• Most of our students participated by doing what teachers asked of them. There are two levels that are higher than participating- investing and driving. Students can move to the level of investing in their own learning by:

  • • Volunteering to read or to share answers;

    • Asking questions;

    • Using hand gestures, chat and reaction buttons without the teacher asking them to; and

    • Working with classmates in breakout rooms

• In around 1/5 of classrooms it was unclear if students were participating. This is in part due to cameras being off and students not participating in the discussion. Students can show participation by:

  • • Completing school tasks;

    • Unmuting when the teacher calls on them; and

    • Answering with hand gestures, reaction buttons, or in the chat when the teacher asks them to

Love Languages

Almost three decades ago, Dr. Gary Chapman developed a method to determine how people best demonstrate their love to others and the various ways that they feel loved. He opined that there were five love languages. The five languages of love include: physical touch, acts of service, receiving gifts, quality time and words of affirmation. (See the examples on the left.) These love languages apply to all of your relationships - with friends, your spouse, your children and even your co-workers.

Not surprisingly, love languages are not always fixed. Regular communication can help you decipher the love that you need to show your children and loved ones to keep their love tank full. Each person in your family may have a different love language and need a different approach to feel loved. For a quick quiz on love languages, try this quiz.

Meet Isela Ocampo, Parent Center Coordinator at Vinedale College Preparatory Academy! Ms. Ocampo has the distinction of also being an alumnus of Vinedale having attended elementary school there. Working as a parent rep for seven years, she enjoys her job because of the caring, friendly, diverse community. She takes pride in sharing resources with families from offering computer support, to providing outside services for families in need, to talking with parents who simply need an empathic listener to talk to. One of the most enjoyable parts of her job is the natural setting of the Vinedale campus, located at the edge of the mountains. One of her fondest memories was watching a mother deer give birth to a fawn.