"Terry sends a lot of emails, so I am including her on this too." This was my chuckle this morning, as I was copied on an email to one of our admin teams. Emails, MS Teams meetings, and SIS (Student Information System) queries are my life. And again I am thanking my grade 9 typing … Continue reading School Online – Journal – Day 23
School Online – Journal – Day 19
It's Friday, and our fourth day of Online School. There are still classes without teachers, and teachers without timetables, and students and families who are awaiting emails. With more than 11,000 students and more than 500 teachers, there are few processes that successfully make the transition from traditional secondary schools to our mega online school. … Continue reading School Online – Journal – Day 19
School Online – Journal – Day 16
Today was the first day of school for our students. As they were online, we really don't have a good idea of how many showed up. Since our student information system hasn't yet been modified for our schedule, we have only paper records with each teacher. So I think they showed up, but I have … Continue reading School Online – Journal – Day 16
School Online – Journal – Day 15
So, this post will be short. Not because of lack of material to write about, but because I am exhausted after almost 14 continuous hours online. The logarithmic curves in my quilt reflect my past couple of weeks. Today was where the curve accelerated "north". This morning I checked in with my email, to see … Continue reading School Online – Journal – Day 15
School Online – Journal – Day 6
Well it's almost bed time for me, and I'm having to think hard to remember what my day looked like today. It started out slow, and then ended like a freight train! As I mentioned earlier, our teachers don't yet know what they will be teaching next week. So, a survey was designed to be … Continue reading School Online – Journal – Day 6
