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This journey of remote learning was nothing short of unexpected. However SMASD teachers rose to the challenge. Success stories are abundant: small tech steps, creative projects, failing forward, just to name a few.
Share here something great that you have done, a #shoutout to a colleague or an epic fail that you learned from.
No judgement, just camaraderie, community and pride.
Casie has been a life saver during this time. She was ALWAYS there for me and did so much for our classes. I couldn't have done it without her.
Thank you to Jennifer Tamburlin for giving up time each day to be available for us when we had questions. She was truly a life saver in moving to this online format so quickly.
Thank you Mr. Schlimm and Mr. Beck for being extremely supportive and understanding during this crazy time. You never added any pressure to what we were already feeling. I appreciate all that you have done!
#EpicFail - Yeah...I actually googled how to make myself look better on Zoom. I had more chins than I thought I had...and I think my eyes are crooked! (BTW...recommendations didn't really help!) #LaughAtSelf
#ShoutOut to Mr. Long...he has a young student who enjoys reading to him EVERY NIGHT! #WhateverItTakes
#ShoutOut to Elementary Specials Teachers who have found some incredible WAYS to connect with kids during this crazy time!
#ShoutOut to all teachers who aren't afraid to say I MISS YOU, TOO and I LOVE YOU, TOO, when a kid writes, types, or says this in a video or on zoom. #CauseWeReallyDoLoveandMissThem #SchoolFamily
#ShoutOut to Mrs, Sheila Bauer for driving around little bags of candy to all of her kindergarten students and leaving them on our porches! She has created videos and held weekly zoom meetings, with KINDERGARTNERS!!!! She is an amazing teacher and a wonderful person! Thank you!
#ShoutOut to Ann Defilippi for answering all of my questions and being my go to whenever I needed anything! This would have been impossible without her!
#EpicFail - so proud of myself for learning screencastify and creating a lesson. Posted the lesson and the worksheets, so I thought and was so happy the rest of the day. Next day, I have MULTIPLE messages about the worksheets not being posted. No need to fear, I got this. I log in, post the worksheet and apologize to the kids. Get on 3 hours later, I posted the wrong worksheets!!!!! OMG. Told the kids I was losing my mind, re-posted the worksheets and told them to do their best.
We can never tell our teachers enough how important they are and what an incredibly awesome job they are doing. I have seen teachers go from scared to teach remotely to being a leader in this new format. I have seen teachers seek and implement professional development daily. I have no words for how proud I am of the teachers in this district!
#onesmallstepfortech I utilized Flipgrid shorts in google classroom and my students love them!
#shoutout to Dana Smith-shes an amazing friend and colleague and I could NOT have managed distance teaching without her support!
#shoutout to Noel Petrosky for supporting her staff and for for going above and beyond to help us feel appreciated!
Jen Tamburlin is a lifesaver! She has been there for me morning, noon, and night answering questions, fixing problems, troubleshooting, or just listening to me complain! There is NO WAY I could have done this without her! She's been the backbone of this entire process and deserves so much recognition for her selfless actions of helping everyone with their tech problems while also trying to manage her own classes online!!!!!!
#shoutout to Team 7 ELA for the support and for the laughs during this crazy time!
I made my own Google Slide activities. May not look as great as the ones on Teachers Pay Teachers, but I did it!
Mean Median Mode Activity~ I have seen teachers who HATE technology dig deep and make amazing lessons even though it was completely out of their comfort zone.
#shoutout to Mrs. Kiehl for encouraging students to step outside of their comfort zone and learn new skills!
Mr. McGonnell personally delivered home made cupcakes to his students just because!
Shout-out to Mr. Brooks and his Facebook live sing alongs!
Mrs. Kuhar and Mrs. Boyer's tireless efforts to make contact with all families. Great job, ladies!
Mrs. L. Smith's class hangouts! She is so genuinely happy to spend time with the kids and they spend all their time telling her how much they miss school.
