It is difficult to plan lessons when you do not know the format, schedule, or expectations. When you are hearing some rumors, getting some facts and trying to process reality. Hybrid, virtual, in class- so many templates for the upcoming year. You can think big picture, but the details need to stay fluid.
The pacing guide will alter, the way we do activities will change on a dime- are we teaching synchronous or asynchronous? Are we going to be on Zoom for individual class periods, or will we combine them into one? Will we be on Zoom for full class periods, or for just parts of the class period and then allowing for students to work independently for part of the class.
Are we expected to give homework? Just classwork? So many questions.
We were trying to plan as a team today and we kept getting cornered into the same question- will this be synchronous or asynchronous? Will we be using Zoom or a different form of on-line, visual software?
All we can do is create a basic scaffold, get to know one another and leave the rest for when we get more information. As teachers this is hard to do, because we want to plan and coordinate. We feel unanchored and it sucks. But at least we got to spend some time just reconnecting. Which is the beginning of the beginning.
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