Episode 19 // Heading Into Summer After Distance Learning
Raise your hand if you just want to drop your things and run away from this school year! 🙋♀️
If you’re like me, you are SO ready to close the book on this school year. It’s been like no other year, full of a whole new set of challenges that we never expected to encounter. But - here we are.
And you know what I’ve learned from it all? Teachers are freakin’ amazing! They made transitions and pivots and modifications in their teaching like a BOSS! I couldn’t be more proud to be a part of this profession and community of educators.
Regardless of how much you may want this school year to be over, I want to encourage you to reflect. If we have to go through such a crazy time, we might as well learn and grow from it, right?
In this week’s episode, I’m helping your wrap your mind around how to head in to summer after distance learning, and how to come out of the whole experience with some positive take-aways.
Highlights from the Episode
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Take time to breath and take a break (3:16)
Take time to reflect on what went well and what didn’t go well with distance learning (4:52)
What new technology skills that you’ve learned through distance learning can you take with you into the new school year? (6:14)
School and districts need to re-evaluate the role technology plays on a daily basis (6:36)
Changing your mindset on what the new normal will look like in your classroom (7:36)
My educational philosophy on technology (8:45)
A common worry that teachers have about learning loss — and what to do about it (10:11)
Making a plan for the possibility of distance learning in the future (12:38)
Links & Resources Mentioned in the Episode:
Episode 18: Ending the School Year While Distance Learning
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