shared space called the lunch room. 

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Eating, visiting, and just talking together in a shared space called the lunch room. 

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masks. I want to see my kids' faces, and I want them to see my face (especially smiling at them)

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more focus on creating classroom community (more time to do it) and a slower pace for academics-this was so important for my students this year

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more focus on creating classroom community (more time to do it) and a slower pace for academics-this was so important for my students this year

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I really tried to be intentional about engaging students while on Zoom class through interactive activities. I was always asking, what will the students being doing? -besides staring at a screen. :)

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Working really hard to be intentional with teaching on Zoom, weeding out the unneeded and focusing on essential standards

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I am getting better at One Note and using my calendar to lead meetings.

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I am getting better at One Note and using my calendar to lead meetings.

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powerpoint as teaching guide and presentation, Peardeck, ZOOM

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hopefully establishing independent behaviors and stamina so small groups are possible

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Zoom
OneNote tools and strategies
New EDI lessons
New Lessons on the Brain
Lexia
DreamBox
Virtual Book Groups
Oneline EVERYTHING
PowerPoint Tricks
Duplicating and Extending my computer screen

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Meeting kids where they are; less worry about standards and more focus on needs.

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The focus on foundational skills being taught systematically.

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The focus on foundational skills being taught systematically.

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Teletherapy with Presence Learning as well as assessments on line.

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Teletherapy with Presence Learning as well as assessments on line.

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Wearing a mask!

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Zoom meetings with parents /kids and MTSS team meetings.

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Zoom meetings with parents /kids and MTSS team meetings.

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Employing online tools for teaching and assessing

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Implementing work time during the school day for students to have choice on what they do. It is in addition to class time when they are completing writing, reading, math or science class work.

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Flexible seating
Remote Teaching
More science and inquiry
Digital assignments on SeeSaw
Using Teams and OneNote very often