Hey, friends! Happy ... Thursday? It is Thursday, right? Who really knows! Working from home while homeschooling my daughters has been an absolute blessing, but I'd be lying if I told you that it's been easy. I'm learning so many things about myself and my daughters during this time at home - like there's a reason that I'm a high school teacher and not an elementary teacher! I've seen them play so ... Read More about Remote Teaching Resources through Google Classroom
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Homeschooling During COVID-19 – Reflections
WOW. What a difference a week makes! This time last week, I was prepping my students for their last test before Spring Break. We were playing Heads Up, Kahoot!, Quizizz, and I was re-teaching and reviewing content while trying to motivate them to keep going because we were almost to Spring Break. Fast-forward to this week - my daughters, ages 7 & 9 are on their second day of homeschool/remote ... Read More about Homeschooling During COVID-19 – Reflections
Tips for Teaching Online – From Someone Who Teaches Online
Phew! What a week this has been around the world. Countries, businesses, conferences, seminars, workshops, cities, and schools are closing up shop in an attempt to "flatten the curve" and control the spread of Coronavirus to give our health care system a fighting chance to help those impacted by this disease. While the times we live in now are definitely unprecedented, anxiety-ridden, and ... Read More about Tips for Teaching Online – From Someone Who Teaches Online
3 Awesome (and Helpful) Exit Ticket Ideas
Happy Friday Jr., all! Tomorrow will our my LAST day before Spring Break and, if the nuttiness level in my classroom today was any indication, thriving on Friday the 13th will require many many MANY cups of coffee (thank goodness for my classroom Keurig!), a great night of sleep tonight (ha, yeah right!), and a whole lot of prayer! As we're approaching 4th quarter, I'm finding that we need to jazz ... Read More about 3 Awesome (and Helpful) Exit Ticket Ideas
Gather Student Feedback with Google Forms
Happy Tuesday, all! If you read my other blog, bethanypetty.com (thanks!) you know that I am currently rocking a walking boot and a super-swollen ankle with a second-degree sprain ... BOOOOO. As someone who enjoys working out and running on a daily basis, this injury is giving me a tough lesson in patience, which some would argue, is not a virtue I possess! However, not being able to workout 30-45 ... Read More about Gather Student Feedback with Google Forms