Motivating students to stay engaged in online learning is a challenge for me. One of the first times that I played an online game with my live online class, a student asked me if they would get anything if they won. That made me stop and think about what I used to do when we…… Continue reading Even High Schoolers Love Stickers
It is hard to believe that tomorrow will be the twelfth week of distance learning for me and my students. I am teaching French in my district’s Distance Learning Academy for this school year. I teach French 1, 2 and a 3/4 combo class. This is also the first year that I am teaching middle…… Continue reading Distance Learning Reflections – Beginning of Class Routine
Distance learning takes so much time to plan and we shouldn’t have to do it all alone. In an effort to share more, I will add resources that I have used during distance learning with French 1. My district just adopted the Wayside Publishing EntreCultures text. Theme: Identity #moien3mots – I don’t know who originally…… Continue reading French 1 Distance Learning Resources
Some school districts are announcing their plans for the fall and I know that regardless of where students learn, the first few weeks are going to be so important. I will definitely have a bootcamp/orientation to help students learn the tools that we will be using. Here are a few first week of school activities…… Continue reading Ice Breakers & More
Decisions about the upcoming school year are starting to be finalized and it will be an interesting school year. My state and school district are preparing for three possible options: face to face, online, and a hybrid model. These models are all very different and I am so overwhelmed by the possibilities that I have…… Continue reading Face to Face and Online Learning
