Quarantine Week 6

6 weeks in- This is when we thought it would be over.  Originally I thought I would go back to the classroom next week.  But that world has left us and we are online for the remainder of the year- at least.

The novelty of Teams and Zoom has faded- I HATE looking at screens all day.  Normally in a classroom setting I'm maybe on my computer a few hours a day for paperwork- but now it's my everything and I'm over it and I know my kids are too. I am working on projects that will allow them to be off line and learning more, now if I only I could do that myself.

I have established a new sleep schedule- specifically that I sleep in more and work later- but now I find myself in planning meetings that have me having wake up early.  I may need to gracefully exit some of those- It's not healthy for me to work as late as I am and as early.

I set some personal goals for myself this week.  Specifically around Clock -Hour accrual.   For those who don't know Clock hours are not only how I keep my license, but they are the only way- shy of me going back to school that I can move over columns on the pay scale. Going into Co-vid crisis land I was 290 Clock hours short of the next jump up or 29 credit hours short. SO my goal is to complete 100 of them during co-vid.  It's alot. So let's use blogging for accounability yet again:
This week
Inclusive Practices 2 evening training- 6 hours

Next week
PGP plan completion sessions-2 hours
PGP completed (it's done but I can't turn it in til next week) - 25 hours
SEL (social emotional learning) training for grades 9-12-2 hours

On Going for next 3 months:
eLearning - High leverage practices- 30 hours
eLearning- All roads lead to employemnet- 11 hours
eLearning- Autism - 12 hours
Total signed up for or planned so far: 88
Left to figure out- 12

So really not as much as I thought. I am trying to do at least 1 e-learning module every day to break it up- I have 3 months to complete that course work.

I miss my classroom and my students.  Online learning has some benefits but many deficits.   I am thankful for my friends and team that are help making this work, but I really need to unplug from work this weekend and focus on me.

Signing off for now
-C