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3 - the first day I was live in the room with 8th grade, and I thought "Oh yeah! This is fun and SOOO much better than Zoom"

2-eating Steven Stafford's bacon that he cooked in the science room fume hood during advisory breakfast

1-hanging out and playing ultimate after school with 8th graders

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1. Being back on campus (finally!) with my colleagues and students.

2. Witnessing my students and colleagues show so much strength,  resilience, creativity, and ingenuity. There were so many inspiring moments, big and small.

3. Savoring tiny moments of joy with kids and colleagues, like Evan Sobel's ode to Marie, his plastic triceratops, that he performed with so much passion. Or the Stoler System kids keeping Budgy, their found class-pet ladybug, alive for a month!

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- Teaching in person and seeing colleagues/students in person
- Finishing the school year with hopes of a better next year
- Sending 5th onward to 6th in person (sort of)

*I had nice restrooms near me

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1. Having a pod of only 11 or 12 students and getting to know them super well.
2. Eating lunch with my team every day and ordering out on Fridays.
3. Being back on campus with students live and not having to use zoom.

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Multiple lower school students asked me about being a Blerd.

Mentoring new science teachers with the Exploritorium.

Having 12 wonderful advisees walk across the stage at graduation.

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martita

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-Being with the kids in the POD.
- Having amazing and supportive colleagues.
- The community.

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1. Getting to know the students
2. WARE & SEED
3. Being able to see myself overcome numerous challenges & see myself adapt to the unpredictable environment.

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- my first year teaching at RD!
- repeatedly asking students not to chase squirrels during our outdoor class.
- watching my first Step Up Day celebration.

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1. Working from campus
2. Having students back for full days
3. Trying out new technology tools

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1) Playing volleyball on the Back 40 with the 6th graders
2) 8th graders playing the math board games they created
3) Eating burritos with advisory and Cameron

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--Disability Awareness/Justice STEAM fair project with 5th Grade
--K students exploring senses with their families via Zoom
--Building Pizza Box Games for 3rd grade STEAM fair
In general: creativity with limitations and kids having a lot of fun doing science.

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1. My advisees artwork
2. Meeting 6th graders on campus for the first time
3. APIDA affinity

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1) Curing the olives from the trees on campus with my advisory...they came out way better than I could've hoped.
2) Returning to in-person instruction and feeling the excitement and energy fill the room again.
3)

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Having students back in the classroom (especially when all 12 of my advisory students were back)

The book fair

Teaching kindergartners in person

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1. Working on campus AND having my son be in-person here (life saving!)
2. The AUCTION!
3. Working with the awesome PGA leadership and committees

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1. Watching the Stoler System adopt, care for, and bury their first class pet (a ladybug named Budgy).
2. Introducing "Do Now" questions at the beginning of each class.
3. Continuing to meet with and learn from members of WARE.

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1. My advisory! Love those kids.
2. I created a lot of new curriculum - mostly first drafts, but great potential!
3. Everyone's flexibility, caring, helpfulness, and compassion.

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Spending more time outdoors and more exercise

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Spending more time outdoors and more exercise

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1. Little unplanned moments: Teaching KC how to stop their hiccups / identifying birds in the garden
2. Feeling so held and inspired by the K team
3. Having so much space and freedom to get to try things out and teach on our own

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1) Knowing how strong our community is
2) Getting to know the entire grade of students
3) Getting lots of plants

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Getting students back in the D and I Lab!

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Getting students back in the D and I Lab!

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I loved making connections with my students, especially those who struggled with DL.

Reading a physical book!
Sharing smiles

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--Book Clubs! Love allowing kids to discuss literature.
--As always, the friendly, supportive adult community
--Seeing the kids new to RDS this year succeed in making new, good friends once in-person learning began.

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1) Returning to campus
2) Having a full graduation happen live and within two hours (instead of 6 like last year)
3) Being able to have two pods meet outside thanks to facilities team who made those spaces.

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Students who still thrived despite challenges
Everyone's flexibility
Moving to the X-Care room (Thank you Cedar!)

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1. Teaching in C pod
2. Getting pampered with food
3. Lots of laughter from students

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1. Being able to be back on campus with the students
2. Having a semi-normal graduation ceremony!
3. Having amazing TA's help with duties and miscellaneous coverages

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Acupuncture and let the grandparents have time with the kids so I can read and swim

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Returning to in-person instruction with students
New digital tools
The TAs!!!

