I am so excited to share with you all about a new collaboration that I’ve been a part of! Introducing a new collaborative series…. Literacy Chattin’ with Liz!! I’ve paired up with an INCREDIBLE educator from Vermont and founder of Vocabulicious blog, Liz Siracusa! Liz Siracusa currently coaches teachers how to integrate technology into theirContinue reading “Remote Learning Tools”
Category Archives: remote learning
Top Amazon Finds for Remote Teaching
Amazon finds are always my most popular posts…and lucky for you all…I’m back with my top 10 items to help make remote teaching a little easier!!! Fair warning…none of these are like “couldn’t teach without” type of finds; however, they all bring a smile to my face and make the time sitting in front ofContinue reading “Top Amazon Finds for Remote Teaching”
Remote Teaching Takeaways
Well, we’ve been remote teaching now for 5 weeks and just as we think we’ve gotten a handle on it, we’re switching to hybrid on Monday! The building has an exciting vibe right now; we’re all ready for those sweet little faces to be back in our building and filling our halls with noise andContinue reading “Remote Teaching Takeaways”
Offering Choice Through Zoom
With most of our country forced to either teach, or learn through Zoom, the opportunities to give students choice seem less and less. Back in the classrooms, our classrooms were student-led and our teaching was responsive to individual needs. Teachers are amazing, and are still providing those opportunities as much as they can, but ourContinue reading “Offering Choice Through Zoom”
Supporting Remote Learning at Home
My son’s school has chosen to be fully remote for the first quarter; I had a feeling it was going to happen. Now that I’ve had some time to process that his kindergarten year is going to look much different than what I envisioned in my mind, I’ve come around and am fully on boardContinue reading “Supporting Remote Learning at Home”
Middle Grade Read Alouds
Middle grade novels are my absolute favorite books to read!! They typically cover a wide range of topics, and also aren’t extremely long; I’ve found that with everything else I need to balance in life, these tend to be the perfect length for me. With the beginning of the school year about two weeks away,Continue reading “Middle Grade Read Alouds”
Into the Unknown…
We have a Disney+ subscription, along with what feels like a million other streaming platforms, and since being quarantined we have watched A LOT of Frozen 2. I mean, I loved the first one, and I love the second one so I’m totally ok with it. When Frozen came out in 2013, “Let It Go”Continue reading “Into the Unknown…”
5 Things I Learned During Remote Learning
Just a few short months ago no one had ever heard of the term “remote learning”. Now…educators across the world would give anything to forget it…and get back into the classrooms with their students. Here in Illinois, we’re still waiting on direction for what the opening of school will look like in August. Will weContinue reading “5 Things I Learned During Remote Learning”
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