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Apryl White - VILS Coach       de Zavala Middle School 

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Apryl White - VILS Coach       de Zavala Middle School 

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Our tech Team at DZ is still meeting through FlipGrid and Google Classroom. Assignments are mostly focused on tech innovation and virtual Fild trips to Silicon valley and Creating reviews on Various apps available in the AppPortal for teachers and students so that they are still receiving the 'Tech' instruction

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Apryl White - VILS Coach       de Zavala Middle School 

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Apryl White - VILS Coach       de Zavala Middle School 

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Device support is handled the same way as it would be on campus. We are still heavily advocating the Tech Work-order form through Google forms and through teacher communication. If a student is unable to complete a form or a parent contacts the teacher, I reach out / or our campus CT reaches out via Google Voice. This allows us to trouble shoot over the phone, communicate in English and Spanish as well as set up appointments for Tuesday Tech days that run from 8:30 to 11:00a. This helps students to understand and get devices fixed and ensures staff safety through scheduling appointments and security masks, Lysol wipes and gloves

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The student tech team is still active in our Tech Tidbits, Google classroom.  Here we communicate with them in the areas of troubleshooting and allowing them to express their concerns in regards to distance learning.  It has all been positive responses.

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All educators were given PDF documents with basic troubleshooting information, stemming from the inability to log in to apps not opening.  If the issue could not be addressed at the educator level, then the educator asked the student to schedule using the Bookme link that I provided.  The scheduled time frame is broken down into 10-minute increments starting at 9:00 am and ending at 11:00 am.  The reasoning for the scheduled time slots is to allow both myself (Ervin) and our campus, CT to address the needs of our students and staff while maintaining social distancing and the accumulation of fewer than ten people at one time.  Students/parents that are unable to come to campus email for assistance.  If it something that can be done via email, I continue to use that method of communication.  If it is something that can not be communicated via email, the parent will then be contacted via phone or zoom to address the issue.

For items that need to be replaced, due to damage, an appointment is made. When the student/parent arrives during their scheduled we swap our the broken device.

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Apryl White - VILS Coach       de Zavala Middle School 

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Apryl White - VILS Coach       de Zavala Middle School 

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I wish I had known how many students did not use or know how to use devices at home. - A vast amount of tech issues at the beginning of the remote learning were students not knowing how to access the internet from home.

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Apryl White - VILS Coach       de Zavala Middle School 

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Apryl White - VILS Coach       de Zavala Middle School 

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We are in the process of Setting up workshop days with the option of Face to Face and Virtual. We are also pushing the issue that ALL teachers have knowledge of utilyzing a LMS and emphasizing asynchronous learning to assist with student advocacy and engagement through pedagogy and tech integration.

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Apryl White - VILS Coach       de Zavala Middle School 

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Apryl White - VILS Coach       de Zavala Middle School 

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Same as above....
Right now all students are keeping their devices 6th 7th and 8th graders - The only exception is for students who are withdrawing. The students who are withdrawing, we are contacting or having them contact us via teacher or Tech Work orders (I added this as an option) to return devices. I also sent this flyer *attached* to parents and sent it to students through my grade Level Google classroom.

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Apryl White - VILS Coach       de Zavala Middle School 

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Apryl White - VILS Coach       de Zavala Middle School 

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Prior to the Spring Break (notification of school closures), VILS coaches were told to make sure all students had devices - even the students on day pads in preparation for the possibility that school will not be back in session after spring break. I also made myself available during PLCs for assistance

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Apryl White - VILS Coach       de Zavala Middle School 

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Apryl White - VILS Coach       de Zavala Middle School 

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I have heavily relied on Twitter and Shouting out teachers who are doing great things in tech integration - I have also sat in on PLCs and applauded teachers when Presenting what is being done for their courses during the time of Remote Learning and teaching.

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Apryl White - VILS Coach       de Zavala Middle School 

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Apryl White - VILS Coach       de Zavala Middle School 

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VILS Professional Learning and Technology supported me through the COVID 19 closure by allowing me to reach out and connct with other coaches. This helped with having that 'connection' and ideas and share what other campuses are doing so I didn't feel like I was on an island. The #DPVILS Chat also broke the monotony of professionally borrowing ideas as well as the Forum and assignments in the Vilsconnection.

