As we head into Week 3 of #distancelearning, here& #39;s my routine:
• create a weekly schedule in a (live) Google Doc;
• schedule everything to be released Monday morning;
• anticipate learning/tasks/readings that might be better explained in a video. If it can& #39;t be... (THREADhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Down pointing backhand index" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index">)

...explained in less than a few brief steps, it probably needs a video;
• students are encouraged to use private comments in Google Classroom; all comments get filtered into an Outlook folder that& #39;s sorted by oldest first. I sit down a couple times throughout the day to respond;

• if private comments indicate students are stuck, it& #39;s time for a video (most common feedback from students is "that video really helped!");
• assignments have due dates - they& #39;re suggestions. I& #39;m flexible. This is a pandemic. But it seems to help students to manage the week;

• as assignments are returned, I offer feedback and then a private comment to indicate I& #39;ve added the feedback. This takes time. It& #39;s a pandemic. I& #39;m doing my best. When I& #39;m behind, I post an announcement in Google Classroom telling students I can& #39;t wait to read their ideas;

• Monday& #39;s a catch-up day. As we go into Week 3, I& #39;m behind on giving feedback from assignments submitted last week, but students are also working on catching up too. It& #39;s a pandemic. I& #39;m flexible. They& #39;re flexible. We& #39;re all doing our best.

Planning the entire week and releasing it all Monday is a lot of planning and organizing upfront, but it seems to offer everyone (me, my students, and I imagine parents) much needed flexibility. Want to work ahead? Go for it. Work best in evening? Have at it. Sleeping in? Cool!

Of course, this isn& #39;t the only way. After all, what is "the way"? No one knows. Nobody could have prepared for this. There is no research on "best pedagogical practices during a pandemic." It& #39;s what& #39;s been working for me, so I thought I& #39;d share. How& #39;s it going for you?