We're getting closer to the start of the school year and since Baltimore County Public Schools aren't going to be in the classrooms, teachers are spending every second until the first day making sure they're prepared.
GOING TO BE IN THE CLASSROOMS,TEACHERS ARE SPENDING EVERYSECOND UNTIL DAY ONE TO MAKESURE THEYNEWS ERIN MACPHERSON TALKEDWITH A COUPLE BALTIMORE COUNTYSCHOOL TEACHERS AND FOUND OUTWHAT THEY LEARNED FROM LASTSEMESTER AND HOW THEYGETTING READY FOR THIS ONE.14-57 the whole things justsurreal, I was hoping weback in the building at leasthybrid for fall.
LISA BERKUNIS A FIFTH GRADE TEACHER HEREAT WELLWOOD INTERNATIONALSCHOOL.
15-15 Iteaching almost 20 years andto not start a school year ina building is odd.
It feelslike Theremissing BECAUSE OF THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC -BALTIMORE COUNTY SCHOOLS ARESTARTING THIS SCHOOL YEARVIRTUALLY.
SO INSTEAD OFDECORATING HER CLASSROOM,BERKUN IS PLANNING THESEMESTER IN HER HOME OFFICE.*NAT OF VIDE* SHE WANTS ALLOF HER STUDENTS TO FIND THEIROWN WORK SPACE AT HOME TOO.20:17 lets set up your deskjust like we would in theclassroom you should be inthat same spot every day, thatway youyoueveryday, Iyou in the same spot TO TRY TOMAKE IT AS CLOSE TO A REGULARSCHOOL DAY AS POSSIBLE.
SHEPLANS ON STARTING EVERY DAYLIKE SHE NORMALLY WOULD - WITHA MORNING MEETING.
3:42 itway for kids and teachers tocheck in with each other sothat was my first priority THEFOCUS IS ON ENGAGING WITHSTUDENTS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLESO AS SHE REVIEWS NEWCURRICULUM AND WORKS ON LESSONPLANS SHEWHAT WORKED AND DIDNLAST SEMESTER.
8:11 one of thethings I found really helpfulwas that & as students weredoing class work I had themhold it up to their camera soI could see how they wereprogressing just as if I waswalking around the classroomso I could see where gaps werein understanding or if astudent was doing well andneeded more enrichment.
9:30 Ialso learned that sometimesyou have to improvise causedigital instruction doesnalways translate right SHEALSO STARTED USING HER VIRTUALOFFICE HOURS AS A TIME FORSMALL GROUP LESSONS.
WHICH -ABBEY METCALF SAYS ISIMPORTANT TO DEVELOP A BETTERRELATIONSHIP WITH STUDENTS -SINCE YOU DON'T HAVE THOSEINTERACTIONS AT SCHOOL.
5:50those little moments arereally where you get to formthose relationships and formthat trust and those littletiny moments are so importantand when we are online itrapid fire trying to geteverything across that youwant academically METCALF IS ATEACHER AT RELAY ELEMENTARYSCHOOL - EVALUATING HERTEACHING METHODS TO ENGAGE TEHSTUDENTS -*NAT OF VIDE* GETTHEM INVOLVED, SO THEY'RE NOTJUST SITTING STARING AT ACOMPUTER ALL DAY.
5:02 -- 530ive been going back examiningmy own practice... wHat wasthe intent of wht I wasteaching, what was the impactof it, can I carry that impactforward in an online formatand what is the best way todeliver that?
Um, because wedont get them as long online.i dont have my kids all day.
Idont get to walk them down thehall and have thoseconversations with so i wantto make sure im building thoserelationships and that imgetting the content across.EACH TEACHER WORKING TO FIGUREOUT HOW TO BEST REACH THEIRSTUDENTS -- AND MAKE KIDS WANTTO LOG IN EVERY DAY.
14:55we're Starting on rightfoot... 14-31 Itchallenging, doesncanTEACHERS FEEL MUCH MOREPREPARED HEADING INTO THISFALL SEMESTER.
WHILE THEY'REWORKING ON ENGAGING WITHSTUDENTS - THEY ARE ALSOWORKING ON WAYS FOR STUDENTSTO INTERACT WITH EACH OTHERSINCE A BIG PART OF SCHOOL ISTHAT SOCIAL INTERACTION.THEY'RE HOPEFUL TO BE BACK INTHE CLASSROOM, AT LEASTPARTIALLY BY NEXT SEMESTER.-EMAC.SCHOOL AT HOME IS A REALITY
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