Alternative Education - Things to Keep by GreatSchools Partnership https://padlet.com/greatschools/1edmizc7sgq5vcbp The pandemic has forced monumental changes in our practice this year. Are there any changes that are worth keeping when we are able to return to more normal school patterns? en-us 2021-04-27 20:23:48 UTC 2025-12-12 13:59:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/greatschools/1edmizc7sgq5vcbp/wish/1493495647 Teaching more slowly and thoughtfully. Putting a lot of work into building the foundation of a topic, and not worrying about not getting through everything that I normally would. ]]> 2021-05-05 12:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/greatschools/1edmizc7sgq5vcbp/wish/1493495647 https://padlet.com/greatschools/1edmizc7sgq5vcbp/wish/1493498098 They are flexible and tenacious. Many of them discovered they are resilient, can advocate for themselves and learned what works best for them in regards to their learning]]> 2021-05-05 12:37:55 UTC https://padlet.com/greatschools/1edmizc7sgq5vcbp/wish/1493498098 https://padlet.com/greatschools/1edmizc7sgq5vcbp/wish/1493499295 My students have always been resilient but this year they learned just how resilient they are particularly when they compared themselves and their reactions to those of their more resourced peers.
(Beth)]]> 2021-05-05 12:38:16 UTC https://padlet.com/greatschools/1edmizc7sgq5vcbp/wish/1493499295 I started using choice much more with assignments. For example, for one concept, I was better able to offer multiple opportunities for them to choose from in order to provide me evidence of their proficiency. https://padlet.com/greatschools/1edmizc7sgq5vcbp/wish/1493506260 2021-05-05 12:40:13 UTC https://padlet.com/greatschools/1edmizc7sgq5vcbp/wish/1493506260 I think that I will keep alot of the technology that I did not previously use, especially for standards recovery. https://padlet.com/greatschools/1edmizc7sgq5vcbp/wish/1493510958 (Beth)]]> 2021-05-05 12:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/greatschools/1edmizc7sgq5vcbp/wish/1493510958 https://padlet.com/greatschools/1edmizc7sgq5vcbp/wish/1493511561 There are definitely some students who felt that working remotely is a better choice for them and they felt they can be more successful learning remotely.
It was interesting to see how students who were anxious and/or shy were more interactive and engaged with the camera off.]]> 2021-05-05 12:41:39 UTC https://padlet.com/greatschools/1edmizc7sgq5vcbp/wish/1493511561 I hope we keep learning center and the staff (and students) continue to learn how to integrate technology into our practice https://padlet.com/greatschools/1edmizc7sgq5vcbp/wish/1493520939 2021-05-05 12:44:02 UTC https://padlet.com/greatschools/1edmizc7sgq5vcbp/wish/1493520939 Strengths: Resilience, flexibility, tenacity, self-advocacy https://padlet.com/greatschools/1edmizc7sgq5vcbp/wish/1510604673
What worked: Remote worked well for some and they actually became more engaged, offering choice with how they provide evidence seemed to work well.

What we would like to continue: Learning center model, integration of technology, stressing quality of instruction and materials over quantity of what is being covered- depth vs breadth]]> 2021-05-10 18:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/greatschools/1edmizc7sgq5vcbp/wish/1510604673