C3S6 Equipping Educators Course Musings by NHDOE Grant https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6 After reading the "What to Expect in this Course" document and the foundational readings and exercises in this module, answer the following prompts in this Padlet: How do you predict this course might be valuable to you? What are your intentions/goals for your learning in this course? en-us 2021-07-11 12:45:39 UTC 2021-07-20 03:20:26 UTC hello@padlet.com Course musings tfairbanks1 https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1646228735 In the short-term, I hope to become much more adept at teaching in the online environment. Prior to becoming a nurse, I was an elementary educator and let my certification lapse. Since then, I have become a school nurse and have a Statement of Eligibility to teach Health Education. My principal has encouraged me to join health classes and co-teach with classroom teachers. I also provide staff education and think that virtual instruction might allow more participation on the part of staff. Additionally, I recently completed my MSN in Nursing Education. In the long-term, I hope to gain skills that will allow me to teach remotely, either Health Education in the public school sector, or Nursing Education at the college level.

]]> 2021-07-12 18:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1646228735 Course Musings brindischroeder https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1646539613 I predict that this course will be valuable to me because I will become more familiar with resources that are being used to enhance the effectiveness of distance learning and that I will spend more time learning about ways to make remote learning beneficial for students than I would have on my own time. My intentions for learning in this course are to refresh on best practices for delivering instruction in a remote format and prepare for future needs for distance learning. In my current position, I do not regularly create lesson plans, etc. so I am eager to exercise this skill that I have not been using recently. ]]> 2021-07-13 00:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1646539613 Course Musings https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1646611024 This course is already helping me intentionally reflect on my on line practices as a school psychologist in the 2nd largest high school in NH.  The issue of confidentiality has been a source of concern for me throughout this pandemic and finding ways to protect the confidentiality of students/families has been a priority for me.  I hope to develop a deeper understanding of my own practices and how I can create clear boundaries for myself and my students.  Also I hope to improve my savviness with technology.  

PS Not sure why it cites me as anonymous but this is Kelley Howard ]]> 2021-07-13 01:00:56 UTC https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1646611024 Course Musings by Rebecca Paquette https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1648031821 This course will be valuable in helping me self reflect on the teaching practices I learned/developed during my time teaching in a pandemic. By reflecting on what I did and learning about what others did I will be able to make more informed decisions as a teacher moving forward.

My goal is to become a better remote teacher and to learn how to apply all of the skills I gained during the pandemic and carry them over into my teaching style in a regular classroom setting.
]]> 2021-07-13 19:01:27 UTC https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1648031821 Predictions, Intentions and Goals lprewandowski https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1648148723 As a technology integrator, I predict that this course will be valuable for me to arm myself with research based information that will improve my ability to assist teachers in my district in a more effective way.

I predict that I will come out of this course a stronger and more confident creator of virtual learning experiences that will allow for deeper learning by students in my district.

My intentions are to absorb and contemplate the information from the various readings and reflect on the wisdom and experience of the teachers in this cohort in order to be sure that my technology integration ideas match what research says makes sense and actually support teachers who are in the trenches in meaningful ways.  Teaching is a team sport IMHO.

One goal is to create a lesson plan that includes the important information that is being shared in the class to use as a reference for additional lesson plans that I will co-create with teachers in my district.

