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I predict that this course will be valuable for me in sharing best practice and ideas amongst teachers that are working with similar students and in similar situations! I often feel that professional development opportunities or course work doesn't directly connect to my small alternative high school. I am hoping this course provides me with new virtual learning ideas and applicable best practice.
My intention is to be willing to try new technology tools and be open to welcoming new ideas into my curriculum! As goals, I would enjoy gaining new information, sharing information of my own, and feeling more equipped for school in the fall.
-Alex DesRuisseaux

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My prediction is this class will share MANY topics I have not yet had the opportunity to explore.   The world of "remote" or "on-line" instruction is growing fast and furious and I too hope to move forward in it's ever changing field.  Being only the 3rd online class that I've ever taken, I'm also predicting LOTS of new and exciting things.  I predict I'll struggle with the technology, format, and surly a few others, but I also predict I'll put my nose to the grind and get it done!  It's why I'm hear!
Goals has transitioned to the singular.  After this first week, what is most likely super simple to many has proven to be a bit time consuming for this "Greenhorn".  My goal is to beg, borrow and steal any and all new bits and pieces from anywhere I can and advance myself in its process.  The face of education is changing, I've accepted the challenge, and I look forward to the journey.

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My prediction is that this course will show me how to actually set up a decent online classroom, expectations, and assignments. I had a chance to look at some of my co workers online work, but I never felt like I knew quite what I was doing. I think this course will be a chance to set myself straight.
My intention and goal in this course is to try my best and to approach it with an open mind. Sometimes my cynical side can get in the way of new ideas and I need to just tone that down, shut up, and listen to someone else for once. I know as a teacher this can be hard for me sometimes!

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I am anticipating that this class will not only introduce us to new strategies for teaching effectively in the online classroom, but also the tools to help us assess the effectiveness of these strategies in our own classrooms to ensure that student learning. From this class I am hoping to improve my own confidence with online teaching, confidence in my students' learning, as well as ways to incorporate the best of remote teaching into the physical classroom.

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1. How do you predict this course might be valuable to you?

I have not taken a continuing education course in quite some time. I predict this course will help me to feel more comfortable with new and different technological resources. I am looking forward to learning more about what classroom teachers had to adapt to, and how they effectively taught their students. I am certain this experience will be valuable in the sense that it will give me insight and resources into how I can more effectively connect with the teens I work with, and their families. I also am excited to learn about the benefits of remote teaching.

2. What are your intentions/goals for your learning in this course.

I am intending to learn about and become more comfortable with the different platforms and technologies being used in their course. I was not a classroom teacher this last year, and haven’t been in a classroom for many years. My work as an Associate Director for a teen center doesn’t necessarily keep me up-to-speed with what technologies educators are using now. I want to be able to help the teens I work with when they need assistance with learning, with technology, and with remote instruction.

I am also dedicated to reflecting on what I learned this last year, and what I can learn moving forward regarding new ways to connect with the teens in my community. I don’t want to grow in an opposite direction from them as I get older, but I hope to grow WITH them. I want to get better and better at what I do, and want to learn new and more effective ways to connect with the teens and families I serve. I am looking forward to learning from the other educators in this class, from the materials, and from the instructor.

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My prediction is that I will increase my confidence level using new strategies and technologies based on content learned in this course, more in-depth reflection, and collaboration with colleagues across all disciplines from around the state.
My goal is expand my teaching skills to meet the needs of all my students, whether it is across a screen or F2F.
I am really looking forward to sharing my insights and learning from everyone!  Happy 4th!
(Sharon Charbonnier)

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1. I think this course will be extremely valuable in terms of PLC and resources. Everyone was in the same predicament and everyone handled it differently but equally successfully. I predict that I will gain insight into educational technology and more remote learning platforms to help benefit all types of learners.

2. My intentions and goals are similar to my predicaments. My goal is to learn about and trial more resources and additional technological best practices that can be benefical for all students of different learning styles.

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My prediction is that this course will introduce me to new electronic learning platforms to use with my students and that I will be able to reflect on my experience with remote instruction and find ways to improve on it.
My goal is to explore ways to best reach students in a remote classroom and then to take what I learn and continue to use my district's LMS system to the best of my ability with my students in the upcoming year.

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My prediction is that this course will introduce me to new electronic learning platforms to use with my students and that I will be able to reflect on my experience with remote instruction and find ways to make it better.

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My prediction is that I will learn how to extend my virtual learning skills for my students. Really honing into my experience through the 20-21 school year and relating to what I experience through this course.
My goal is to see this course through and learn the best practice for online learning especially in the sense for my population of special education students.

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So far, I've never worked with any of the platforms that we have used during this 5 week course. Our district is a google driven. Learning new platforms will allow me to explore and perhaps reach more learners through differentiated learning oportunites.

My goal is to continue to learn, apply and share best practices with other educators and turn students on to new types of learning. I hope to show students and staff something that hasn't been shared yet and implement those findings.

