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Calling students not only to check in on academics but also having conversations with those same students about how things are going in general!

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Phone calls using Google Voice once a week. Emails daily for some students and once a week for others.

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In 6th grade we did a weekly lunch over google meets where the students could join. This allowed us to continue building relationships with them outside of the individual classes.

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Via email. Would be nice to use a more interactive tool this year.

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Via email. Would be nice to use a more interactive tool this year.

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We had 30 minute social meetings for the kids on Tuesdays and Thursdays via zoom, and had weekly "fun friday" meetings and or activities for the students. To help them feel connected to us, and their peers.

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We had 30 minute social meetings for the kids on Tuesdays and Thursdays via zoom, and had weekly "fun friday" meetings and or activities for the students. To help them feel connected to us, and their peers.

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I sent daily emails to students and their families.  I had consistent Meets with 2 different groups of students each day.  We not only spent time talking about work and answering questions but we played games and talked.  6th grade also offered a lunch time for the whole grade level that many kids took advantage of.

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I sent daily emails to students and their families.  I had consistent Meets with 2 different groups of students each day.  We not only spent time talking about work and answering questions but we played games and talked.  6th grade also offered a lunch time for the whole grade level that many kids took advantage of.

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Email, phone calls, google voice text messages, google meets, castify video messages. 

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Email, phone calls, google voice text messages, google meets, castify video messages. 

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Communicated often with students who were not engaging online. With students who were doing well not as often.

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I used email, Google Voice, and offered office hours. I did this as needed.  

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I used email, Google Voice, and offered office hours. I did this as needed.  

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When students and parents did not answer emails and students were not engaged in learning, Google voice texts or calls helped.
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Drop-in classroom meet every day for an hour. The students who dropped in regularly weren't always the ones that you would expect to have done that.

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Email was the main form of communication I had with parents and students. On average I would email students and parents about once a week.

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Keep our parents up to date with how their children are doing with distance learning.  Trying to point out where we think kids are getting off track.

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Keep our parents up to date with how their children are doing with distance learning.  Trying to point out where we think kids are getting off track.

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Making each student feel like you care about him/her as an individual. Individual feedback/communication.

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Emails, phone calls, weekly website updates

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Emails, phone calls, weekly website updates

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Email, Google Classroom, Remind

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I asked a padlet question each day for all of my classes.  It wasn't curriculum based, but was meant to be a "light" conversation starter.  It was nice to be able to reply to them and for students to respond to each other.

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I called if I student didn't come to class or complete work several days in a row.  I called to celebrate completion of assignments.  

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I called if I student didn't come to class or complete work several days in a row.  I called to celebrate completion of assignments.  

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Students who attended google meets were open to sharing and even some of the most shy and closed off were able to open up in a smaller group setting. Email was also quite helpful to connect with stduents for check ins. I found remind and email most effective for communicating with parents as well as the support of the dean to reach out to students who we were concernd about.

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Weekly class Google Meets check-ins, just to ask how they were doing and check in about what we were learning

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Weekly class Google Meets check-ins, just to ask how they were doing and check in about what we were learning

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Compassion during this difficult time and understanding that we are all doing our best.

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Compassion during this difficult time and understanding that we are all doing our best.

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- Google Voice (when it worked)
- Emails
- Google Classroom & Meets
- Weekly newsletter (smore.com) to all parents at 4 schools in 5 grade levels with embedded video messages and links to assignments/tools for the upcoming week.

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Invited parents to view their child's work via Seesaw and emailed daily! Also "liked" & comment on students' work.

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Invited parents to view their child's work via Seesaw and emailed daily! Also "liked" & comment on students' work.

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Sent emails to students and parents praising good work.

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Setting up one-on-one meetings with students. Sending out weekly briefs to parents and holding a Q&A session with parents.

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Setting up one-on-one meetings with students. Sending out weekly briefs to parents and holding a Q&A session with parents.

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Created a Virtual Choir Concert and posted it on YouTube for parents/the community

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Created a Virtual Choir Concert and posted it on YouTube for parents/the community

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Google Voice Texts, Google Meets, e-mail

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Compassion, understanding, and trust

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Continuing to make connections with our students.