Our faculty's genuine concern and care shown to all of their students.
A general #shoutout to all our amazing teachers who are working your tails off to be there for your students! I see you! I appreciate you!
Well this has been a lot of work! Ha.. I had my first parent hang up on me! I used EdPuzzle for the first time and also learned how to create "Office Hours". A shout out to Jen Tamburlin for her NEVERENDING PATIENCE with me! Thankful for Reed who braved the "virus" and met with me throughout this. Working together on setting up classes, and assignments was a huge help for me! Grateful to Sines for always helping me with my frantic moments. Thankful for all of you who allow me to vent! And who let me listen to you vent, so I know I'm not alone!
I loved watching Casie make videos for certain groups of kids. She really does a great job of engaging her kids!
Mrs. Bobik’s daily videos are awesome!
I discovered the grades tab at the top of Google Classroom. Never noticed it before, but it sure makes life easier especially when students turn in late work.
I enjoyed getting creative with the assignments. My students were able to do many research projects that I normally don't have the time to do. I also gave them choices on what project or assignment to do. This proved very beneficial...Something that I can utilize in the classroom on a regular basis. I found out more about my students personalities with online learning versus in class learning because they had to make those choices and present the material in multiple ways.
My Kindergarten Team is The Best! Thanks for all the support during this crazy transition, girls! Love you all!
Bauer was always there to remind me of my responsibiliies. I would have missed a couple of faculty meetings if it wasn't for him. Thanks Steve!
Corrinne Yost is AMAZING. I honestly would not have survived distance learning without her by my side & her support! So grateful for such a great colleague. #DreamTeam
Ann Defilippi sent cards to her students and it inspired me to do the same!
#ShoutOut to Amy Belovesick! She created ALL of the K paper packets for us to review and send out to kids that couldn't learn virtually! She's a RockStar!
I made a Google Site with math instruction videos and notes I created in Google Slides. This can be a resources for students and parents, and I can use it in the classroom when introducing new material. Now they can see how to do the "New Math."
#ShoutOut to Amy Belovesick! She created ALL of the K paper packets for us to review and send out to kids that couldn't learn virtually! She's a RockStar!
Jen Tamburlin is a superhero! She has been such a great resource during these challenging times.
Patty's lessons (especially at the start of this) have been so interesting and engaging! She is just plain amazing!
I'm trying to keep sharing and organizing digital resources. It took a while to get the subject carousels made on my ebook homepage, but I'm proud of them smasd.mackinvia.com
Mr. Yost is giving constant feedback to his students. He has had high classroom participation for his Google hangouts.
Mrs. Taylor’s kindness and compassion shine through with her online lessons and feedback.
Mr. Gabler’s story time is great!
Mrs. Shipe is a rockstar teacher!
Ms. Shields is an asset to Fox and to our district!
Ms. Foote’s lessons are fun for the whole family!
One of my colleagues created the paper packets for our grade level. She dedicated a lot of time and effort. THANK YOU!
Mrs. Philippone continues to care SO MUCH about her students!
Chrissy Kuhar and Julie Boyer were AMAZING. From the weekly grade level meetings, to the whole school faculty meetings, to the home visits, and beyond. You gals make a great team and you are the BEST!
One of my colleagues did a Mother's Day project via ZOOM......wish I would have thought of that!
For the school wide community, everyone staying positive and helpful throughout this whole process! #GODUTCH
It's been awesome having so much help and support from all of the teachers in our district. We are truly an amazing group of individuals!
Thank you SMAHS English Department for making me laugh during this crazy time! I'm so lucky to be able to work with you each and every day!!!
Shout Out to my partner for all of the help given to me during this technology way of teaching. Shout out to me for learning different program assessments to continue to use in a regular classroom setting. Am I great at it.......no, but given steps to follow I can get by.
Slaughy was a CHAMP helping out with locker distribution on Monday!
