In my opinion, my school system was slow to adapt to instructional changes related to coronavirus shut down.
I don’t mention this as a slight against my school system. However, I do think this has given some teachers a sense of being behind in their instruction and having to catch up. This recovery mentality has resulted in students being overwhelmed by the amount of work they’re getting from some of their teachers.
I took a different approach.
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You Need to Script Your Videos
When you are good at speaking to people in person, scripting your videos seems like a waste of time.
I promise nothing is further from the truth!
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There are certainly plenty of concerns I am hearing from teachers in my building, and on twitter, about starting a semester of purposeful remote teaching. However, the most significant time sink I am noticing complaints about is video production.
Read moreSending Staff Emails
Email was invented in 1971, email is six years older than Post-It notes!
Even though email predates almost all technology that we use today, and even though practically every profession uses email as the official method of communication, we (collectively) suck at it!
Read moreSanity Saving Email Rules
I think email is one of those things I and my fellow millennials were supposed to kill, or maybe hate; I’m not sure what my generation’s official stance is supposed to be, but I kind of like email.
I came to this conclusion over time, after spending a considerable effort in making my email experience pleasant and functional. In this post, I want to show you some of the ways that I have done that and why.
Read moreGuidelines for Teaching During a Pandemic
In my opinion, my school system was slow to adapt to instructional changes related to coronavirus shut down.
I don’t mention this as a slight against my school system. However, I do think this has given some teachers a sense of being behind in their instruction and having to catch up. This recovery mentality has resulted in students being overwhelmed by the amount of work they’re getting from some of their teachers.
I took a different approach.
Read more