Wednesday, March 24

6:42 a.m. - I slept better last night and feel like I'm getting over this cold that I have, so that's a good thing.  I have a volleyball match tonight at Cambridge, but I get to ride with Shawn and work with him, which is good.  It would be nice if he and I could partner up in the future, so we could carpool to games.  Today is free read Wednesday, and we will be finishing up the film.  I think I'll show the film first and then just assign the FRW session.  The weather has been crummy this week -- colder and gray and damp.  I hope the weather is better next week.

Things to do for school

• Daily
• edit today's agenda on the Stream with recorded class session - for Mar. 24
• create the next day's agenda and schedule post to stream - for Mar. 25
• also scheduled March 26
• add assignments/activities/resources to Google Classroom as needed - for Mar. 25
• 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

• Wed. 3-24 VB 6 p.m. at Cambridge with Shawn #63607
• leave at 4:30? (45 min. drive)
• get bike from B&B in Geneseo
• renew my teaching license - Beginning April 1
• pay off Chase's medical bill 
• get camper out of storage - fill LP tanks, replace spare tire, get water lines ready
• 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

• 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
• Thurs. 4-1 VB 5 p.m. at RHS with Ebersole
• 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. (3/24)

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

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

Monday, March 22, 2021

6:10 a.m. -   More upsets occurred yesterday in the NCAA tourney.  I don't know if that makes me feel any worse or any better about the Illini losing.  It's called March Madness for a reason, I guess.  It's back to school for another week before Spring Break.  We have an essay we are working on in conjunction with a film I'm showing.  The film is a glimpse into the story of Indigenous Americans, and if I can get just one student to see others as "people" instead of "something other than people", then that's a good thing.  Last week a 21-year old white male went on a shooting spree in Georgia.  He entered three Asian spas and ended up killing eight people.  In the news there are reports of vigils and ceremonies to honor the victims and shed a light on Asian hate, but why does there have to be hate of any kind.  I think the answer is the same answer that has plagued humans forever...some humans don't see other humans as humans.  Some humans see others as animals or objects or tools.  It's sad.  So this week, maybe we'll accomplish more than just an essay...we'll see others as humans with the same problems and the same worries and the same struggles as everyone else.  I also have three volleyball matches this week, but nothing in the Western Big Six, so that's good.  All three are small school matches, which won't be as quick and explosive as the play in the Big Six.  On Thursday, the juniors complete the ISA (science assessment), so that's a wasted day.  So basically it's a four day week to get to Spring Break.  After this week, we'll be into April, and that means only a couple of months of the final home stretch to this eventful school year.  Today, some remote learners are returning, which will make today a mess.  I'm wondering how many of them will return to school for the rest of the school year.  

Things to do for school

• Daily
• edit today's agenda on the Stream with recorded class session - for Mar. 22
• create the next day's agenda and schedule post to stream - for Mar. 23
• add assignments/activities/resources to Google Classroom as needed - for Mar. 23
• 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 Jody
• update IHSA and send email
• scores from Understanding Black Hawk
• periods 1,2,3 finished
• 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
• Thurs. 3-25 VB at Sherrard with Chad Hamerlinck? #60579
• 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. (3/16)

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