Tuesday, March 23

6:29 a.m. - I survived another volleyball night last night - this time at Fulton.  That's a little farther than I want to drive, but it's not a hard drive, and while I will probably never feel comfortable working volleyball, any experience I get is good for me.  Tonight I have the night off before working two more volleyball nights this week on Wednesday and Thursday.  Yesterday at school, things were a bit chaotic as more remote learners returned, which caused more overflow students to be sent out of the classroom.  Yesterday I forgot to present my screen to first period, so that was a screw up.  So now with attendance to overflow rooms, spraying down desks, and remembering to activate the Google Meets recordings and presentation mode, each class period loses about 5-10 minutes on top of the already shortened schedule.  Survive and move on...that's my motto.  I'm not sure anyone really cares about the educational value of this school year...keep the buildings open somehow seems to be the top priority.  I did try to contact training path presenters to see about their interest in participating this year, and was surprised to get some interest back pretty quickly.  Maybe I'll be able to make a go of that activity after all.

Things to do for school

• Daily
• edit today's agenda on the Stream with recorded class session - for Mar. 23
• create the next day's agenda and schedule post to stream - for Mar. 24
• also scheduled March 25 and March 26
• add assignments/activities/resources to Google Classroom as needed - for Mar. 24
• Also updated due date for Smoke Signals questions
• Also added blog entry assignment for March 26
• score assignments and record into Lumen as needed
• respond to student/parent emails and update grades
• schedule FRW assignment for Wed., March 24

Things I Could Do or Need to Do In the Future

• Mon. 3-22 VB 5 p.m. at Fulton with Jodi Beswick #59339
• update IHSA and send email
• scores from Understanding Black Hawk
• get bike from B&B in Geneseo
• renew my teaching license - Beginning April 1
• make sure I get reimbursed from Northern Illinois Health Plan
• make a decision about Training Path Presenter Series by March 29
• Arda Meeting Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.
• Continue working with TK to organize financial management things.
• Listen to IF podcasts
• fix the green door.

Upcoming Spring EVENTS - volleyball, JH basketball, softball

• Wed. 3-24 VB 6 p.m. at Cambridge with Shawn #63607
• leave at 4:30? (45 min. drive)
• Sat. 3-27 Softball Meeting in Macomb
• Mon. 3-29 at VB at West Central
• Tues. 3-30 VB 5 p.m. at UT with Sergio
• Tues. 4-6 VB at Cambridge with Shawn?
• Thurs. 4-8 VB at Fulton with Ralph
• Mon. 4-12 5 p.m at AlWood JHGBK with Marcus
• Tues. 4-13 VB at Rockridge
• Thurs. 4-15 VB at Monmouth with Braeden?
• Mon. 4-19 5:30 p.m. JHGBK at MerCo 
• Tues. 4-20 5 p.m. VB at UT with Smola
• Wed. 4-21 - SB at Sherrard with Jason
• Thurs. 4-22 5 p.m. VB at UT with Chet

Things that I NOW think about with the coronavirus. (3/23)

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