“Zen-Relaxed and not worrying about things that you cannot change.” – Cambridge Dictionary
Distance learning has transformed the routines and lives of all stakeholders- students, families, and educators. How do we reduce the stress and find some peace and balance? I recently presented for the Minnesota Distance Learning Summit, Teacher Zen During Distance Learning. Below is a video recording of the presentation along with slides, tips, and copyable free resources to help you find some zen. Check out more amazing presentations from the summit here!
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Presentation Slides
Recorded Presentation
Tips and Resources
- Focus on the victories
- Positive self-talk
- Cultivate relationships
- Student virtual check-ins Teacherrebootcamp.com/virtualcheckins
- ✋? Five Finger Student Check-in- 5 ?- I feel fantastic and excited about learning 4 ?- I feel happy and ready to learn 3 ?- I feel okay and open to learning 2 ?- I feel unfocused or tired 1 ?- I feel bad and don’t want to be here
- Presentation By Benjamin Friesen, @benjaminfriesen
- Make wellness and well-being a priority- ✔ Create your Zen ✔ Be active ✔ Take breaks ✔ Get some fresh air ✔ Model well-being for your students
- Self-regulation coping strategies students can use at school poster
- Establish routines and schedules
- Feel free to copy and edit this one
- Tip! Edit your notifications
- Be flexible
- It takes a village to raise a child- ✔ Co-teach and collaborate ✔ Guest speakers ✔ Mystery classroom visits ✔ Let family members volunteer ✔ Invite parents ✔ Let the students teach
- Zen Design- ✔ K.I.SS Keep it short and simple ✔ Less is more ✔ Give meaningful choices ✔ Make it visually engaging ✔ Create clear and concise instructions ✔ Provide visual guides and tutorials
- Take, remix, copy and share!
- Lesson Plans, Units, and Student Choice Menus to copy and edit as you wish! Click this Wakelet to get copies
- Mooreti.edublogs.org/2020/04/27/may-the-4th-be-with-you-2020
- Twitter.com/MrsEPark1/status/1246191745668460545
- Twitter.com/historysandoval/status/1245371470626222085
- Menu Choice Board by @ABfromZ
- Tic-Tac-Toe Choice Menu by ShakeUpLearning
- Change your environment
- Have fun and be bold!
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Schools worldwide are in need of educators who can engage students of all ages in an online platform and facilitate students’ learning success virtually. In the course, Online Learning: Best Practices to Leverage the Power of Distance Learning, participants discover hands-on how to continue the learning process at a distance even during inclement weather, a health crisis or other safety issue. Additionally, participants will create distance learning products and receive feedback from their peers and the instructor, a global leader in online learning, Shelly Sanchez Terrell (@ShellTerrell). For more information about this class, click here.
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