Carolyn

This article inspired me as I read it during this time of uncertainty. We as teachers are expected to teach on-line, something we are not comfortable with and try our best to keep some amount of normalcy for our students. The author spoke about the twenty-five things successful teachers do differently and it made me reflect on my online teaching. Number one hot home with the point of having clear objectives. These marking period four objectives have changed some for my class since we aren't able to observe in the hospital. I have had to re-think ways of getting my students "different" experiences that will not replace these observations, but engage them in scenarios that we "may" have encountered. Another one of the points made was to have a positive attitude. I believe this has been more of a challenge on-line without having the energy transfer that is so much more palpable when in person. The sad faces on my screen of seniors not able to enjoy the last months of their high school career just kill me. Having a sense of humor is another point made by the author. I have always been able to inject humor in my daily encounters with the students, and these serious times have made this another big challenge. The last one that really hit me, was for teachers to be present emotionally for their students. This one has been my priority for the last few weeks. We have had many great conversations on how this has been HARD for everyone. I am thankful for the reminder of what is important, and not to forget that we will all come out the other side of this challenge with new skills to assist us in the new future.



Carolyn K. DiLossi MEd, BSN, RN
Allied Health Science Instructor
TCHS Pickering Campus
Paoli Hospital
610-742-3364
carolynd@cciu.org
www.tchspickering.org





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  1. Jeannine RhaticanApril 21, 2020 at 5:11 PM

    I love reading the different responses to this article because people chose different items that were vital for them at the moment. These days are absolutely terrible for our students, especially our seniors. My heart breaks for them. Every Zoom meeting I have, we spend 10 minutes doing a personal check in to be sure everyone is okay along with their family members. It makes a big difference to meet them "live" because it gives them more people to interact with than just their family members too. Keep up the great work on giving the kids the experiences they are missing in person.

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  2. Dom SApril 25, 2020 at 8:54 AM

    I agree that teaching in this uncertain time is a daunting task. I found that I have to be more flexible than usual and it has required me to take a breath and just relax. We have to remember that this situation has not happened for over 100 years. There is no playbook for this so we are all learning as we go.

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  3. AngelaMay 6, 2020 at 12:12 PM

    Carolyn, I am right there with you regarding the emotions that are being shared unintentionally by having to look at those sad faces of our students. It is heartbreaking that they are missing all of these awesome senior experiences, but the truth is we all have to face it and accept it for what it is. Working on my own attitude and not demonstrating negative emotions is a true challenge as we go through these difficult times together. As I mentioned in my comments about another article, I feel that I have truly lost my students attention at this point of the game. We are heading in to our last weeks of school, and I really want to try and keep them reeled in with some fun activities. Ahhh....yes, this too shall pass, and we will be stronger and smarter on the other side.

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  4. Pete cMay 7, 2020 at 2:44 PM

    Yes things are challenging to say the least. But yes using humor and letting kids know you are human and not a robot are very important

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