How can we plan for next year when there are so many unknowns? What will this next school year look like? How will students attend school, how much will be virtual, and what type of in class learning will really take place? These questions have been spinning in my head over the past few weeks. The answers are just not there, yet. I know some districts are planning a combination of online/virtual learning offset with some in class learning days. Some districts are planning an A/B schedule where students will learn online one day, and attend the next day to keep numbers low and keep distance between students. Some have no plans, and may not make them until the weeks prior to school starting.

So, how do we plan ahead? What can we do now, or over the summer, to be better prepared for a new and completely unique school year? By focusing on what we do know.

his has been one of the most interesting, surprising, and downright challenging spring seasons I have ever experienced. My students are home learning online while I try to teach them from my own home. My own children are home, learning from their teachers who are also at home. Never in my life did I think I would write those two sentences (or use the word home so darn much) but here we are. We officially start distance learning on Monday, so I have been working on a distance learning unit for my students. Though we are a 1:1 school, I will need to plan for a few students who will have limited internet access during this time. We have decided to continue learning digitally, and provide packets (mailed home) as well. With all of this in mind, I am moving forward with my digital argumentative writing unit with several of my groups.

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