Distance learning...

'When the state of Arizona announced that our kids would be learning from home the rest of the school year, I thought "this is what I was MADE for". We were going to do science projects, test out math curriculum for Help in Hand and really capitalize upon all of my teacherness. So that's what we did. The first day. Then, we ended up laying on the floor, cuddling with our dogs. Because it was HARD. Between balancing my own full time teaching load and trying to maintain harmony amongst the family, I was slowly losing my mind. So we stopped. We've done what we could from what the kids' teachers sent home, we've read books, played games, gone for walks and had A LOT of screen time.  It's been a privilege to be able to know, as an educator, where my kids are in terms of grade level readiness and to know they're going to be alright, but that's about it these days. Now that we are months into this stay at home normal, we are thinking about what's to come. Schooling is going to look different, life is going to be different. The one thing that I am sure of is that TEACHERS are the ones that that are going to drive this into the future and I want to know what they need. We are currently working on a survey to gather information on how to best support teachers in the next few months and even years. What is it that you need, whether you're a parent, educator or supporter, to make your job more efficient and to make sure your students experience success?