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Make a screencastify recording of a quick 1 or 2 minute guide of navigating Canvas and Zoom

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Some days let kids pick the discussion for the day. Those have been my best engagement, collaboration, encouragement, team building days.

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Ask students what they accomplished in class and what they need to accomplish before the next class meeting in a check-out form.

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Ask students what they accomplished in class and what they need to accomplish before the next class meeting in a check-out form.

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Have students write a MY History essay at the beginning of the year.

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Have students write a MY History essay at the beginning of the year.

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Not so much a survey but they get to tell their story.

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Be funny. Be the reason why your students want to show up to class. Be different. If you dont know any jokes.... here is a website that has a joke of the day. Have fun!

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Thought of the Day:

"Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier" - Colin Powell

Joke of the Day:

Where do birds stay when they go on vacation? Someplace cheep!

Random fact of the Day

The addition of numbers on the opposite side of dice always equal seven.

If you were going to the grocery store, what would you buy if you had to make supper?

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Daily Fun Facts for Teachers & Students | Be a Great Teacher

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Join the fun and read our daily fun facts created just for teachers and students. Each day also includes a quote, joke & journal entry idea.

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A teacher from Wasco shared:
Wow- something awesome this week
Now- what is going on right now
Chow- what are you eating/last thing you ate
How- How are you doing
In whatever order you want, or switch items out- would be nice to add something clever for "Anything else I should know?"

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Use google slides to keep track of what your students are doing during breakout rooms- it lets you know which rooms you need to visit to help get started or redircect!

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Create a needs assessment (especially about tech issues) for parents (Google Form) at start of each quarter. 

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Create a needs assessment (especially about tech issues) for parents (Google Form) at start of each quarter. 

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Create a FAQ sheet available to all parents and students.  Parents can help design these in a pre-survey to a back to school night or other simple survey:  what do parents REALLY want to know from you, about you, about your class, about how you will help their student, etc.

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Like a back to school night with info and any questions you can answer for the parent.

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Show me your ceiling fan day.
Show me your light fixture day.
Kids will always turn on their cameras to show you their ceilings! Never fails.

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I reach out to parents through phone calls and e-mails, but in honesty haven't tried much else. I'd be very open to learning creative new ways to engage parents.

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ask students their pronouns and when it is safe to use them

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1. What is something or someone you personally would like to know more about?

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Asking students to report how they are feeling before and after a lesson, or about a given topic, helps figure out how the lesson needs to be focused. I like to use the status buttons in zoom and the survey options. I also like to use google forms.

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I often use surveys to gauge interest in various activities so that I can do what interests them most

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We all grab our favorite food item and eat together before we start our lesson and if they don't want to turn on their camera, I share a padlet link so they can post a picture of their favorite food item.

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What was a moment you were proud of yourself this week?

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Make sure to mute your microphone when you are not speaking.

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*What kind of a day have you had so far today?
*What’s one thing that brings you energy and joy?
*What restaurant do you eat at way too often?
*Favorite animal and why?
*Who is your favorite artist? Song?

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To help get students turn their cameras on, have a theme day like messy hair, or favorite t-shirt, or virtual backgrounds.

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Utilize Chat when don't feel comfortable to talk out loud

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Utilize Chat when don't feel comfortable to talk out loud

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Email parents and gradians; best time to be reached, contact number and ask what a few of their students strengths are (use those strengths during conversations with the student

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What has been one positive element to your week? or more specifically, an moment they felt proud of themselves.

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Let's face it, kids don't usually LOVE English let along a second English class. With that being said, I try to incorporate high interest topics to engage students and to get students talking about themselves. We take time out of our schedule and talk about career/education goals and how to achieve their dreams. Each student has a different career path in mind and it is fun getting to hear students talk to their peers about their passions.

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Use of Google Surveys: get to know students likes/dislikes
How they view your classroom and campus culture

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Use of weekly SEL calendar that DO TOSAs send out.

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Use of weekly SEL calendar that DO TOSAs send out.

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Check-in:
Brain Break:
Closing:

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I like to check in often with my students. I will ask them questions such as how are you feeling and how do you feel about the last unit we studied? I put these in as quizzes/surveys in Canvas and ask that each student answer the questions truthfully and thoughtfully. I get a lot of great honest answers, and the students know I am the only one to see those answers. I also make sure I read every answer and adjust my teaching. For example, in Geometry I had a unit go really sideways. I did what I thought the students asked for, which was working together and doing examples together. My students seem to have an aversion to tech, so I got out my doc cam and had them work along with pencil and paper. I switched gears after feedback and did a PearDeck activity and it was like night and day with the students! They much preferred the PearDeck over my previous attempt. Reading through their answers I could see they were struggling and shutting down, and switching gears was exactly what we needed!