A2: one challenge recently I see is the outdated idea that all tech in the classroom is a good idea; a new pencil is still a pencil. If we don't leverage the advantages of tech, then what's the point? #AltEdChat

A3: Google Docs for real time collaboration with students and staff and Google Sheets for collaborative data collection and communication. #AltEdChat

Q4: for student voice, each time a student completed a hall pass (Google form) the Ss also rates the school experience that day. #AltEdChat

Q4: Backchannel chats are a great way to bring equity of student voice. #AltEdChat

A5: Video tools like Edpuzzle and Pear Deck Learning can transform videos and slidedecks into full-on lessons and conversations. Using templates in Google Classroom is great as well. #AltEdChat

A1: Be and model a force of positivity! #AltEdChat

A1: Take care of yourself. #AltEdChat

A1: I think it also means willing to talk about tough topics and commit to finding solutions. Sometimes that means listening to some forms of negativity and turning it into an opportunity for change, growth, and positive movement. #AltEdChat

A2: every six weeks we invite family and friends to celebrate and eat with us during the school day. #AltEdChat

Q4: Start with empathy! #AltEdChat

Let's coin a new phrase, instead of Abundance of Caution: Bounty of Care Plethora of Prudence Myriad of Circumspection Profusion of Vigilance Opulence of Awareness Any other suggestions to help us through this Cacophony of Absurdity?

To reduce the strain on students, families and educators during the COVID-19 outbreak, Governor Gavin Newsom Gavin Newsom issued an executive order today to waive, pending federal approval, this year’s statewide testing for California’s more than 6 million students in K-12 schools.

What I'm hearing a lot of today is that teachers in distance learning situations are struggling to meet the needs of students who receive special ed, RTI, or ELL services and students who read below grade level. Please share any resources you have for these concerns.

Don't post pictures of your kid's report card. #parenting #school

I'll always be on board with a free education. BUT- why is it compulsory? Let's rethink it.

Should this cause alarm? #divergentthink This is the most popular dog name in California, study says share.newsbreak.com/1k139lal

Seems like big news, or is it just another day? worldometers.info/world-populati… #WorldPopulation