The past year was a year of exceptionalities. We all needed to do different things to survive all the constantly changing demands of education. Let’s examine what your learner needed this past year. Welcome to Week 3 of the #8weeksofsummer Blog Challenge 2021.
Our learners had a myriad of stressors that typically do not intrude on learning. The coming school year will undoubtedly launch many new social-emotional learning (SEL) products and programs, but the original and unfunded SEL program for learners was their teacher. What did your learners in particular need from you this year? What were you able to provide and what was out of your reach?
Share the idea of blogging with your colleagues as a way to process the full year of multiple formats. Take the ideas of the friends in this challenge and hopefully build a future teaching repertoire prepared for multiple formats!
The Prompt:
Describe new or additional supports your learners needed this year.
The Rules:
Have a Blog: You may blog on a traditional blog, podcast, or use Facebook; any platform with an independent URL for each post.
Write & Include:
(1) This at the start of your post: “This post is week 3 of 8 in the #8WeeksofSummer Blog Challenge for educators.” and please link that sentence to https://www.hotlunchtray.com/week-3-8weeksofsummer-blog-challenge-2021.
And (2) please use the hashtag #8weeksofsummer in social media shares of the post.
Comment on my Prompt: Post a link to your blog in the comments of each of HLT’s 8 blog prompts in a timely fashion (We are on vacation, and you may not even know which day it is, so let’s say within a couple weeks of posts 1-7).
This 2021 #8weeksofsummer blog challenge runs June 7 – July 31, 2020, and is for any educator. The challenge prompts educators with the opportunity of reflection. Each prompt asks them to blog about their reaction, thoughts, experiences with some facet of their professional practice.
Check HotLunchTray.com June 7th and every Monday until July 31st for prompts.
Check HotLunchTray.com on June 7th and every Monday until August 2nd for prompts. Any educator can participate in the 8 weeks of summer blog challenge. Successful completion of all 8 weeks commenting/linking back/sharing via social media will result in one entry into the drawing for $100 USD Amazon Gift card one week after July 31st – when teachers need it most!
2021-06-21 at 11:21 am
https://theodorapap.blogspot.com/2021/06/8weeksofsummer-week-3-what-learners-need.html Here is my contribution for this week!
2021-06-21 at 12:39 pm
Thank you, Theodora! I made a connection between your blog post and something students always asked me!
2021-06-26 at 8:33 am
Communication supports were a big need this year (and every year!): https://ticklingtech.com/2021/06/26/communication-support-for-the-strangest-year-ever/
Robbie Barber recently posted…Communication Support for the Strangest Year Ever
2021-07-05 at 12:09 pm
Robbie,
It was a case of doing as we say not as we do sometimes. We often forgot we would have to repeat ourselves to anyone other than students – but at least we learned quickly! Thank you for this post!
2021-06-27 at 8:26 pm
I enjoyed reflecting on what my learners (both staff and students) needed during this past school year. As I started out writing, I wasn’t sure where it was heading exactly but it became very clear to me that engagement was the word of the year. Please check out my blog post to see how I boosted engagement for my students and modeled for my staff how to boost engagement through technology integration. https://impactfulintegrationwithamy.blogspot.com/2021/06/building-engagement-during-pandemic.html
2021-07-05 at 12:24 pm
Amy,
What an interesting school configuration your students thrive in. I imagine the smaller student number helps you and your students connect. All to the important end of recreating recreational readers!
2021-06-28 at 11:29 am
I’m working on the new post, and I realize I forgot to post Week 3, so here it is: https://mrsdkrebs.edublogs.org/2021/06/24/week-3-8-weeks-of-summer-blog-challenge/ Thanks, Penny!
2021-07-03 at 2:17 pm
Here is the link to Week 3: https://www.happinessiswatermelonshaped.com/2021/07/summer-blog-challenge-week-3.html
This morning we had a situation where I live in Wakefield, Massachusetts when the police had to track down 9 heavily armed men who fled into the woods. Everything was put on hold until the men were captured!
Happy 4th of July everyone!