20 Dec 2020
I Taught Middle-School Remotely All Semester. Here’s How It Went.

I Taught Middle-School Remotely All Semester. Here’s How It Went.

Distance learning has made all of us feel like first-year teachers all over again. Here's how my first full semester of remote teaching with my middle-schoolers went. https://youtu.be/TahW0OfPFow TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Starting distance learning1:08 Highlights in physical science3:36 Highlights in robotics4:32 Highlights in advisory5:38 Highlights for asynchronous days6:13 Lowlights in pre-algebra8:25 Lowlights in advisory10:02 Next semester10:52 Prioritizing engagement over content
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10 Nov 2020

Messages From Middle-Schoolers in 2020

Every year I have students complete the following statement: Dear world… This year given the circumstances, we did it virtually via Zoom. See a video where I walk through a little more in-depth how I set this project up if you're interested in doing it with your students - https://youtu.be/ssrrGDw_6nE The project is inspired by a photography project by Robert Fogarty.Learn more about the project at http://dearworld.com/ https://youtu.be/GocHwxgYIbE
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03 Oct 2020
Classroom Jobs for Distance Learning

Classroom Jobs for Distance Learning

Class jobs help build any classroom culture. That's no different when doing distance learning. In this video, I share some of the classroom jobs I've created for our completely virtual classroom. (more…)
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