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Link to original Hello hybriding heroes! I have been reading up on how to make hybrid learning productive and engaging for students and not frustrating and burnout inducing for teachers. I don’t think there are any “magic tricks” that universally work. Best practices are the same regardless of context: building relationships, keeping it simple, student-centered learning, leading by example. A couple of tips that may help: give students classroom leadership roles, that is, monitoring chats, helping with cameras, and cleaning routines; Pair in-person and remote learners in breakout rooms; make sure all class materials live in Google Classroom for universal access; leverage your technology tools for engagement and collaboration. One issue that has already arisen with students returning to in-person school is uncharged devices. It is very important to establish a routine of fully charging devices every night. Please put this into daily reminders and post in class expectations. I don’t underestimate the challenges ahead! Please reach out if I can help at all. Nearpod update: Nearpod is a great self-contained lesson with easy documentation of participation and mastery. Tip: teachers in the Hybrid model have suggested using Nearpod in the “student-paced” mode. The upsides are:that students can return to the lesson and finish up if they missed something or were absent, and teachers can assign in Google Classroom without codes expiring. The downside is that students will have to follow along with the teacher, manually changing slides. Try to teach students to use the note taking tool...it’s a skill they will need throughout their lifelong learning career. Tech Tool of the Week: If you are using Kahoot, Quizlet, Quizizz or Gimkit to gamify your curriculum, Blooket will be an easy addition to your toolkit. The value of Blooket is the greater variety of game types it offers. I really like “Gold Quest''. Blooket (named after the little block avatars your students have) works like these other quiz style games: create your own set, or borrow any of the other teacher generated sets (you can make a copy and edit to suit your needs), decide the mode you want to play (practice or group), decide the specific game (there are six and counting), generate a code to have students sign up, and hit play. The variety of games keeps it from getting stale. Check out this video. Tech Resource of the Week: Women’s history month lesson plans and resources from the Women’s History Museum . Bonus resource: Global Dignity is an organization that promotes Human Rights and the worth of the individual. They have lesson plans for all levels. Dignity is an important concept behind both self-worth and civil society. They have great tools for healing both the sense of isolation and value that have been exacerbated by the pandemic and the polarization of our society driven by inequality. Check out this virtual talk on the difference between dignity and respect given by Dr Donna Hicks on Thursday March 4. Or this resource. Google Updates: Google has announced some changes across G-suite: Google Forms will now save “draft” responses, so students will be able to save answers and complete in multiple sittings. Jamborard will allow you to track and revert to earlier drafts. See the infographics below created by John Sowash for updates to Google Classroom and Chromebooks. New hardware is arriving to help make the transition to Hybrid learning. Here are the video and written instructions from Carlos Quilis on how to set up your camera, speakers and monitor. If you need any help setting up, or learning how to use these tools, I’m here to help. Reach out through email or visit my Office Hours. Keep on keeping on!
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AuthorRobert Frye is a retired 33 year veteran Of Holyoke Public Schools Archives
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