Friday, August 14

6:22 a.m. - It's Friday; it's pay day!  It's try to learn how to teach an online course day!  During yesterday's in-service, we were presented with a lot of information about COVID precautions and procedures, but we didn't get much information on do's and don'ts of managing an online course.  I fear that we may be on our own to navigate that journey.  Today, we do have some options to tech training, so I'm hoping that will help.

Things that I NOW think about with the coronavirus. (8/14) 

I think yesterday's hospitalization numbers are the closest to 400 that we've seen in awhile.  I wonder if that is going to continue to be an increasing trend.

• Stats
• February 29 was the first reported positive case in Illinois. 
• March 20, there were 585 reported positive cases.
• As of May 29 (3 months), there were 120,260 positive cases and 5,390 deaths.
• As of June 29 (4 months), there were 142, 461 positive cases and 6,902 deaths.
• As of July 31 (5 months), there were 178,837 positive cases and 7,495 deaths.

• ILLINOIS PREVIOUS DAY
• hospitalizations - 357
• ILLINOIS YESTERDAY
• hospitalizations - 383
• ILLINOIS TODAY
• hospitalizations - 345

• ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
• YESTERDAY - 1,796 positive cases; 38 deaths
• TODAY - 1,831 positive cases; 38 deaths

Things I Could Do or Need to Do In the Future

• August 17th - institute day
• First day of "classes" Tuesday, August 18 - A day
• August 17 - 10 a.m. - Zoom meeting for Cooperating Teacher
• Complete volleyball video and test.
• Paint the shed.
• Continue working on restoring the channel of the ditch.
• Replace seals and gaskets in the pool motor.

• Possible Campground Sites
• Spring Lake Park - Macomb - not far, but I'm not sure what else might be available to do in the area.
• Scott County Park - nice thing about this is that there is the Rhythm City casino nearby.
• Dubuque?  Not far, and there are casinos up there too.
• Galesburg Area...we could invite Mr. Johnson and Mr. Danner for an evening out. 
•        Lake Storey...you had mentioned this area, and it's not a long trip      
•        Galesburg East Campground - Knoxville, IL
•        Cabin Fever - Victoria, IL
• Geneseo and Loud Thunder will both be pretty in the fall.
• Mount Carroll is where the Peterson's said we might want to try, and that's not a long trip.  Timber Lake Resort...not sure if this is the right one...it's a little pricey, but we could splurge a little.

Things to do for Ms. Mitola

- provide calendar and other shared documents

- invite Mrs. Hasson to visit Ms. Mitola's classroom

- routinely evaluate her performance - form, informal, how many times per week?

- help her with professional portfolio

- meet/talk with CS student teacher supervisor

- by second week of September - Ms. Mitola takes over advanced sections

- by end of September - Ms. Mitola has all sections

- by second week of December, I take over all sections and Ms. Mitola wraps up

Things to do for school

- form Khan Academy groups of students for sections

- start to "long term plan" where Mrs. Mitola will take over 

- check out and print out MAP scores for this year's group - DONE

Prayer for My Heart

Holy Spirit...

Help me have... 

    a pure heart, that I may see;
    a humble heart, that I may hear;
    a heart of love, that I may serve;
    a heart of faith, that I may abide in the spirit. 

                                                                     Amen