{"id":595,"date":"2020-05-04T18:50:56","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T18:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/brian.kissell\/?p=595"},"modified":"2020-05-04T19:01:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T19:01:54","slug":"5-4-20-weekly-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/brian.kissell\/2020\/05\/04\/5-4-20-weekly-update\/","title":{"rendered":"5\/4\/20 Weekly Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Social Distancing reminder whenever on campus.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Stay 6 feet apart.<\/li><li>Wash hands often.<\/li><li>Wipe down the surfaces you use.<\/li><li>Know you can report anyone to me who is not observing these guidelines.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Meetings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>All Staff&nbsp; &#8211; Wednesday 3:00&nbsp;<\/li><li>Grade Level Check-Ins;<ul><li>5\/5 Tuesday &#8211; 2nd\/3rd -2:45<\/li><li>5\/6 Wednesday &#8211; 4th\/5th- 1:00<\/li><li>5\/7 Thursday&nbsp; &#8211; 1st &#8211; 3:00<\/li><li>5\/8 Friday &#8211; K &#8211; 1:00<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Storyline Team Update<\/strong> &#8211; After careful consideration, the storyline team decided to postpone RK until Spring 2021.&nbsp; There is still quite a bit of uncertainty around what our fall will look like, so we feel this gives us the best shot at creating the RK experience we want for our students.&nbsp; This means you can start to wrap your heads around planning for either individual or grade-level storylines for the fall and winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2020-2021 School Year <\/strong>&#8211; There are lots of ideas swirling around about what the start of next year will look like.&nbsp; Technology and the speed of sharing information is not a helpful factor right now.&nbsp; Getting information quickly can be helpful, however, getting information before it\u2019s necessary and possibly before it\u2019s even accurate can be incredibly anxiety-provoking.&nbsp; I, personally, am wrapping my head around multiple scenarios between the range of all-online and back-to-business-as-usual, but I do not advise you to think that way (if you can stop yourself).&nbsp; My suggestion is to wait until we have a clear direction.&nbsp; I promise as soon as I have that direction I will share it with you.&nbsp; In the meantime,&nbsp; my advice to you is the following;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Continue to challenge yourself to improve your use of instructional technology.&nbsp; Add tools to your toolbelt.<ul><li>Improve &amp; enhance lesson delivery.&nbsp; Move from live instruction to pre-recorded instruction.<\/li><li>Create work, assignments, problems that are universally challenging and accessible.&nbsp; Think back to our work with math and mutliple-entry points.<\/li><li>Streamline methods for students submitting work for your evaluation and feedback.<\/li><li>Refine methods for student-self-evaluation of work.&nbsp; Goals, Rubrics, Peer-feedback partnerships.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Now that you know RK is not happening; consider storylines that could potentially be successful online.<\/li><li>Work on teaming.&nbsp; You have strong teams here but you still work in quite a bit of isolation.&nbsp; You can share lesson-creation.&nbsp; You can co-evaluate student work.&nbsp; You can divide and conquer to save time.<\/li><li>Learn how to leverage Dreambox, Lexia, and other similar programs.&nbsp; The teacher dashboard can tell you a lot about how your students are progressing.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All these actions will serve you well regardless of how the Fall scenario plays out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Class Placements:<\/strong> &nbsp; We were able to secure an online program to do this process.&nbsp; I will talk to you in your grade level team check-ins this week about this process.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Last Week of School Draft Plan &#8211; June&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a rough draft, so please feel free to help me refine it and offer up suggestions;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>My hope is we could have all or most all teachers out for each day to provide a fun send off for each group of students.<\/li><li>For your exchange time (listed below), each teacher would divide your given time slot into 10-minute time segments and ask families to sign up to a specific time frame to help limit numbers.<\/li><li>Students will be invited to come with their parents.<\/li><li>Families will come with iPads, bricks, library books, etc.<\/li><li>Their belongings will be in a paper bag in the gym (similar to May 1st).<\/li><li>I would like to create a path or \u201cwalk of inspiration &amp; celebration\u201d &#8211; after students drop iPads etc. and pick up their things the exit walk would require them to stop by any number of staff members there to say goodbye and provide an inspirational quote or image or something fun for them as they depart.&nbsp; We can space these out on sidewalk, grass area and\/or courtyard depending upon how many stops we want to create in the path.<\/li><li>I will provide instructions to parents about the where and when, as well as reminders to maintain social distancing.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>I will also be sure to make it clear they can come at the time when it makes the most sense to them for the families with siblings.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>There will also be a handful of parents who will need an alternative time, so I will be sure to accommodate their needs.