Distance Learning #10
May 8, 2020
Celebrating Mary
Mary’s Month and Mother’s Day
Grade/Content Meetings
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Resources for Learning at Home For teachers and parents! Find fun websites, games, apps, and hands-on activities to assist and extend the distance learning for students in K-5.
“We’re All Figuring It Out”—Five Virtual Teaching Mistakes to Avoid
Alexandra Frost on April 21, 2020 - Read the full article here
Teachers across the nation had a hot second to learn virtual teaching. Literally 48 hours in Ohio. The mind shift from daily student interaction to 100% web and video-based learning sent students and teachers’ minds spinning for a few weeks. They also had to deal with the emotional turmoil of living in a pandemic. Now, five weeks in, some common best practices seem to be emerging. Of course, there are also some common virtual teaching mistakes too! While nobody is to blame for these, as there was absolutely no rule book or precedent for how to navigate this unique time, it’s still worth asking yourself if you’re making these mistakes and how to correct them.
#1: You avoid face time with your students
#2: You expect daily meetings, high attendance rates, and full engagement
#3: You require a journal, but so does science. And social studies. And PE.
#4: You anticipate that kids don’t want to do anything
#5: You implement a one-path-fits-all approach
Care for Creation Laudato Si' Week May 16 to 24, 2020
Join Pope Francis and take the next step in your Laudato Si’ journey. Commit to an ambitious action that grows your response to “the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor.” No matter where you are in your journey, take the next step as a community during Laudato Si’ Week, 16-24 May, when Catholic communities everywhere celebrate the fifth anniversary of Laudato Si’. For resources, visit www.laudatosiweek.org. Click on the links below.
Family Packet
School/PSR Packet
- Overview of Laudato Si' Activity Packet
- Prayer Suggestions
- Family Activities to Care for Creation
- School Lessons and Activities
- Get Outside Game
- Voices of Laudato Si' Student Project: Teachers Guide
- EXTENDED DEADLINE: Voices of Laudato Si' Student Project - DESCRIPTION | WATCH THIS VIDEO Instructions for Students
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TIES - The largest virtual gathering of inquiry-focused educators from around the world!
Events are at all hours of the day/night from around the world.
Emotional Intelligence and Resiliency: Teaching During COVID-19
REGISTER NOW FOR
Emotional Intelligence and Resiliency: Teaching During COVID-19
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2020
SESSION ONE:
10-11 A.M. PDT | 1-2 P.M. EDT
SESSION TWO:
1-2 P.M. PDT | 4-5 P.M. EDT
Presented by Dorina Sackman-Ebuwa
Educator, Motivational Speaker, and Founder of B.E.L.I.E.V.E!®, 2014 Florida Teacher of the Year
Catapult
Super Charge K-2 Continuous Learning May 14, 2020 — 3:00pm EST
Continuous learning in a virtual environment is challenging for any age, but these challenges can seem magnified when working with K-2 students. In this session, we will explore best practices inherent in models such as TPACK, SAMR, and PEERS to supercharge your remote lessons for young students.
In this virtual session, participants will:
- Make informed decisions regarding the inclusion of technology to support effective learning
- Create learning experiences that consider constraints and possibilities of in-home learning
- Create learning experiences that target the foundational skills of the K-2 classroom
Mitigating Learning Loss During the Coronavirus: What you can do now, over the summer, and to plan for the fall
May 28, 2020 — 3:00pm EST
Initial research indicates that learning loss due to school closures will have a significant negative academic impact on our students. In addition, students are facing unprecedented trauma associated with the many stresses associated with the coronavirus pandemic. The combination of learning loss and emotional trauma is undoubtedly causing setbacks in our students’ academic development. Educators can take immediate steps to mitigate the negative impacts associated with school closures and trauma. In addition, it’s important to have a plan for summer and for returning to schools in the fall that includes academic and social-emotional supports to help our students and their families overcome these challenges.
In this virtual session, participants will:
- Learn about the potential impact that school closures will have on students
- Explore what districts can be doing right now to mitigate learning loss and emotional trauma
- Think about how to set up virtual summer programming to bolster students’ foundational skills
- Brainstorm ideas for how to set kids up for success when they return to school in the fall (virtually or in person)
Behavior Support to Engage All Learners: Defining and Reinforcing Expectations
June 11, 2020 — 3:00pm EST
With most students learning from home, engagement becomes more important than ever. This session will focus on foundational behavior mechanisms and how they apply to student learning. We’ll cover arranging the environment for success, reinforcing desired behaviors, and actively engaging learners during various types of academic and social instruction. We’ll also share some tools and strategies for maximizing engagement and improving social behavior. In addition, this session will teach the foundations of behavior support and how to apply those to a virtual environment.
In this virtual session, participants will:
- Learn the foundations of behavior support and what they look like in a classroom setting
- Determine how to re-envision these foundations for a virtual setting
- Be able to define their behavioral expectations in the context of any routine where learning takes place
The Importance of Social Emotional Learning During the Coronavirus Pandemic
June 25, 2020 — 3:00pm EST
As school closures due to the Coronavirus continue, students and families are facing pandemic-induced trauma that will have long-lasting impacts on students’ emotional, mental, and academic well-being. It is important that school communities begin to implement trauma-informed responses, including Social Emotional Learning, into remote learning settings and have a plan to continue this work in the fall. To do this, educators must understand and develop instructional practices that support students’ social-emotional competencies and provide coping mechanisms to deal with their trauma. In this session, educators will explore strategies to help students acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, behaviors, and skills necessary to manage emotions, set and achieve goals, demonstrate empathy, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.
In this virtual session, participants will:
- Explore the five overarching social-emotional competencies
- Examine the need for social and emotional learning during this unprecedented time
- Identify the benefits of using explicit instruction to teach students the social-emotional competencies they need to cope with trauma
- Develop ways to integrate social and emotional learning into a remote environment
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