Things to do -
With school closures, there is certainly no shortage of things to do being posted online. I love Lunch Doodles being provided by Mo Willems , the daily schedules being provided, and that school districts everywhere are publishing some flexible learning opportunities. Companies like BrainPop are also providing free access to online content.
Connection During Social Distancing
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| from: https://creativityboost.net/2018/07/10/turning-crises-into-opportunities/ |
With no shortage of digital learning opportunities, some teachers may want to provide content that is suited for their classrooms. Please make sure you're following COPA and FERPA laws and regulations while doing that.
This morning, my community (Teachers & PTA Board) and I met via Google Meet to discuss the kinds of things we want to do with students and to create a calendar of events (on a shared document) to stay connected with our community. Because of the various issues surrounding equitable access, all of these opportunities are flexible and optional. Our goal is connection through enriching content.
I'm excited by how excited we are to create opportunities to stay connected even as we are ordered to "shelter in place." Here are some ways we are connecting with our students:
- Read Alouds posted on Facebook Live or using Google Hangouts (students can have a more intimate meeting with their teachers as they use their individual school Gsuite logins to meet up with their teachers.
- Teachers connecting with students doing something they love to do - gardening, art, music, tinkercad, cooking, etc.
- Parents & community members starting community chats for sharing their passion with their school communities.
Here's a video from one of our community members connecting to the Project Based Learning Unit she was teaching prior to schools being closed:
I cannot say enough about how inspired I am by my school community! They know how to find opportunities for learning and run with it!
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