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>6\/9 Tuesday &#8211; K-1 Day<ul><li>8:00-9:00 Fetrow<\/li><li>9:00-10:00 Eriksson<\/li><li>10:00-11:00 Gross<\/li><li>11:00-12:00 Hildebrand<\/li><li>12:00-1:00 Striegel<\/li><li>1:00-2:00 Chambers<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>6\/10 Wednesday &#8211; 2\/3 Day<ul><li>8:00-9:15 Cross<\/li><li>9:15-10:30 Therrian<\/li><li>10:30-11:45 Resinger<\/li><li>11:45-1:00 Greene<\/li><li>1:00-2:15 Howard<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>6\/11 Thursday &#8211; 4\/5 Day<ul><li>8:00-9:30 Vickery<\/li><li>9:30-11:00 Martinson<\/li><li>11:00-12:30 Thomas<\/li><li>12:30-2:00 Green<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Distance Learning Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Synchronous versus Asynchronous Instruction<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In this article in <em>Education Week<\/em>, Mark Lieberman says teachers across the U.S. are facing a novel question: <em>When and how often during the school day do my students need to see me? <\/em>In other words, how much of daily instruction should be synchronous and how much asynchronous? Lieberman gathered ideas from several experts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u2022 <em>Don\u2019t waste students\u2019 time<\/em>. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t make a lot of sense to do a 15-minute lecture live,\u201d says Susan Patrick (Aurora Institute). Asynchronous communication (e-mails, text messages, videos) is efficient for basic instruction, launching a discussion, and setting deadlines. Synchronous communication (a videoconference) works best for discussions, sharing ideas, brainstorming, and spontaneous conversations. A big advantage of asynchronous lectures is that students can watch at their own pace, rewinding if necessary or watching more than once to fully grasp the content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u2022 <em>Don\u2019t go overboard with synchronous teaching<\/em>. Overly long live classes can be overstimulating for students and maddening for teachers. \u201cExpecting students to be glued to their computers all day is especially unrealistic in households with more children than devices,\u201d says Lieberman. \u201cSo relying too much on this approach could contribute to equity gaps, with students who have easy access to technology getting an edge over those who don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u2022 <em>Asynchronous learning allows flexible pacing<\/em>. Teachers can use a variety of approaches: an interactive game, a practice quiz, a supplementary video. Students can feel a kind of ownership of their learning that\u2019s not possible in classroom settings, feeling less rushed by their classmates and able to go over material at their own speed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u2022 <em>Give parents clear direction<\/em>. There are big differences in how parents should be working with elementary students (lots of structure) and what\u2019s appropriate for high-school students who might, for example, choose to do all their English work on Sunday and all their math on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u2022 <em>Synchronous learning can be informal<\/em>. Teachers might conduct virtual office hours, inviting students to join them between certain times, or arrange for an optional lunch chat. Real-time class meetings or kick-offs for the day are especially helpful for younger students.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u2022 <em>Choose the best modality for different subjects and lessons<\/em>. English might be best taught asynchronously when students are doing a lot of thinking and writing on their own. Math, on the other hand, might lend itself more to synchronous instruction, when students need to ask questions and get real-time help.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u2022 <em>Asynchronous doesn\u2019t mean absent<\/em>. Because some students won\u2019t take the initiative to get in touch, teachers need to be systematic about setting up individual video or phone check-ins, perhaps several times a month for each student.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u2022 <em>Teaching is different for the time being<\/em>. Effective synchronous teaching can be powerful, but it\u2019s often difficult to engage students at the level of in-person classes, and this frustrates teachers. For many, online teaching is more facilitative. \u201cYou\u2019re not leading through the learning process,\u201d says Illinois curriculum director Jennifer Kolar Burden, \u201cyou\u2019re guiding them, you\u2019re pointing them in the right direction, you\u2019re letting them explore on their own.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVirtual Education Dilemma: Scheduled Classroom Instruction vs. Anytime Learning\u201d by Mark Lieberman in <em>Education Week<\/em>, March 30, 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2VKeJn0\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/2VKeJn0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Julie\u2019s Weekly Update from 5\/1\/20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><\/strong><strong>May 1st Update<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/padlet.com\/bendlapineschools\/TeacherAppreciation\">Remember you are appreciated!