05.17.2021 - By Life of the School
We Introduced ourselves with the Goofy: What's your current cellphone wallpaper/lockscreen?
Tanea: Me at 16. Boy do I miss the 16 year old me (well the body, not the brain and confidence, etc.)
Lee: It’s an old picture of the wall from our former teacher workroom. The girl who ran the copier there had decorated it with movie quotes from a bunch of different movies, and the photo I have is a quote from “Zombieland”--Woody Harrelson says “It’s time to nut up or shut up”
Aaron: Wallpaper: My dog penny when she was a brand new puppy, Lockscreen: Skateboarders at sunset on the Venice Boardwalk.
What is one thing you have lost from your teaching practice that you hope it is safe to do again next year?
Lee: Group work of any and all kinds. I miss the chatter, the aha moments, the NOISE.
Tanea: I really want to have kids sit in groups and be able to do more hands-on activities with kids (especially whiteboarding). I hope they will be free to walk around the room.
Aaron: Gallery Walks and Jigsaws.
What is one thing you did a lot of this year that you think will not be part of your practice in a couple of years?
Tanea: zoom calls!!
Lee: Zoom for sure. Please, please please!
Aaron: Pear Deck
What do you think is one thing you will keep from this year that will come to be part of your regular practice?
Lee: Single grading category.
Tanea: Using google slides as a way for students to share their ideas with each other
Aaron: Office hours and Practice Essay Peer Review.
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