Tuesday, August 18, 2020

We can do VIRTUALLY anything

Families:

Two days until I get to see "my" students.  I have been focused on this moment and how it would work all summer.

And mostly I got good at worrying.

I don't have all the answers because I'm not sure of all of the questions!  I can tell you that the 2nd grade team has been working together to make sure that it is as simple as possible for families.  If you rolled your eyes at that, know that it could have been worse.

Everything is difficult when you are a beginner.  I am a beginning virtual teacher! There will be a lot of FAILING FORWARD as I learn the routines to switch from monitor to monitor, app to app, platform to platform.  And that's okay because I am really motivated to do my best for you.

It will be frustrating for you and your scholars when things don't go as expected.  I wish I could save you those growing pains but I know if we persevere we will get through it.

Technology and bandwidth are the great unknowns.  There are things that are clearly above my capacity to fix but I know the right people to ask.

So ... take that deep breath with me.  We can't change this, but we can approach it positively.  To give myself perspective, I think this is 1/x of my lifespan (see what I did there?) and this too shall pass.  But for my students this is 1/3 of their educational experience.  Their desire to be learners is built on their impressions today.  I wish I could give them the class transformations and group activities of last year.  But I can't.  What I can do is work with you to make this the BEST VIRTUAL YEAR EVER!!


Sunday, June 14, 2020

Enjoy the Summer

There are a lot of unknowns right now, and I have been guilty of living in the future considering all of the possible permutations.  But when I think of my students I have a much healthier outlook:  enjoy today, do your best today and take things as

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

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