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1. PGA Auction - Awesome Staff Video!
2. Drive-in
3. Mock Interviews with the 8th graders

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Ride bicycles, motorcycles, run, jump, swim, play, camp, and have fun like I am a 7 yr old...lol.

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1. Being with my advisory and getting to know them so well, each individually as 8th graders.
2. The TAs!
3. Being able to eat safely together in the garden

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Getting to know the first grade students

Two week spring break

The end of the school year

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Learning Transcendental Meditation :)

Sleeping

Exercising

Minimal screens!

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Sami singing at Step Up!- Amazing

The first day that K and 1 came back to campus- seeing them for the first time after so many months!

Getting to know my afternoon pod coverage students so incredibly well- spending a lot of time with them!

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1.  No more staggered schedule
2. No more participant room

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Full enrollment during a pandemic year

Spring Break

The support of teacher during admissions

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Two week Spring Break, Bike to School Day, Athletics/Coaching

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1) Teaching a new batch of students
2) Not having a "participant room!"

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1. Do not check work email DAILY

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1. Being able to teach a lesson with the whole class in person
2. Setting up my classroom and not having to move around campus to teach in different rooms

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More casual / unstructured time to work with students

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More casual / unstructured time to work with students

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Getting back to see the students in three D

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Getting back to see the students in three D

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-No Mask
-Meeting people in person

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1. Developing closer work relationships
2. Having hard conversation
3. Resilience of the students

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Take the dogs out for longer walks daily

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Take the dogs out for longer walks daily

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Being a student again and hopefully traveling more

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Being a student again and hopefully traveling more

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-Looking forward to a real vacation.
- Cocktails and delicious meals.

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1) Working with teachers to create cross curricular, tech integrated lessons and projects

2) Working with students more

Tiffany

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Being one of the only schools to open their after school program

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Being one of the only schools to open their after school program

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School Opening

Having a great time to run activities and pull of X-Care

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2. Developing such a close relationship with my teaching partner.
3. Our fantastic Teaching Assistants.

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Lots more exercise!

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1. Running my own classroom for the first time, and leading most instruction!

2. Making close connections with students in my pod. I already miss them.

3. Solidifying the notion that upper-elementary is my sweet spot!

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Outside Graduation
and Reading to K students
Step-Up

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1. Trying out a new grade level
2. Making new connections

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More in-person contact with colleagues

Travel

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Hopefully, continuing without Pizza Friday. :-)

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Hopefully, continuing without Pizza Friday. :-)

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1. 6th and 7th graders diving in and having fun with their final scene performances
2. The first live in-class performances with 7th graders on the MS Yard
3. Advanced After School Improv in the Spring behind Building H

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1. No masks
2. New students!

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In person meetings
New crop of Kindergarteners

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1. Students returning to campus!
2. KA/KC Pod Coverage
3. Drive-In Movie Event

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- Starting school back in regular classrooms, in person, full curriculum!
- Seeing and going back to "community" environment on campus

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Having students (back) in the library

Spending more unstructured/in-person-not-on-zoom time with colleagues

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Hopefully no more masks!

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1. Singing
2. Playing instruments

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1. Faculty Pod/X-Care
2. Closer to Co-Teaching than I've ever been
3. Growth in Tech skills

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1. Performing live again! :)
2. Spending time with my family and not thinking about work

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One physical activity per day

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1. Teaching in person and having my own teaching space.

2. Continuing to grow as a teacher.

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1. Reading all of the books
2. Recharging myself emotionally

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Nature of working

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Vacation

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Dance all the time!

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Being in appreciation mode more than ever.

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Being in appreciation mode more than ever.

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Take a complete break from work.

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1. In-person rehearsals and LIVE PERFORMANCES
2. Life Finds a Way; A Jurassic Park Musical

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1. Improving and building upon all of the lessons I created this year.

2. Being able to connect with students across the grade level.

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Hugs!

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1) Curing the olives from the trees on campus with my advisory...they came out way better than I could've hoped.
2) Returning to in-person instruction and feeling the excitement and energy fill the room again.
3) Sending the kids home for summer with the hope of a more normal school year in September.

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Being in one classroom with ALL the students I am teaching

Spending time with more people in person and not on ZOOM