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Continuing to make connections with our students.

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Building relationships so that parents can update me on how students are doing with my curriculum and let me know if there are specific ways that I might support specific students' needs.

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Building relationships so that parents can update me on how students are doing with my curriculum and let me know if there are specific ways that I might support specific students' needs.

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We are all in this together working towards a common goal! 

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We are all in this together working towards a common goal! 

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I want to make sure the families are helping their students stay engaged in their learning through frequent contact.  I also want to make sure my families have their needs met and have everything they need to be successful (internet, food, childcare. etc.)  I want students and parents to have a positive attitude about learning and to feel like, although this is not ideal, we are working as hard as possible to make this a great year.

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I want to make sure the families are helping their students stay engaged in their learning through frequent contact.  I also want to make sure my families have their needs met and have everything they need to be successful (internet, food, childcare. etc.)  I want students and parents to have a positive attitude about learning and to feel like, although this is not ideal, we are working as hard as possible to make this a great year.

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Notified students and parent about missing work

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Phone calls to students and parents. I would call whenever a student wasn't completing work or if there was an upcoming assessment to remind them to study and what to study,

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Phone calls to students and parents. I would call whenever a student wasn't completing work or if there was an upcoming assessment to remind them to study and what to study,

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Student and family communication is used to achieve a seamless transition between the classroom and home, whether that is in person or virtually. When parents are aware of what is happening in the classroom they are able to better support their students at home. 

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Student and family communication is used to achieve a seamless transition between the classroom and home, whether that is in person or virtually. When parents are aware of what is happening in the classroom they are able to better support their students at home. 

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Calling and texting kids for check-ins

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Went around to all the 8th grade choir students to give them the rose they traditionally receive at the Spring Choir Concert

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Went around to all the 8th grade choir students to give them the rose they traditionally receive at the Spring Choir Concert

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as well as awards

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Emails and phone calls. It was helpful to have Google Voice.

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phone, email, call, text, Google Translate, Google Stream Reminders/Messages

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phone, email, call, text, Google Translate, Google Stream Reminders/Messages

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Sent emails to parent in Spanish with the help of Spanish speaking staff.

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We want parents to feel like they know what is happening.  We communicated through Google Classroom for students to understand expectations and for them to easily find the materials for the daily lessons.

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Email parents and students everyday with information.

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Email parents and students everyday with information.

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Our team had a virtual lunch with students. 

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Our team had a virtual lunch with students. 

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Building activities around student choice (i.e. student interested in boxing so language assignment focused on history of boxing)

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Building activities around student choice (i.e. student interested in boxing so language assignment focused on history of boxing)

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I tried to make positive emails to multiple students every week unfortunately most never were answered.  Also emailing students and parents about attendance received little response.  I surveyed my students one day on how often they were checking their email and I was surprised that many said they only check once a week!

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I tried to make positive emails to multiple students every week unfortunately most never were answered.  Also emailing students and parents about attendance received little response.  I surveyed my students one day on how often they were checking their email and I was surprised that many said they only check once a week!

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Striving to let them know that even though we aren't in person, we are still here for them. Working hard to give them the best education possible. 

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Striving to let them know that even though we aren't in person, we are still here for them. Working hard to give them the best education possible. 

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Communicated with students through Classkick while giving feedback on their work.

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Communicated with students through Classkick while giving feedback on their work.

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Had lists, contests, and assignments to keep kids engaged and invested. Example: students made recommendations to other kids about what to read, funny videos, or quotes they found for a specific person. Then we Google Hungout to explain why that was picked and their reactions...

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Had lists, contests, and assignments to keep kids engaged and invested. Example: students made recommendations to other kids about what to read, funny videos, or quotes they found for a specific person. Then we Google Hungout to explain why that was picked and their reactions...

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Trust... in order to build a positive and strong partnership in education

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Trust... in order to build a positive and strong partnership in education

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Making positive connections with students

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Making positive connections with students

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Sent parent emails.  There was positive support.  I posted positive quotes and riddles on my Google Classroom and then posted the answers at the end of the day.