Maranda Leidwinger came to our team this year and is an all star! She is awesome with technology, shares ideas, listens to ideas, relates to the students, and goes along with our fifth grade silly antics. She would be an amazing asset to our team and school district as a full time teacher!
#EpicFail On Google Meet, we had a student with a birthday so we tried to sing "Happy Birthday" over the live Meet.... We didn't stand a chance.
Happy Birthday FAIL.mp4I made a Bitmoji Classroom. I added links to sites that my students and I use often. I used it as my Google Classroom banner as well!
#ShoutOut to a student: One quick, simple message produced 3 missing assignments within a few minutes (sending to the wrong email address).
remove.bg to get rid of background in any image! It just might be my favorite find of this journey!
#ShoutOut to Mr. Beck for printing AND sending a special packet to students in my class
#ShoutOut to Sra. Wensel for creating a creative and fulfilling online Facebook Community for SMASD teachers to share ideas and ask questions. Lots of great ideas!
#ShoutOut to Aramark Services... They have been at school since the shutdown working hard to keep our school clean and in working order.
#ShoutOut to the tech department... Tons of new things they had to accomplish and to do so remotely has been fantastic! Way to go!
#Shout out to a colleague - Shannon Eckels! I have never met her in person but I attended her Google Hangout during our virtual Act 80 days when this all started. From there, she has been so supportive and always positive. I have enjoyed sharing ideas with her!
Teachers tirelessly attempting to connect with their students. Emails, phone calls, text messages and letters! Way to show persistence, all in the name of #kids #relationships #culture.
SHOUT OUT to all the people getting meals out to our students! THANK YOU!
#Shout Out to Ms. Cassels and the 4th and 5th grade teams at South! 5th grade students completed their Endangered Species Research Projects and presented to our 4th grade classes via Google Meetings. 4th graders then voted for our school to adopt certain animals. Today, all classes got together for the big reveal! SSMSES will be "adopting" 8 endangered animals! Great job everyone!
Shout Out - Mrs. Kaveney kept her Breakfast Gatherings, hands-on math recipes going even virtually, by taking ingredients and directions to student homes and then zooming with them while they all made the treat! Yummy!
Shout Out to SSMSES Faculty and Staff - May jeans money was used to purchase over 30 dozen cookies from Joey's Bakery as a treat given to Penn Highlands Elk Front Line Workers! #BecauseWeCare
A HUGE shoutout to the creativity of zoom activities at the elementary level: virtual birthday parties, Mother's Day crafts, scavenger hunts, , dance parties, show and tell, lunch dates, etc. I am so proud to work with these educators!
#Shout Out to Mr. Caskey who had a pizza ordered to one of his student's homes and joined him for a virtual lunch because they both missed Bucket Filler! Mr. Caskey wanted to be sure this child knew he was amazing and that his teacher appreciated him!
#SmallStepForTech To all of the teachers who are just beginning their digital/online journey. You have done marvelous and above and beyond any expectation this year! Thank you!
I enjoyed getting creative with the assignments. My students were able to do many research projects that I normally don't have the time to do. I also gave them choices on what project or assignment to do. This proved very beneficial...Something that I can utilize in the classroom on a regular basis. I found out more about my students personalities with online learning versus in class learning because they had to make those choices and present the material in multiple ways.
#ShoutOut to everyone who managed to parent, teach, home school and deal with all the stressors this crazy time has brought!
I have gotten really good at Edpuzzles and Google Forms!
A special education teacher was hosting an IEP meeting this morning. Totally forgot that power was going to be shut down at her house. She quickly got in her car, drove to a nearby destination and rejoined the meeting while sitting in her car! That's dedication!
Shout out to South principals for their amazing dedication to keeping positive spirit flowing!
#ShoutOut to Mrs. Kline! She is such a great advocate for our students and we are so lucky to have her on our team at Fox and BV!
I learned how to set up a Google Meet...I set one up and it worked!
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