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Posted by Twentynine Palms Junior High School on Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
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Monday, April 20, 2020
"Q36" - Monday, April 20, 2020
Objective: I will allow myself to mourn the loss of the rest of the school year.
Some days I just stop what I am doing and I break down; I find myself sobbing. There won't be an End of the Year dance, a traditional Promotion Ceremony, spirit weeks, end of the year projects, or the final hugs-or-high-fives on the last day of school. It's just--done. And I get one hundred percent choked up and can't stop thinking about all of the fun and learning that won't happen with my one hundred and thirty-plus students: my kids.
I really miss all of you guys. ALL of you. There's not one kid I wouldn't love to see, high-five, and teach today.
Some days I just stop what I am doing and I break down; I find myself sobbing. There won't be an End of the Year dance, a traditional Promotion Ceremony, spirit weeks, end of the year projects, or the final hugs-or-high-fives on the last day of school. It's just--done. And I get one hundred percent choked up and can't stop thinking about all of the fun and learning that won't happen with my one hundred and thirty-plus students: my kids.
I really miss all of you guys. ALL of you. There's not one kid I wouldn't love to see, high-five, and teach today.
Monday, April 6, 2020
Parent/Teacher Conference Day
Parent/Teacher Conference Day
To sign up for a fifteen minute conference time (which will be completely via email), please follow this link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ih1ZrasA_wHGqitzaMYd2wi3qGyH2yf5JglscGzEKro/edit?usp=sharing
(I am available for Gmail hangouts as well! Just send an invite to ccolella@stu.moronog.k12.ca.us)
Thursday, April 2, 2020
"Q18" - Thursday, April 2, 2020
Objective: I will be patient; I will reset my grade-focused mindset.
I'm not a control freak, but I do like to have a rough idea of how to manage a given situation. This morning, as I log on to Google Classroom, Outlook Mail, Gmail, and Zoom, I smile--because as a teacher, I have mastered multi-tasking. I have already, in fact, poured coffee, fed the cat, opened up the windows to air out the house, finished the dishes, and uploaded all of my photos from my wildflower hike the other day.
What I can't control, however, is the number of students who are working on the ELA assignments I've assigned. The question I've seen the most is:
Is this graded?
The question I haven't seen once is:
Did I answer this correctly? Have I learned what I needed to learn?
What this tells me is that our education system is very much missing the point. We have a system that has focused in on the "Grade Earned: and getting students to the next "Grade Level". We have not created a system that focuses on what students are learning and taking away from their time at school.
That said, this major disruption in our education system could be the very thing that we all need: a chance of resetting the purpose for school: learning something new!
So, when you are logging in to Google Classroom today and you see an assignment, don't ask yourself, When will this be graded? How will this affect my overall GPA? Instead, ask yourself, What don't I know about argumentative and persuasive writing yet? What more could I learn? What the heck is an imperative mood? How can I find out more about it?
This is a time to be able to rewire our brains and reset our focus. Let's take advantage of it!
I'm not a control freak, but I do like to have a rough idea of how to manage a given situation. This morning, as I log on to Google Classroom, Outlook Mail, Gmail, and Zoom, I smile--because as a teacher, I have mastered multi-tasking. I have already, in fact, poured coffee, fed the cat, opened up the windows to air out the house, finished the dishes, and uploaded all of my photos from my wildflower hike the other day.
I saw this handsome guy nestled between desert pincushion and a creosote bush.
What I can't control, however, is the number of students who are working on the ELA assignments I've assigned. The question I've seen the most is:
Is this graded?
The question I haven't seen once is:
Did I answer this correctly? Have I learned what I needed to learn?
What this tells me is that our education system is very much missing the point. We have a system that has focused in on the "Grade Earned: and getting students to the next "Grade Level". We have not created a system that focuses on what students are learning and taking away from their time at school.
That said, this major disruption in our education system could be the very thing that we all need: a chance of resetting the purpose for school: learning something new!
So, when you are logging in to Google Classroom today and you see an assignment, don't ask yourself, When will this be graded? How will this affect my overall GPA? Instead, ask yourself, What don't I know about argumentative and persuasive writing yet? What more could I learn? What the heck is an imperative mood? How can I find out more about it?
This is a time to be able to rewire our brains and reset our focus. Let's take advantage of it!
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