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WHAT:  Matching activity for vocabulary practice and content review

HOW: Revamping some of the review activities and check-ins to create a review activity where scholars match a term to an example of the term in a sentence or to the definition of the term or concept.

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WHAT: Firecracker share

HOW: Allow scholars to engage in a brief writing task where they have to submit a response. At the end of the timer scholars submit their response. All scholars are then ask to go off mute and they shout out things that stood out to them; this could be something new they learned, something that caught their attention, or something they have questions about.

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When grading the final project for the semester I think about the student's holistic growth throughout the semester; highlighting the areas where the scholar's growth is evident. Part of this comment on the project becomes about half of my final report card comment.

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WHAT: Scholar to scholar shout-outs

HOW: On Wednesday every scholar is going to receive a "secret admirer" assignment. Throughout Wednesday and Thursday scholars will pay close attention to the individual assigned to them in order to gather information for the shout-out session we will have as a culminating activity to the semester on Thursday.

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I would like to shoutout my co-teacher Ocean. Ocean has joined our partnership with an open mind and a level of authenticity that is admirable. Although we have different teaching styles when working independently, we found a great balance where both of our styles are present and where scholars get variety in terms variety for content presentation.

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I am going to write down one thing each scholar contributed to our learning community this summer and share this with the whole class on Thursday.

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When grading the math homework assignments I download all of the uploaded documents and provide detailed feedback in the text box. It makes it more streamlined as I don't have to be clicking back and forth.

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Shout out to all of the math instructors. It has been lovely visiting all of your classrooms. I love that everyone makes the lesson their own and how much care you put into planning out all of the details of each lesson. I learn new strategies every time I observe a class.

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Creating a Protocol for Scholars in Breakout rooms communicating with other scholars who might  be tough. The scholar with the working mic would respond verbally to the written responses made in the chat not solely respond by typing a written response.      The rationale here is that in breakout rooms, only responding via the chat can decrease the level of engagement on both sides.

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Creating a Protocol for Scholars in Breakout rooms communicating with other scholars who might  be tough. The scholar with the working mic would respond verbally to the written responses made in the chat not solely respond by typing a written response.      The rationale here is that in breakout rooms, only responding via the chat can decrease the level of engagement on both sides.

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We will be having cereal together in the morning and ice cream together in the afternoon as we play our last ice breaker. This is our small way of having a virtual "party".

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I have been able to use Pear Deck to allow all students to respond in a judgement free space. Collecting student responses to open ended prompts has  allowed me to use student thinking to drive instruction while constantly being able to shout out student thinking and allow them to see the brilliance of their own ideas.

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I'm planning on creating class murals using Jamboard.

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My co-teacher and I have developed a system to break the ice each day before we get into our lesson. Ifeoma has begun encouraging students to type a participation goal into the chat. This has really motivated students to become more  involved in our lessons than they normally would have.

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Parallel teaching. Doing check-ins in the beginning of class then going to the breakout rooms for the mini-lesson. This provides an even smaller, more individualized learning experience for the scholars. They are more engaged and feel comfortable participating in the breakout room, even if it's still the lesson because it's "not the whole class"

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The chat waterfall has been valuable (though we haven't perfected it yet). It's been an efficient way to replicate T/P/S. Previously, without using the chat waterfall and just asking them to respond in the chat, once one person answers it isn't as productive, as the scholars could just replicate what they see in the chat. The chat waterfall ensures everyone is sharing an original thought.

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We started HW Help Discussion Boards that students started using for HW2 after I posted an anonymous question for HW1, which I then answered.

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Planning lessons that maximize student participation/discussion through questioning. My co-teacher (Mike) introduced me to an amazing resource called Pear Deck which provides for more opportunities for students to share.

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Breakout Rooms have definitely helped with giving students the time to engage. Sometimes we start the lesson with a breakout room, and usually more/all students participate.

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Now that students have had the opportunity to go into breakout rooms, we have encouraged them to use the whiteboard/annotation options on zoom. This gives the students control of the discussion.

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What: putting classwork into Google Forms
How: For some opening activities or classwork from last semester that was previously handouts, I found Google Forms easier to "Collect" and you can share class responses more easily by sharing screen.

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Honestly I don't know how I would have made it through remote teaching without group E and group F. They are such a supportive and patient bunch of students, and on top of that they are some of the strongest writers and critical thinkers I've taught. Very fortunate to share this space with them.

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I’m looking for ways to play games with the scholars in the final days. Specifically, I’m creating a quiz night on Thursday to help review core concepts and have some fun.

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When Janet is leading the discussion, I'm responding to the chat discussions and vice versa. This has allowed us to keep multiple discussions going at once and to answer student questions.

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While class is going on, I keep a spreadsheet open that had a column for every scholar. When they have an interesting idea or something notable happens during the day, I write it in the document. At the end of the semester I am able to weave together the anecdotes to write a personalized “glow and grow” comment that feels truly personalized to the scholar instead of generic statements that apply to large portions of the class.

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My co-teacher Patience is a poll expert. It's been a quick and efficient way to check their mood and homework completion. Shoutout to Patience!

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I want to give a shoutout to Kathy for being an awesome coteacher and to Sabine for giving me tips of how to grade work effectively.

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I've used wheel of names, google forms, would you rather and different ownership responsibilities to create an engaging learning environment. 

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I've used wheel of names, google forms, would you rather and different ownership responsibilities to create an engaging learning environment. 