<\/a>&nbsp; Check this out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reminder to take care of yourself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/article\/prioritizing-self-care-while-working-home\">How Teachers Can Prioritize Self-Care<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Something for laughs:&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hqIbEHNqbPs\">Fox in Socks Read-Aloud<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/Lc6Suwzl15qHEreQOSUudlH5xyDuwnydHv4loPOhDCmlawL2eH0WJ5pOz9Uu1vkGR4Q2eIvB15Vmr88_t4c-XsdOBjKaPRuKvs_Ok7Kb9AFeaKZV5HfTi_KomVvbk0Xjn_RaFPXf\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\"><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hqIbEHNqbPs\">FOX IN SOX | Dr. Seuss Raps over Dr. Dre Beats<\/a><strong>Wes Tank raps Dr. Seuss&#8217; classic children&#8217;s book &#8220;Fox in Sox&#8221; over Dr. Dre&#8217;s legendary hip hop beats for &#8220;What&#8217;s the Difference&#8221; and &#8220;Let Me Ride&#8221; with much due respect to the flows and styles of Dr. Dre, Eminem, Xzibit and Snoop Dogg. All words and illustrations belong to Dr. Seuss. All instrumentals belong to Dr. Dre. This cultural mashup was &#8230;<\/strong>www.youtube.com<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wow! We are hearing wonderful ideas from everyone!&nbsp; You are all so inspirational! From delivering meals to students to creating an engaging WebEx lesson.&nbsp; Great job!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the weather gets nicer it will be harder and harder to keep our students engaged and coming back. As coaches, next week we will begin working on a list of engagement ideas and passion projects to work on for the last few weeks of school.&nbsp; What have you been doing to keep students coming back to meetings and sharing their work? <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1JffiUd5o1OvlrJoQ_qVlwQ5srODi5OT22wjvxi6hyuE\/edit?usp=sharing\">Share them here<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you haven\u2019t seen this latest <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1ISQ3mS7zYYE7ii5M80aogxGt9_Brepg-\">Bridges resource<\/a>, we recommend using it for future planning because it identifies crucial lessons for this spring. Bridges is also working on a plan for how to best support students with missed math content in the Fall.&nbsp; So, take that task off your plates for right now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you missed the trainings this week, the recorded sessions are located here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using WebEx for Synchronized Learning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1YBeOyBPx6jvWVDtI7HV-_F7zB9UWcgS_kWJcBFX_FIw\/edit\">Lexia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teachercenter.withgoogle.com\/first-day-trainings\/welcome-to-classroom\">Google Classroom<\/a> (training materials, no recording)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1sozAlGMVvSAa30uv-fDjtGZ5OnjcS4J1\">Dreambox<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1iTnIFVbprW63_WQgIfB51HCePNyIfSrOvOxRNagIkHg\/edit?usp=sharing\">Loom<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1X3WKgjwrfrmluljKyDAteNcgZP4qZ5jLUA-qc3GC7x0\/edit?usp=sharing\">Explain Everything<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Hd4mFVYAvUPngvwHcsGugxyhvhr3tfPV2dDoxYFJYus\/edit\">Q&amp;A and EE Usage Ideas<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remember to check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1H2E6_7GPGwuJn-4F2qWTylo6tv2MsP0YF2y2ub9sfdM\/edit?usp=sharing\">FAQ<\/a> pages for updates and questions answered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One reminder that has been added recently is the importance of keeping up on your computer and iPad updates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>**All computers need to be updated to macOS Catalina Version 10.15.4.<\/strong> To verify the version of your computer, simply go to Apple icon (top left) &#8211; about this mac &#8211; You will see the info. Plan on this taking time&#8230;mine took around an hour to complete the update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>**Your iPad should be iOS 13.4.1 Version<\/strong>. Go to: iPad &#8211; Settings &#8211; General &#8211; Software Update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please remember to share (or get) ideas on <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1F3uhEa5H4E_noWP1w6SYSphLVdvnYoa2\/view?usp=sharing\">Teams<\/a> or our <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=14NwRgYuShzl1xzrFy0Aq8U_zmwt7HJ0j\">Shared Google Folder<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thank you so much and have a wonderful weekend!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Julie Walker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Effective Behavior and Instructional Support Systems Coordinator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bend-La Pine Schools<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>541-355-1062<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>julie.walker@bend.k12.or.us<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A little family fun;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When brothers help their sister with photography assignment I find these images in my inbox\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Little Brother Holding the Big Brother<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/Z5oq-NEjaJ0-9ol4aRX4cfSZQLuWStVj8HkwoW2BCu_nMVWtA3yB5-dL7o_muBLVqnUr_Yc42Uvit0M57OmUJVeXV-mv3LRPLJZ7LELUce31-I4Mm6x6XhbcHX-URNnctIvkjrsn\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>Little brother holds big brother.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social Distancing reminder whenever on campus. Stay 6 feet apart. Wash hands often. Wipe down the surfaces you use. Know you can report anyone to me who is not observing these guidelines. 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