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Sent parent emails.  There was positive support.  I posted positive quotes and riddles on my Google Classroom and then posted the answers at the end of the day.

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Building that relationship with students AND parents 

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Building that relationship with students AND parents 

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I find it important to create a student/teacher/family learning team to communicate throughout the learning process. I think it's also important to focus on developing our students to be independent learners at home. Just as if we were in school, I want to encourage my students to reach out to their teachers and peers first.

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making sure families know how to approach us for help & encouraging our students to problem solve

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Within Google Classroom, I commented daily on student work, and they appreciated the feedback.

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Within Google Classroom, I commented daily on student work, and they appreciated the feedback.

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Building strong relationships with the students and families. Having frequent communication to help ensure we are supporting their needs.

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Positive emails and phone calls to families 

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Positive emails and phone calls to families 

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We communicated weekly with parents and students.

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Keeping parents informed of what is going on in their child's class and school.

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Keeping parents informed of what is going on in their child's class and school.

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Making connections with students and their families to build strong positive relationships. 

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Making connections with students and their families to build strong positive relationships. 

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Posted student work on our Twitter page, even during the Pandemic

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Posted student work on our Twitter page, even during the Pandemic

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I sent videos (I made) home daily going over the lesson problems so parents could go over the lesson with their kids.  I also send the peardeck takeaways so students could see their own responses.

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Through emails or calls, I try to maintain that important connection between school and home/community. Even though we don't see our students in person, families and students need to know we are here for them

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educating kids by building relationships with the kids and parents

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Connection to students, making families feel like they're a part of the learning community, letting parents know what/how we're teaching their students

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Connection to students, making families feel like they're a part of the learning community, letting parents know what/how we're teaching their students

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I made phone calls to kids to just check in and I kept it light and played games over Meets to just have fun with the kids. We sent birthday emails to the kids and they really liked getting those. We did that weekly. We had weekly lunch bunches that was open to everyone and the kids jumped on to say hi and to see their friends.

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Working together as a team to support students so they are successful.

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Support from home is going to be really important as we are essentially co-teaching with parents! This is going to be really difficult though!! Especially when parents have their own work responsibilities. I think if there is a way to streamline communication with parents that will be best. No one wants to read 5+ emails from teachers everyday.

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My attendance each morning was also a check to see how they were doing and if there was anything they wanted me to know.  It gave me some good insight into why they were or were not engaging that day and helped me to frame conversations when I checked on them.

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My attendance each morning was also a check to see how they were doing and if there was anything they wanted me to know.  It gave me some good insight into why they were or were not engaging that day and helped me to frame conversations when I checked on them.

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Promoting a positive mindset about e-learning to set all students up for success.

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Promoting a positive mindset about e-learning to set all students up for success.

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Be sure students feel included, valued, and empowered to learn.
Be sure families are aware of student expectations and that I am always available if they need help.

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Learning & school can be fun & important, no matter the venue! I want the kids to like coming to class & parents relieved that they are in class and want to be in class!!

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Learning & school can be fun & important, no matter the venue! I want the kids to like coming to class & parents relieved that they are in class and want to be in class!!

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I would like for the parent and student to feel comfortable coming to me for any questions or concerns they may have.

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Giving a voice/personality for parents to see of the virtual classroom

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Giving a voice/personality for parents to see of the virtual classroom

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i would love for every parent and student to not be intimidated by all of the craziness going on. There is a lot of uncertainty, and i would like to be a source of confidence for them. By building their confidence, we should be able to open up the communication lines between all important parties.

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Helping them feel apart of a community; keeping them informed about what is happening in our classes; how they can support their child while probably working themselves; feel supported and cared about

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I checked in frequently with students who were not attending google meets or completing work as well as those who might struglle academically and emotionally.   I was able to connect with some students who were unable to complete work and due to consistency, they would respond and let me know how things were going for them.

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Recorded birthday messages for all kids on their birthday and sent it to them. Also had students sing Happy Birthday (1 at a time) over Google Meets

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Recorded birthday messages for all kids on their birthday and sent it to them. Also had students sing Happy Birthday (1 at a time) over Google Meets