#11 - How to Prepare to Be Successful with Remote Learning Next School Year

Should schools reopen? What’s your opinion on school reopening as an educator?

Nick Zizi conducted a Facebook poll on an educators’ group on whether schools should reopen and 181+ teachers responded. About 150 teachers answered online-only, about 23 answered the nature of both online and in-person, a few answered no with no one answering yes to in-person classes. These results reflect what is going on in the minds of teachers.

There are chances that if things do not change, we will have no option but to go 100% online. This mode of teaching has its challenges especially for younger students who do better with face to face learning and special needs students who also need the in-person teaching method. There are too many unknowns for all parties involved in the education system.

We’re not in a position to make decisions but there are things we can focus on instead to better our situation, they include: 

Be proactive. The only option right now is remote learning if things don’t change. We would be in a better place focusing on what we can achieve with it rather than what we cannot. 

Think of your experience with remote learning last school year and what you should be doing now to better your experience with it come fall. 

Make a list of what you need to work on. Think of all the things that did not work and the experience you had in overall. After that exercise, look for ways to prepare for the coming year and practice on them to get better. 

Master the basics. After preparing and practicing, master the basics so you have time to focus and help your students when it’s time for learning.

Some additional tips on how to be successful with remote learning:

Simplicity is key. Be simple and utilize methods like PDF files and recording and posting video lessons. Also, keep your instructions as simple as possible in everything you do.

Engagement. Utilize some ways to make sure everyone is mentally present to keep them engaged. Keep them involved in the lessons.

Be motivated and positively energetic. Due to the stress levels we’re all experiencing (teachers and students alike), show up motivated and optimistic to give each one of your students hope. 

Key Moments:

• [1:10] The results of a poll from educators’ Facebook group on whether schools should reopen.
• [2:41] The challenge of going 100% online especially for younger kids.
• [4:48] How to be proactive with the available options. 
• [8:11] Questions you should be asking yourself to better your experience with remote learning come next year. 
•  [10:10] How to better prepare for what is to come next year. 
•  [14:31] Additional tips on how to be successful with online remote learning. 

Quotes:

“Instead of us focusing on what we cannot change and what we don’t have power over, let’s focus on what we do have control over.”-Nick [7:44]

“The teachers who will be a stand out success this year are the ones who dared to prepare.”-Nick [11:36]

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