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Displaying the "slides" as a google doc - it keeps me organized and allows me to take notes quickly when scholars share out. I use the same template every class which helps make planning easier, and I think as a student it's helpful to know what to expect every class.

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Chat Waterfalls
Polls
Screen Sharing
Annotating while co-teacher is teaching

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I request that students have their classwork open before class begins.

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Catherine has been a fantastic coteacher. She has helped me stay sane and focused on what we can control during a challenging semester. I usually struggle with coteaching but this summer has been great!

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Shoutout to my co (Mike) for teaching me new practices to engage scholars!

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The scholars have loved the scholar spotlight. Once they find something they have in common with another scholar, there is lots of excitement. The screen share feature and allowing scholars to annotate has also been really effective when we've been able to use it, but we haven't used it extensively since not all scholars have the capability (you can't annotate if you are using the app on your phone, I think).

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Definitely will ask about their days and their plans for something fun during the summer. I've noticed that a lot of students like gaming, and I've been doing more of that lately. So, anything that helps you relate to students.

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One of the things I really miss about classroom teachings are slinging random turn-and-talks. An interesting thing comes up? T&T, discuss, share! A way I've come to enjoy replicating some of this improv-reflection has been by adding 1-minute reflections in the middle of class, whether about a specific CWG issue that has come up (1 minute revisions) or about more open-ended questions (1 minute reflections on the effect of a technique, e.g.)

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Shout out to Alex for co-teaching with me this summer! Alex has built on their strong relationships with scholars from the spring and consistently shows such a lovely level of care for each scholar. I appreciate their flexibility, too, as we figure out this new terrain together!

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What: Check in Activities - connecting to outside life

How: I used the Check in to reinforce their grammar while building community with music and prompting that was about their interest and outside life- and of course summer!

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I generally take notes each class so I use them in addition to anecdotals in order to complete report card comments. I also add with an aspirational comment which saves some time because it's already thought of. Ex. I want you to take more initiative next unit.

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Shreya and I have experimented with a lead/support structure where we swap days being either lead or support instructor. That allows the support instructor to respond more quickly to scholars' questions and tech needs in the private chat.

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I want to shout out my co-teacher Shreya. I have not co-taught in years and hated it when I first did it. So, while I was not excited about having a co-teacher again, it has worked out so well and she has pushed me to be a better instructor. Thank you, Shreya!!

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I want to shout out my co-teacher Shreya. I have not co-taught in years and hated it when I first did it. So, while I was not excited about having a co-teacher again, it has worked out so well and she has pushed me to be a better instructor. Thank you, Shreya!!

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The report card comments are one of the most important pieces that we focus on when the program team debriefs and reflects with our Scholars on this semester. We push them to think back to concrete moments where they felt the most proud of themselves in class and then push them to think to the "why" behind it. We also want to use the report card comments to drive what Scholars can choose to apply and focus on in the fall semester.

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Shout-out to Jamie! She's an excellent teacher and we balance each other off. It's a bonus that Jamie is funny which makes the class more enoyable.

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I would like to use this platform to shout out all my babies in group I and J. I've learned so much from them this summer. I'm sad this semester was so short, and I feel like I need more time with them! They are a fantastic group of scholars.

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I try to frame my narrative comments for a rubric around the categories, but simplify it if there are too many. I generally try to talk about something I liked that they did, and then evaluate in comments about something technical and something idea based. I do this all in a Word doc and then post it in so I can see I'm giving equal time to each student (and I sometimes use a timetracker as well to make sure).

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Shout out to Sally Z and Team Ops for setting us up so well for success this summer, with attendance and the other million things you all do.  My power glitched during class for a second last week, and I was waiting a few more excruciating seconds for my router to kick back in. I was BEYOND grateful that she happened to be in the class, and it reminded me of all the things Sally and Team Ops do to make this summer successful.  THANK YOU!

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The kids and all of the questions and jokes they make--specifically them roasting all the tabs I have open on my computer.

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the breakout rooms announcement function

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the breakout rooms announcement function

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It's small, but I love this thing. I can re-orient the direction of the breakout rooms based on things I'm seeing in my visitations, or add more time, or offer helpful pointers generally without jumping from room to room.

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My scholars in C/D have really been such a blast to work with again and always showing up and delivering

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compliment, area of growth, and suggestions. Works every time.

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Melody great curriculum adjustments and has been really responsive about tweaks and suggestions.

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I have been using the poll feature on zoom to build student choice into my lessons. For example, tomorrow’s Lesson Plan 8 has a workshop period with three separate options for how to run it. When I have a lesson that includes a task like this, I have been creating a poll and letting the students decide which path to take.

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I have to shout out Marcol, from whom I have learned so much as his co-teacher this semester. He is the kind of teacher that everyone could learn something from: from protocols and presentation skills to pedagogical expedients and solid habits of mind. Marcol also never loses sight of what really matters--(the lived experience of the kids)-- and always brings an infectious enthusiasm to everything he does. Thanks for working with me! 

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I have to shout out Marcol, from whom I have learned so much as his co-teacher this semester. He is the kind of teacher that everyone could learn something from: from protocols and presentation skills to pedagogical expedients and solid habits of mind. Marcol also never loses sight of what really matters--(the lived experience of the kids)-- and always brings an infectious enthusiasm to everything he does. Thanks for working with me! 