Tag: #pandemicteaching

Highkey Relationship Building

by Laura Steinbrink, posted in Education

Teaching during a pandemic presents a lot of problems for educators to face and solve daily, and clearly I haven't solved the problem of posting regularly since the 2020-21 school year began. However, as we ended the week before the holiday break, I realized that there was something I could share that would benefit teachers both online and those teaching face to face. Something that wouldn't be overwhelming because we already have it in our toolboxes, although it occasionally falls behind other tools and is temporarily forgotten.

Spreadsheets and Pandemic Teaching

by Laura Steinbrink, posted in Education

Back in the days where conferences were in full bloom, I attended one of my favorites, Innovation Institute in Springdale, Arkansas, where I was also presenting. The keynote that year was Alice Keeler, and I also attended one of her sessions on Google Sheets. Yes, she is the Queen of Sheets, and for all of you English teachers out there, my content brothers and sisters, I know it seems weird to use spreadsheets in the English classroom, but you should. Here are a few ways I use spreadsheets that can be done whether you are teaching virtual or face to face in this year of craziness and uncertainty.

There’s Not Always A Relief Pitcher: School During a Pandemic

by Laura Steinbrink, posted in Education

Recently, my fourteen year-old son had to pitch for his high school varsity baseball team against the best team on the schedule. He's just a freshman, and pitching isn't his passion or any of the positions that he practices regularly outside of actual baseball practice. However, with the pitch count and rest rules, every team needs as many pitchers as they can scrounge.