Another goal is to curate some of the best resources from this class and share them with teachers in my district who are not able to participate in this awesome PD opportunity.]]> 2021-07-13 22:05:57 UTC https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1648148723 I think that this course will help me reflect on remote an hybrid learning. This will be beneficial because with constantly changing models this year, I have no had much time to reflect or to really look at the benefits and what I can continue to use in the future to help me become a better teacher. msfredrickcovid19 https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1649592862 My goals for this course are to be able to reflect on what I have done well over the last 16 months and also what did not go well so that I can improve. My intention is also to learn about how I can continue to use technology in the classroom. I also am very curious to learn about what other teachers/school districts did using this time. ]]> 2021-07-14 15:22:07 UTC https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1649592862 Reflections, Hopes and Goals Jan Moore-Simmons https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1649869917 As I look back over the last year and my thoughts about the future, I  recognize my need to expand my knowledge of technology and build skills in virtual learning.  I have always kept up with technology (or so I thought).  I quickly learned that I was far behind.
 I am hopeful that this course will help me continue the process started last year as an emergency, temporary response. I was able to be successful in a number of areas, but I need more information and skill to be truly successful in virtual teaching.
My goal as I get older is to be able to support students across the spectrum no matter where they live.  I can see many opportunities for virtual instruction for children who are not able to attend in person for any number of reasons. I still hope there are snow days and vacations in our future.  Virtual learning can offer us the opportunity to support children in new ways and new times.


]]> 2021-07-14 20:59:40 UTC https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1649869917 Course Musings - Melissa Newell https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1649875642 I predict this course might be valuable as a way to organize my thoughts and strategies from a difficult year, and to find new ways of thinking about teaching remotely that will give me hope for whatever is to come in the new school year.  My intention is to keep an open mind through the course with the hope of learning new strategies to get my remote students invested in what they’re learning.]]> 2021-07-14 21:10:22 UTC https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1649875642 Goals and Values https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1651546444 Elise Bundy
One goal for this course is to collaborate and learn from my peers. I want to understand their experiences during this past year of teaching specifically: what was valuable, what became a struggle, and what did they learn. I hope also to discover  different strategies which will strengthen my skills while teaching in a virtual environment.

One prediction is that I will at the very least feel validation with my experiences, fears, and feelings that I had this year.  Yet, another prediction is that I will come away knowing more than I did before and be able to apply this knowledge to my teachings of mathematics and then some.]]> 2021-07-15 19:47:26 UTC https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1651546444 Laura Harris-Hirsch https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1651613203 2021-07-15 21:44:24 UTC https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1651613203 Course Musings tdrew https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1651813443 This course will be valuable to me because it will allow me to reflect on what went well during hybrid and remote learning and I will become more knowledgeable about strategies to improve my online teaching abilities. I anticipate future remote teaching opportunities. My district had already used "blizzard bag" days in place of snow days, but now with our online abilities I forsee having remote learning days as a possible option instead of blizzard bags. I think that remote learning will be something that may eventually be used for our students during the summer as well. In addition we may use remote learning as a way to help parents help their students as well. So I'm here to learn as much as I can about how to be a better remote teacher.]]> 2021-07-16 00:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1651813443 Dana Crowell https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1652771615 I believe this course will be helpful in my reflecting on the last 15 months of teaching.  I am anxious to learn from my fellow classmates and learn how they viewed the last year and learn some strategies for coping as we start the new year trying to bring our learners back to a "normal" school year(maybe).

My goal for this course is to continue reflecting on what worked last year for me and the teachers I work with as well assessing what needs to be improved in our process so we can continue to improve our "remote learning" process should we ever need to transition back again.]]> 2021-07-16 15:15:04 UTC https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1652771615 Elizabeth Bisbing https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1652874869 This course will be valuable to me because it will allow me to hear from fellow teachers about their successes, struggles and various programs to utilize while teaching online. I do not feel the same confidence teaching online that I do while in the classroom and I am hoping that by increasing my knowledge of what makes online learning work well, my confidence and skill in this area will grow. My goal is to feel confident and effective while facilitating online learning. ]]> 2021-07-16 17:30:23 UTC https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1652874869 Cart Before the Horse- Terri Sittig https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1653422347 Wow! I DID remote teaching this year, and I didn't really know what I was doing.  I did it and got through it, but like everyone else, I was thrown into it because a COVID. Now that the dust has settled, I would really like to know how to do it well. My hope is this course will help me do that. My goal for the next four weeks is to learn how to better support my students in a remote setting.

]]> 2021-07-17 17:35:21 UTC https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1653422347 Amanda Lotz https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1653443797 I have two main goals for this course. I teach a college class as remote adjunct and I hope to find ways to better interact with my adult students. I also use a lot of technology in my high school class and I hope to find ways to make that tool more effective in that setting.

