Remote Learning at Colleyville-Heritage High School

 

When Alexandria Reid, an English Language Arts teacher at Colleyville Heritage High School, came back from winter break last year, she decided she would move her desk to the corner for direct access to the Newline screen and attempt to get her hands on a podium to do less sitting throughout the day. After accomplishing her ideal setup, she realized her brain was still preparing for in-person learning. After seeing a colleague sit from his classroom couch while attending a virtual faculty meeting, she was inspired to shift her thinking. She moved her podium to face her Newline screen with the camera/microphone pointed at her. A few extension cords and personal touches later, she felt better prepared to take on remote learning. Her work station, of course, continues to morph each day. Just yesterday, another coworker shared his idea of using both his laptop and Newline board to share his screen with students on one while viewing students in "brady-bunch" mode on the other. The possibilities are endless!  She keeps looking for new ways to adapt and help her students be more engaged and more comfortable with remote learning.