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Apryl White - VILS Coach       de Zavala Middle School 

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Apryl White - VILS Coach       de Zavala Middle School 

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The Closure has allowed me to spread my wings and be seen as a Go-To for tech integration pieces during PLC's and Lesson planning whereas before it was a struggle to get teachers to use me and assist with their lessons and planning.

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Apryl White - VILS Coach       de Zavala Middle School 

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Apryl White - VILS Coach       de Zavala Middle School 

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As the calls for assistance and tech support calmed down, I was worried about the necessity for my need on campus - So I have been professionally developing myself so that I can be better in tuned with the new ground breaking apps and strategies coming through the pipeline and creating video tutorials. This has helped so much with breaking up the monotony and I feel like I'm back on campus because when I share my videos out, I get questions to assist and help. Moral of the story, You don't know what you need till you see it.

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All students will keep devices over the summer, except for the current 8th graders.  These students will roll in their devices at the end of July so that they can be made ready for the incoming 6th graders.

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Since Travis MS was already a VILs campus, the transition to remote learning was seamless. Our educators had enough resources and tools to begin the process.  Later, more resources were provided to them via PD, to further assist them.
As a district we began using A and B day block scheduling, this allowed the student to see four of their educators per day, lessening the stress on both the educators and the students.  At this point we did not introduce any new curriculum, only reviewing content that was previously taught.

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We celebrated our successes during our Coronacation by highlighting the positives of learning at home using social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.  Each week, students and teachers participated in contests and such to show the fun, creative, and positive ways they are adjusting to distance learning.

Below is an image shared on Twitter of a staff member (me) working from home.

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Increased the data, added more PD options during the day, and increased the ADPL office hours and availability.  As mentioned above, with our students and staff having iPads and resources in hand at the time of the closure, it allowed for a smooth transition from tradition to digital.

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I wish I had known the number of students that actually had issues with home access.

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We are utilizing the same methods as de Zavala in preparation for next school year.

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Our campus took a 'less is more' approach and encouraged no more than 2 assignments per week, following the A/B day schedule by the district. Teachers were encouraged to be creative to find engaging ways to give students authentic learning experiences. Grading was changed to a pass/fail 100/69 scale, which was a big factor in a lot of student's participation. However, many teachers reported seeing students who weren't very engaged in traditional classes becoming more active virtually.

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Teachers did a lot of sharing during PLC times to showcase what was going well for them, which was a very positive experience. We also had lots of positive emails sent out to encourage and applaud teachers who were being innovative.

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Having internet-capable devices that students were familiar with already in their hands when they left before spring break was HUGE. That cannot be understated.

Professional learning gave myself and teachers an opportunity to hear from campuses, coaches, and teachers from across the country and get ideas and inspiration. All the feedback I heard from these sessions was very positive.

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I wish I had known how many teachers and students were not familiar with basic iPad troubleshooting.

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Same as de Zavala.

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Same as above, district decision.

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Device support is being managed by our campus CT. I created several documents/tutorials for teachers and students to help walk them through basic troubleshooting, and if a teacher could not help the student, they created a ticket for them. Our campus CT then would reach out to address the issue with the student/parents.

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Our student tech team consisted of two students who worked with our campus CT hands-on to repair/troubleshoot devices. They did not meet during distance learning as a tech team.

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Teachers really utilized the Appointlet option that I'd been advertising all year. It was easy for them to schedule time with me, whether it was to troubleshoot something that wasn't working, to plan something that they were wanting to try, or to train on a specific app 1:1. It was really nice to break up the large-group sessions with 1:1 and get to check in with my teachers with some face time over Zoom. Teachers have really been taking this time to learn and grow - they've been getting badges for learning different apps, learning how to make escape room activities, using Google Slides to turn assignments that they have used before into interactive digital ones, and learning to create lecture videos and how to best embed them for students to interact with them. I am so impressed with how the teachers have taken all this in stride and approached it as a learning opportunity - this campus has grown SO much. Many teachers have told me that they've really had a mindset change about technology and see how valuable it will be if doing blended learning or distance learning in the fall.

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