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Highlights of distance learning lessons and teaching
(06/04/20) With the 2019-20 school year coming to a close, it’s important to recognize how resilient Anoka-Hennepin’s students and staff were this year while adjusting from a “normal day” of school, to a virtual, distance learning format during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Along the way, students and staff alike were witness to new and creative ways to teach and present lessons. What did it look like? Here’s a taste:
- Anoka Middle School for the Arts (AMSA) visual arts teacher Christopher Bowman’s art lessons, dubbed “The Art Compass.” In this version, he teaches his students about Japanese art — specifically yokai and the mythical creature Amabie.
- Franklin Elementary School music teacher Nancy Pearson enjoyed making videos for her students where she’d read a book like “Peanut Butter and Jelly,” which is a play rhyme, and have her students use instruments at home to follow along.
- Blaine High School technical education teacher John Almos had his construction class follow along on a number of video lessons, including how to make a shed using a technical drawing program.
- Adams Elementary School music teacher Miller LaMotte created a number of listening lessons for his students, including one for his kindergarteners.
- Mississippi Elementary School explorations teacher Rebecca Johnson had a Google Slide lesson about the sun, moon and stars, that featured a number of photos and videos for students.
- Evergreen Park World Cultures Community School second grade teachers and support staff did weekly “Reader’s Theater” videos for students where they’d read a book to students.
- AMSA science teacher Chad Boehlke talked about Isaac Newton’s egg car engineering challenge in his kitchen.