Aim to Be Awesome, Not Perfect

Now that many of us are in the thick of remote learning, or for those of us in my district, where we are preparing for remote learning, I have come across some great resources that I wanted to share. I am sure that throughout all this that there will be more, so that is why this is part 1. First, I have to say, I love Slidesmania . Her templates are amazing and I am constantly recommending her site to everyone. Right now, her Weekly Planner template is a must for teachers teaching remotely. Check it out! Second, I have seen a lot about educational technology companies reaching out to teachers, schools, and districts with free offers of normally paid versions.  On one hand, that is really cool, but it can be really overwhelming to teachers to decide what new tools to try in their classes.  Edweek  even wrote a very good piece on it. Based on what I have seen, planning with teachers and instructional coaches for remote learning, my recommendation is for teachers to ge...

Today, within a matter of hours, my next 11 days went from full to empty. The City of Houston cancelled all sorts of events, including the Cross Court volleyball tournament my daughter and her club team were supposed to play in.  Just a few hours later, Disneyland announced they are closing on March 14th and will remain closed for the remainder of March. Cancelling chaos ensued. In the midst of all this, a lot of local universities are extending spring break (which is next week and now the week following) and parents/students of our district are asking"Will we be next?" Honestly, I don't know the answer... But all these school closures and Twitter discussions about #remotelearning got my wheels spinning about portfolios in a time like this - could an e-portfolio be a logical choice to demonstrate student learning during this time? Earlier this week, I listed to an episode of the Shake Up Learning Podcast about, as they put it, home learning. It was really cool to h...