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1. I predict that this course will help me to implement some of the creative and ultimately beneficial practices that I developed during remote learning. I think that many of the things that were challenging this school year will be examined and using this information we will be taught how to pull valuable lessons and new practices that can be implemented regardless of the mode of teaching.

2. My intentions and goals are to learn how to implement the positive things that we learned during this school year. I hope that this will allow us to make some much needed changes to education and re-evaluate what we consider "normal" in education. I hope to use this as a spring board to learn new strategies that I can implement in my classroom in order to meet the needs of all my students.

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I predict that this course will be valuable to hear how fellow teachers went about problem solving to work out what was best for their situation and the different ideas implemented during this time of remote teaching.

My goal is to take away ideas to be used in a variety of situations and best practices for remote teaching.

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I thought that this course would provide me with tangible things that can help me prepare for teaching virtually, but I have now discovered that this might only be one small piece of this course.  I already appreciate how this course is allowing me to reflect and plan for the future and I’m looking forward to learning and connecting with other educators that have shared similar experiences.  Of course, I hope to learn more tools and tips for teaching virtually too!

My goals for this course are to continue to learn more about student-driven learning through a virtual platform as well as how to support students both academically and emotionally through tough times!  I also am looking forward to learning more about specific subject matter applications, in particular STEM and working on community-based problem solving and project-based learning, especially when students do not have their own school campus to use.

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1. I predict that this goal will give me valuable opportunities to reflect on my remote learning experience.  I also believe that there is a lot to be learned from the reflections of others on their experiences.  It also looks like this course will give me exposure to some technology that I may not have tried this year.

2. My intentions/goals for learning in this course are to explore best practices while collaborating with others. I am especially interested in remote learning for science labs/experiments.

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In my first year of teaching, I was handed a pandemic to deal with. My second year, we came up with plans for hybrid learning. For the past two years, technology and online learning has been front and center of my teaching experience; though these are things that were not really incorporated in my preparation for becoming a teacher outside of my own experiences with taking online classes. My goal for this course is to learn from our collective experiences from the past year about strategies and practices that did/did not work, so that I am better prepared to implement technology within my own classroom; whether the practices are being implemented in a remote, hybrid, or in person setting.

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This course will be valuable because it will allow me to connect with colleagues who have shared in real time the many challenges and rewards of remote learning. Every educator had to rapidly adapt their teaching, took their own creative approach to reaching learners in a virtual world. My goal is to reflect on practices that did/did not work, identify reasons why things did/did not work, and move forward having identified the most effected tools as well as new approaches and tools to improve my instruction. Together we have so much collective knowledge...united we stand.

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I think the thing I'm most excited for about this course is getting to connect with and learn from so many teachers across the state.  Like many of you said, we all went through the same circumstance, but experienced and navigated it in varying ways.  We have SO much collective knowledge about how to do this well and now is our chance to SYNTHESIZE, SHARE, and REFLECT on what we know and don't know.  Can't wait!

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I predict (and have already seen) that we have many similarities in the struggles that we all went through, even though our grades/subject matters are very different. This also means that we have a bunch of different strategies that we all learned/found that got us through this craziness that I can try out and potentially add to my toolbag. My goal is that I can use some of these tools next year to simply be a better teacher, be it if students are remote or not. I can then share what I learned from you all and pass that on to others I work with - We all have this shared experience that we can learn from.

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I predict (hope) that this course will allow me to collaborate with fellow educators who just lived through the craziest year and a half in their educational careers. It is my personal intention to walk away with out of the box ideas (which I have already read in our introductions) that I can share with my teachers and prepare for whatever the educational world may have for us in the future. Why reinvent the wheel when others already have such fascinating/creative ways to teach?

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This course provides something that is often lost in the day to day grind of a school year. This is a great environment of collaboration. It also provides a look into the window of the experience of others outside of our respective buildings, district and professional circles. I am excited to absorb from everyone here as well as reflect on my own experiences.

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I predict this course will be of value to me because I will be able to collaborate with many professionals. I will be able to hear of the different strengths they had during their remote learning experience. I am excited to hear them because I would love to share those ideas with my school!

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This course will be valuable to me because I would love to hear of different ideas from other professionals. My intention is to bring back those ideas to my school for us to implement during this upcoming school year.

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This course might be valuable to me in many different levels. I primarily work with the afterschool program at World Academy for the kindergarten classes. This course could help me develop better remote afterschool activities if we ever need to go back to remote, or have anything prepared for a snow day. As for my goals, I want to be able to switch fluidly between remote and in-person teaching if the need arises. I always want to pick up a few new techniques to help with remote teaching, even if I primarily use small activities. The more pieces of technology and online tools I have in my toolbox, the better prepared I'll be for hybrid or stay-at-home situations.

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I predict that this course will provide me with the opportunity to reflect on my own teaching practices. As well, my intention is that it will allow me to implement new ideas and practices so I can continue my work to build more of a hybrid classroom that makes use of digital tools and in-person learning.