Surviving Hybrid Learning

Sarah Rivera

Science Teacher, Mayfield High School

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Teaching Physical Science and Explorations of Engineering (year long classes).

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Remote for most of year so far; hybrid (online and in person at same time) for 3 weeks, then back to remote until Jan 12th, 2021.

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Background

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• Some classes have only 1-2 online and the rest in-person.
• Some have half online/half in person.

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• 90 minute blocks alternating days (green/white days)

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What My Classes Look Like

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Routine, routine, routine! Don’t abandon routines that you had online for your newly in-person kids….just refine them!

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How I start my class: (Share Screen on Zoom AND in my physical classroom as students are coming in):

OLD Daily Agenda

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Managing Both Learning Modes

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Example daily check-in:

1. https://www.wouldyourathermath.com/
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Starting Class

• I wait 2-3 minutes after bell has rung for Zoom folks to get in. Also helps students in-person get setup.
• Great time for a bellringer (if that’s your thing!)
• I use a daily check-in to make sure everyone is ok….usually it’s a meme :-)

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• I always go over the Agenda and expectations for the day.

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• Also tell my students other announcements during this time.

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• Give 1-2 minutes of setup time to move to next task.

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• Depending on what we’re doing, I offer breakout rooms.

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Next steps...

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Example Breakout Rooms

(students send me a chat message with their choices)

Choose Your Zoom Room!

1- Rolling solo/quiet working

2- Small group work w/ Rivera on classwork for today

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3- Collaboration with other people

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• I set the expectation with online kids that I will be checking in every 10-15 minutes and need a response from them via chat or unmuting.
• This gives me time to circulate the room with my in-person folks.
• Online kids can still reach me during this time but they at least know ahead of time that I’m going to be roving around.

Checking In

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• I create a “Learning Journey Planner” for each unit.

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• Example: Student Version Bonding and Compounds Learning Journey Planner

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• Students have choice with some activities and it allows me to follow up with those who have missing work or need additional help.

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• Structured for both in-person and online learners in case we have to switch back to fully online.

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• Also gives students a planner to follow (organization is a needed skill!)

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Managing Workflow

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• Schoology for LMS
• Nearpod
• Whiteboard.chat
• EdPuzzle
• Quizizz
• ActivelyLearn
• Gizmos (for science interactives)
• PhET

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Tech I Use

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