This has been such a challenging week to try anything new with students... as we are now out of school for four weeks or more to "flatten the curve" of the coronavirus. Any plans I previously had must be completed in the classroom, so I've been stressed about keeping my students' learning meaningful at the same time as getting other areas of life settled to "shelter-in-place." Educationally, this is an unnerving yet exciting time! People all over the world are coming together to re-look at how we provide meaningful education to students remotely. My efforts this week have been on reworking my content to keep it relevant to students in their diverse situations. I finally feel good about this Reflection: Adaptations to our Environments, in which my students connect their learning from the previous three projects with what they're currently experiencing. As I was writing this blog post, I was pleasantly surprised to see that one of my "challenging" students responded BEFORE the reflection is assigned... tomorrow morning. Hmmm... this always gives me something more to think about. I've experimented with a couple add-ons, but did not find them useful for this exact moment in time. So, I've been playing around with some of the conditional formatting and soon coding from Forms to Docs or Slides, as recommended by Alice Keeler, as I gather information from my students this week. I will also publish my students' work from this coming week in a Project Database, as Adam Schoenbart (GAFE certified trainer) suggests - for students to view and give feedback for each others' work. I love using Google Forms - and even more so experimenting with different ways to apply them to my classroom practices and my action research:
My next steps:
UPDATE: After reading Jeremy's blog, where he invited participation, I got an idea! If you have time and are willing, please complete one or more of my Daily Starters during "Distance Learning". I appreciate your help in testing my form as well as seeing how adults respond to the prompts. Thanks!
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Jeremy Smith
3/23/2020 09:39:23 am
Hi Megan,
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Joel
3/23/2020 09:49:42 am
Great content Megan, so cool that you are using your research time to find additional ways to connect with your students (especially now). I also think that exit tickets are a great tool. In response to Jeremy comments, I too am concerned about the internet accessibility issues. There are so many amazing learning opportunities available but if technology may not be available to some then this could restrict us. I am hoping for a great compromise that gives students the best opportunity to learn during this strange time.
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Melissa
3/24/2020 10:02:27 pm
Hi Megan,
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