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Distance Learning Glimpses &InsightsMVLA Board Presentation, May 4, 2020
Bridging the DivideCreatively
Teacher - Student Connection
in the time ofSocial Distancing
Kiernan Dumas-Raffo, LAHS, PEdaughter, Ryan, Left
son, Drew, Right
This is hard!
We miss you.
An original short, short story written by Bruce McCormick, LAHS ENGLISH, for his students.
ANY WHICH WAY YOU SLATE IT…
Kidsare workinghard.
More examples…Joanne Miyahara, LAHS: AVID 11
Roger Migdow, MVHS, CALC BC
April Oliver, LAHS: JAZZ DANCE
Mady Miraglia & Kevin Heiken, MVHS, EUROPEAN HISTORY AP
CAITLIN HANNON: WORLD LITERATURE
Robert Barker,, LAHS, AP LITERATURE
Michelle Bissonnette, LAHS, WORLD LITERATURE
Robert Barker, LAHSNew Media Literacy, Film, AP Lit
On the proper use of “slate”...
It’s funny. You will laugh.
Do I Get Credit For This???
Michelle Bissonnette, LAHS, attempts to
explain how her students should approach this
quarter.
GOING THE DISTANCELearning Showcase
The Arts...
Where it gets created and performed.
Jessica Hayes, LAHS, Visual Arts Digital Photo 1
Portrait or Self Portrait(Click here to view full slide show)
The Sciences...
Where it gets investigated and studied.
Meghan Strazicich, LAHS, Biotech
SARS-CoV2 Lab Work and Student Work(Click for link to complete slide deck.)
About as real world as it gets!
Using BLAST to Track SARS-CoV2
Meghan Strazicich, LAHS, Biotech
SARS-CoV2 Lab
Video Tutorial on How to Use BLAST
Greg Stoehr, LAHS, BIO HONORS
“Students model what SARS-CoV2 looks like as it attaches to the ACE2 receptor of a human cell (think of a lock and key). We asked them to use household supplies to show these models interacting.”
(Click for link to full slide deck of student models.)
The Humanities...
Where it gets processed and documented.
Sophia Carmango & Team, MVHS, SOCIAL STUDIES
Communist China Project MenuAppeasement Project Menu
Dayana Swank, LAHS, Spanish 2 Honors
Video using Nearpod for interactive lessons -(Click photo below for link to full video.)
David Campbell, MVHS, Spanish 3 Honors
using flipgrid (video) for interactive lessons
Margaret Bennett, LAHS, World Lit Honors, and Survey Pilot
PASSION PROJECTS FINAL ASSIGNMENT
STUDENT VIDEO LOG Yiwel Liu
Michelle Bissonnette & Gabriel Stewart, LAHS, Global Connections
Senior Project, Documentary Essay
Student (ROUGH DRAFT) Video Essay on Educational Inequality by Isha Rajan
Diane Esparza, MVHS, SpEd Daily Living Skills Class
Using Wizerme.comVideo with interactive worksheets
Mathematics...
Where it all adds up.
Annemarie NewellParam SinghAndrea GantvargLinh Tran
ALGEBRA I TEAM, LAHS
What’s the BEST Method?A Gameshow
Reviewing the Quadratic Formula
Jim McGuirk, MVHS, CALC BC
Lesson on some really hard math.
It's hard... It's Monday at 3:15 and I've taken 1000 steps (a regular day at school I
would have 10K steps by 3 in the afternoon). It's a TON of screen time without a lot
of people interaction. I miss the kids and my colleagues so very much.
I'm doing pretty OK. I'm staying positive and grateful for all that I have--including this
job in a great district with support from my colleagues and admin. My course teams
are amazing and I've been able to lean on them for help during distance learning. My
students have produced some great work
In short, I haven't had the time to pick up a new hobby or post Instagram photos of me
baking sourdough bread.
Teacher REFLECTIONS
If I ignore my own children's education, things are fine! My four- and five-year old have 2-3 zooms a day and
cannot work independently when they are not on Zoom. Long days of teaching them while glancing at work
email to give students help or trying to lock myself away for zoom meetings, then working late into the night for
my teaching duties. It's hard to have any sort of balance right now. Since my husband is still reporting to work
I need the weekend and evenings to finish my job.
When I determined to embrace the situation instead of fight it, wish it was over, resent it, my heart and mind
relaxed a bit and days got brighter. Unmet expectations equals frustration. Don't expect life to be as it was,
embrace what it is. You are all truly amazing and inspiring. You're doing a great job. Pat yourself on the back,
take a deep breath, smile, embrace.
I feel like I've earned an advanced degree in scheduling.
Teacher REFLECTIONS
Sense of humor. Check. :-)
