My Hybrid Teaching Approach

 Because of the pandemic, school looks even more different across schools/districts than ever. One thing we all have in common is that our typical school year is nothing like the current school year. Whether you've been teaching virtually for months, hybrid, or in-person with precautions I hope that the bit of information I share might help out. 

The beginning of the school year I was working in North Carolina at an elementary school. Some weeks we were completely online, some weeks were hybrid (some classes in the school and some classes virtual). But now I am working in South Carolina at a high school. So far this semester at the high school we have been hybrid. Our definition of hybrid has been half of the class is in-person for two days and the other half is in person for two days. When not scheduled to be in-person students are virtual. That means students are in-person only 2 days a week and virtual 3 days. Its definitely been a challenge but we're doing the best we can. It's looking like students will come back full-time, 5 days a week very soon, however before then I will continue with this method of turning in work whether students are in the school building or at home. 

Here is what I have been doing this year (even at the elementary school). 

All assignments have been given through Google Classroom using Google Slides. I used Google Slides to give directions, embed videos, give visual examples etc. I also have students turn-in their artwork in the Google Slides as well as answer a reflection question. For Major projects I also include an artist statement slide and a self-assessment slide. Its important to select "Make a copy for each student" if you are assigning this work through Google Classroom so it will automatically make an individual copy for each student where their work and reflection are saved. Check out the Screenshots below for an example of an assignment given through Google Slides....

Example of a slide from a student. The great thing about Google Slides is you can save a slide as a JPEG or PNG. Just select the slide you want to download, go to file, download and then select JPEG or PNG. I often save student lesson examples using this method as I am grading their work. 

You can download this assignment, Data Selfies, on TPT! You can also find the template I use for all my assignments on TPT.  More assignments to come posted on TPT! If you are using a different LMS than Google Classroom and cannot select a make a copy feature then you may want to not include a slide for turning in artwork and the reflection and instead have students turn in their work a different way. An image of their artwork could be attached to the assignment and a reflection written in the comments. 

I hope this was a helpful post and if you have ANY questions PLEASE do not hesitate to ask a questions in the comments. 

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