![]() She’s continued to do that in GC, or posts the date and has the kids comment with an expression for the date, again, just to keep some of the typical things we do at school going. My co-teacher, who teaches math, always writes the date as an expression on the board. The kids answer in Google Classroom and we can comment back. “We post a whiteboard message/question on the board every morning when we’re at school, so we continue to do this now to keep some routine. Maintain some of their favorite classroom routines You either wear the themed outfit to your virtual meeting or take a pic and post it with a specific hashtag.” -Jessica 5. “We’re doing dress-up days, almost like a spirit week. ![]() Each teacher made a video of ourselves holding an inspirational saying and put it on our Twitter for our students to see.” -Timmie “In our daily Zoom conferencing, we’re having spirit days. This way, we’re building a community, and we feel like we can spend time together.” -Jennifer 4. ![]() Sometimes I moderate, sometimes I step back and let them chat. On Monday, we had our pets, and on Friday, we’ll have our spirt shirts, and I’m giving them this open block to just talk and hang out with each other. The kids will have their stuffed animals with them. Tomorrow, we are doing something different - it will be stuffed animal day. So when we meet for Zoom, we’ll be wearing our silly hats. Each day we do something different, like today is crazy hat day. “One of the things that I’m doing with my class is a Zoom lunch every day. We’ll have an online party to celebrate when goals are met, where everyone gets their favorite food and beverage, and we have a chat.” -Patrick “My students like structure and humorous coaching. “We met on Zoom to talk about our highs/lows, share how we are showing our school’s character traits (respect, responsibility, caring) at home, and today is a virtual birthday party meeting!” -Shelly ![]() Have a virtual party and regular celebrations “I plan on doing a virtual lunch bunch with students 1-2 times a week so we can catch up.” -Chante 3. We’ve scheduled ‘lunch’ over Google Hangouts once a week until we are back in school.” -Julie “I eat lunch with four other electives’ teachers every day. And I think the kids really enjoy that too!” -Sarah 2. Also, it’s really fun to see teachers with their pets and on their couch and in their pajamas. “All of the teachers are sending in pictures and I’m going to compile them into an iMovie with a song as a background, and we are going to send it out to all of our families just so they know how much we miss seeing our students and how much we care about them. “Many teachers recorded a short video last week saying hello and the principal sent out a montage of those to families today.” -Colleen Sponsored by PowerSchool and ViewSonic 1. Subscribe in your podcast app, or download the MP3 here and listen on the go Regardless of how much (or how little) contact with your students you’re able to have, and how much (or how little) academic instruction is happening, these ideas can help you prioritize relationships with your students and stay connected. I’ve collected 12 types of ideas from members of the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club to give you some insight into how other K-12 teachers from around the world are facing the challenges of teaching remotely in crisis. During emergency distance learning, look for small, simple ways you can center kids’ physical and mental well-being, which will, in turn, be energizing and uplifting for you, as well.
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