SMASH MEET-UP 8/31
- patricia kovic
- Sep 6, 2020
- 1 min read
Updated: Sep 7, 2020
Thirty second intros started off the meet-up and put us all in the mood.
In Attendance: Otis Faculty, Otis ACT Student Teachers, SMASH Teaching faculty and an Occupational Therapist
What tools do you use to shape community?
Google Classrooms
Padlets
Sarah talked about dome of the SMASH classroom tools including Google Classrooms and Padlets (http://padlet.com) and how the class uses it to create community off ZOOM. There is an idea on the table for out ACT class to either have out own Padlet or possibly join in with Sarah's class.
Canva
A templated design platform
Passion Projects
These seem to be creative opportunities for Sarah's students to connect with their affinities through writing and art making. I'd like a little more information here.
It seems like the teachers at SMASH have done an extraordinary job with the challenges of the Pandemic. What seems to be missing in the teaching environment or in the student's experience now?
+ Teaching to: Difference
How we treat people differently
Each child learns differently
+ Tolerance
+ Mental Health at this moment
+ Disability
+ Guidelines on how to deal with the unknown
+ How we can process this in healthy ways
What have we given up? What is lost?
Chistian talked about how we need to "reframe joy." How we might "move on to joy."
Are there any benefits for the pandemic?
We are calmer and more open
Marni looked up the word 'nervous' for us!
excitable, vigorous, belonging to the nerves
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/nervous?s=t
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