Maria Vollrath, third grade teacher in Florida, joins the show to talk about how her year is going. In her fifteenth year of teaching, this year has been like no other. Maria dives into classroom organization strategies and systems that she had to rethink this year. She has so many ways she keeps families engaged, and discusses how she ensures the school/home link with her families. Maria shares best practices, tips, and practical ways to keep communication lines open in real-time.
 
 Resources:

• "How are you doing?" worksheet: https://www.curriculumassociates.com/-/media/mainsite/files/i-ready/iready-student-remote-check-in-worksheet-2020.pdf?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-myiready&utm_content=later-14166264&utm_medium=social&utm_source=instagram
• Feelings lesson: https://i-readycentral.com/ideas/help-students-learn-about-their-feelings-with-a-feelings-chart-and-corresponding-lessons/
• Growth Mindset: https://www.mindsetworks.com/science/
• The Connection Cure paper: https://www.curriculumassociates.com/i-ready-educator-self-care-professional-paper
• Ideas: https://i-readycentral.com/ideas/?idea_category=learning-at-home,assessing-at-home,
• Data Chats: i-ReadyCentral.com/DataChats
• Class Dojo: https://www.classdojo.com
• How to Stay Connected When We're Apart:
  • Blog: https://www.curriculumassociates.com/teaching-learning-2020/how-to-stay-connected-when-we-are-apart
  • Webinar recording: https://share.vidyard.com/watch/Co7fCadssCYCpLeFpGjoxV?custom_id=&trk=organization-update-content_share-video-embed_share-article_title
• Math & ELA K-8 work packets, in English and Spanish: https://www.curriculumassociates.com/teaching-learning-2020/at-home-resources
• Maria's Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrsVollrathVES
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myiready
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurriculumAssoc
• Email: [email protected]