Aside from helping reach the above-stated goals, I think this course will be of value as a processing tool. Getting to look back at remote teaching with people who went through the same stressful experience and talk about what we learned and really understand what happened to each of us, as well as our profession, will be helpful to the "healing and moving on stronger" process.]]> 2021-07-17 18:54:15 UTC https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1653443797 Meghan Granger https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1653529862   This course will allow me to better understand the research connected with the COVID experience and learn more about others' perspectives and learning outcomes. Whenever we gain a better understanding, we become a better educator - that is my goal! 

]]> 2021-07-18 01:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1653529862 Laura Harris-Hirsch lauralebanon https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1653849499 Reading the foundational readings, I was excited by some concepts that were new to me. One was the idea that to successfully teach remotely, I have to regard the process as learning a dialect, not an entirely new language.That was of great comfort to me; I remembered how a number of years ago I realized that (as I thought then) math was a new language (i would say now that it was a new Dialect I had to learn) which greatly helped  reduce my math anxiety and increase my math understanding, learning new definitions and uses of the same English words I'd easily used in different contexts.
Now, I have been introduced to the concept of "crisis learning". Thinking about that, I reflected that I have always been effective in various crises I have encountered, and able to adapt - as I have with teaching online. I am looking forward to being introduced to other concepts and applications in this course which I can apply to my teaching.

Another goal is to learn from other teachers. Although I specialize in ESOL and its methodology I can adapt and apply other's practices to my own teaching. I want to learn some additional "tricks of the trade." Working alone in my home, I have not been able to consult with other teachers in my districts and attend PD with them. In PD webinars organized by NHDOE or other organizations, I have heard of
 SEESAW, Padlet, Canvas and other tech tools, but haven't tried them, due to the makeup of my students. Now, in this course, I am using some, and as I hear from other teachers, I will learn more about how to use they work and reflect on how to use them in my own teaching. I will also enjoy the opportunity to communicate with other teachers, to improve my own instruction.

I predict that I will be able, and comfortable, to use these tools when I return to in person instruction.]]> 2021-07-18 20:50:28 UTC https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1653849499 Course Musings - Rachel Maynard https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1653857104 This course will be valuable to me because it will help me to reflect on the remote teaching that I did this past year. It will help me to reflect on what I did successfully and what I could have improved upon. The course will also give me the chance to hear about what worked for others and hopefully I will be able to bring some of those ideas and practices back to my classroom. 
My intentions are to improve upon what I was already doing in the classroom and to have some ideas to be able to bring back to the classroom whether we are remote or not.]]> 2021-07-18 21:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1653857104 Ben Zink https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1653874673 This course will be valuable to me as it will hopefully give me a chance to reflect on my time remote teaching as well as hearing and learning from others and the things they have experienced over the last year and a half. I am hoping that through this course I will be able to build upon the successes my students had while remote and have the ability meet more of my students needs if we happen to go remote again in the fall or winter.

]]> 2021-07-18 22:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1653874673 Heather Tiberi heathertiberi https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1653967073 I think something thats been hard as a teacher is seeing how some kids respond so well and others struggle and it breaks my heart! I'm hoping to find a variety of tools and become more adept at using them (on top of being brave enough to try them!). I worry of becoming complacent and I swore I would never be a teacher who does things because that's how its always been done- but that's harder the older I get! I'm excited to hear others experiences.]]> 2021-07-19 00:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1653967073 james_kelly6 https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1655510578 How do you predict this course might be valuable to you? 
I feel this course will provide me with useful and innovative tools to help engage my students and promote self-motivation.  
What are your intentions/goals for your learning in this course?
My goal is to be a better educator for my students, and a better colleague to my co-workers. I believe that the field of education is always changing and evolving and I want to be able to change and evolve with it.]]> 2021-07-20 03:13:59 UTC https://padlet.com/grant129/C3S6/wish/1655510578