In which I reflect on my 32nd year of teaching.
All tagged COVID-19
No Email Weekends
In which I continue to struggle with email.
Year in Review: Blogging on Squarespace 2020
In which I look back at blogging on Squarespace in the year 2020.
Disappearing into something during the pandemic...
In which I write about disappearing into something during the pandemic.
Backup to the backup
In which I explain the problematic nature of being the backup to a backup while teaching during the pandemic.
270 Days with the Theme System Journal
In which I reflect on the last 90 days (270 in all) with the Theme System Journal.
Reflection in the midst of COVID-19
In which I reflect on my decision to come to terms with having to be at school two days a week to help support those who are there everyday.
Second Screen Lifestyle with the Cocopar Portable Monitor
In which I talk about a really cool monitor that affords me the opportunity to continue my #secondscreenlifestyle while teaching remotely, from school.
Remote Teaching Update...
In which I provide an update on remote teaching.
The Stand Up Desk Store Compact Clamp-On Retractable Adjustable Keyboard Tray/Under Desk Keyboard Tray
In which I talk more about optimizing my remote teaching set up with a clamp-on keyboard tray.
More Experimentation with Pen Tablets: The Veikk A30
In which I review yet another pen tablet, the A30 by Veikk.
Up-ing my game even more with the Jabra Pro 9465 Duo Headset
In which I review the Jabra 9465 Duo Headset.
First week of Full Remote Learning 2020-2021...
In which I write about the first 4 days of full remote learning 2020-2021.
Thank you for your service
In which I say “thank you for your service” to 3 things and contemplate how saying thanks will help bring forward joy in my teaching practice.
Reflection before “Reopening”
In which I reflect on the “teaching” from home experience I took part in prior to reopening schools this coming fall…which…turns out…is going to look a lot like the experience I just finished.
Some things I’m Enjoying: Summer Edition
As the summer begins to wind down I thought it would be fun to think about some things are I’m enjoying!
Poetry for “troubled times”
4 haikus (inspired by Bruce Springsteen and Jack Kerouac) that attempt to capture my thinking about the “troubled times” I helped the families I serve, as their 4th grade teacher, get through this past Spring and the impact it has had, and continues to have, on me.
Turns out…I’m human!
In which I have my first breakdown during COVID-19.
Up-ing My Game with the Lume Cube Panel Mini
A few weeks into my summer break finds me still thinking about tweaks I can make to my “remote” teaching set up to ensure that I am ready, if and when we are told that we will be “teaching” from home again. The Panel Mini by Lume Cube is one such tweak, to my lighting situation, I’ve been experimenting with.
What will schools look like this fall?
What will schools look like this fall? My state has just published a guidebook to help schools think about what reopening this fall could look like. This post covers my thinking and feelings about each of the 3 proposed plans.