Family Focus: Distance learning survival guide

Mae Fesai reports

SOME EXERCISE GET THEIR BRAINSMOVE IN.

WHILE WE HAVE THISREST IN POOR AIR QUALITY ISLOOKING GOOD OUTSIDE RIGHTNOW.

AND SPEAKING OF KIDS ATHOME LEARNING HOME LEARNING ISHERE TO STAY FOR THEFORESEEABLE FUTURE ANDEVERYONE INVOLVED KNOWS.

IT'SA STEEP LEARNING CURVE.

YOUCAN FIGHT IS THE FOUNDER OFJOYFUL CLASSROOMS ANDEDUCATION CONSULTING SERVICEBRITTANY GOOD MORNING.

IT'S SOGOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN YOU ANDNOT ONLY HAVE THIS SMALLBUSINESS THAT YOU'RE RUNNINGYOUR MOM SAY YOU'RE RUNNING AHOUSEHOLD.

AND YOU ALSO ARE ATEACHER SO YOU ARE DEFINITELYAN EXPERT IN THIS THANKS FORBEING WITH US THIS MORNING.IT'S AN HONOR.

THANK YOUYOU'VE DISTANCE LEARNINGSURVIVAL GUIDE, LET'S GETTHROUGH WRIGHTWOOD RIGHT ON ITSCHEDULE THE LEARNING DAY WEEKAND MONTH EXPLAINS IN THIS INDEPTH FOR US.

THIS IS GOING TOBE REALLY CRITICAL.

SO ONE OFTHE THINGS I NOTICED IN JUSTTALKING WITH PARENTS.IS I THERE'S A ALMOST ASENSE THAT WE'RE ALL A LITTLEBIT FROZEN, SO WE DON'T KNOWHOW TO SEE THE FUTURE AND HOWDISTANCE LEARNING IS GOING TOWORK AND SO THIS PARTICULARSTEP TAKES PARENTS STEP BYSTEP WITH HOW TO HAVE A REALLYSTRUCTURED BUT ALSO FLEXIBLEDAY AND THEN HOW TO LOOK ATTHE WEEK AND ALSO THE MONTHAND I PROVIDE FREE TOOLS.

INTHIS PARTICULAR STEP SO THATPARENTS CAN DO BOTH IN THEHOME.

BUT I ALSO RUN THROUGHSTEP-BY-STEP SOME OF THEDIGITAL TOOLS BECAUSE OFCOURSE BEING A TEACHER I KNOWWHAT THE SCHOOLS ARE USING ASWELL SO THEN HOW HE CAN EVENSEE THE GOOGLE CLASSROOM,ETCETERA SOME INSIGHT TAKINGIT DAY BY DAY BUT AS WELL KNOWWHAT'S COMING UP THAT'SIMPORTANT.

SO ESTABLISHPRIORITIES BOUNDARIES AND SELFCARE FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED.YES, WELL IF THERE'S APARENT ALL THE PARENTS WHOSEKIDS CAME HOME FOR SCHOOLCLOSURE.

WE KNOW THIS LAKE MAYBE COULD BE THE FIRST STEPRIGHT BECAUSE THAT WAS A CRAZYTIME AND FOR THOSE OF US WHOARE IN OUR HOMES WE REALLYNEED TO KNOW IF WHAT IF ONE OFTHEM ASKS WHAT CAN WE LET GOWHAT ARE OUR PRIORITIES ANDTHEN HOW DO WE REALLY SHOW OURCHILDREN.HOW TO TAKE GREAT CARE OFOURSELVES AND I THINK THATTHEY CAN BE SIMPLE AND I THINKTHAT SOMETHING REALLYIMPORTANT TO POINT OUT LIKEFOR EXAMPLE PRIORITIES UM MYPRIORITY FOR THE FIRST DAY OFSCHOOL WAS FOR MY KID TO BEJUST UP RIGHT IN FRONT OF THECOMPUTER RIGHT HE WORKED ASSUPERMAN SURE AND THAT'S OKALL RIGHT, LET'S JUST GET YOU,LET'S JUST KEEP IT SIMPLE.ALL RIGHT, LET'S TALK ABOUTBUILDING ROUTINES BEHAVIORSAND ENGAGEMENT THAT LAST THISIS IMPORTANT.THIS IS HUGE AND THIS ISWHERE THE TEACHER EXPERT IN MEREALLY WANTED TO STEP FORWARDAND HELP PARENTS BECAUSE INTHE CLASSROOM, WE KNOW ABOUTSINCE THIS IS TEACHER JARGONBUT WE KNOW THINGS ABOUT LAKESTAGES OF LEARNING OR GRADUALRELEASE AND GRADUAL RELEASEFOR EXAMPLE LIKE I I AS THEMOM I'M GOING TO DO IT FIRSTOR TEACHER THEN WE'RE GOING TOPRACTICE IT TOGETHER AND OVERTIME AND I'M TALKING WEEKS ANDI'M PARTNERING WITH AMYO'BRIAN AND SHE'S AHOMESCHOOLING MOM AND SHE SAYSLIKE AT LEAST 10 DAYS WHENYOU'RE GETTING STARTED WITHYOUR KIDS AT HOME YOU HAVE TOGIVE YOURSELF GRACE FOR THAT,BUT I REALLY HELP PARENTS STEPBY ESTABLISHED THESE THINGSBECAUSE IT DOES IT TAKES TIMEIT TAKES TIME WHEN WE HAVE OURKIDS IN THE CLASSROOM AND I'MGONNA HELP YOU LEARN HOW TOESTABLISH THAT WITH JOY INYOUR HOME I WANT TO GET TOSOME SPECIFICS ON THAT BECAUSETHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

YOUSAID A WORD THAT I'VE HEARD ALOT WITH MY FELLOW MOMS GRACE,WE NEED TO GIVE GRACE TO OURCHILDREN.

TEACHERS AS THEY AREREMOTE LEARNING WITH OUR KIDSFROM THEIR SCHOOLS AND ALSOGRACE FOR OURSELVES SO GIVE MEONE VERY SPECIFIC THAT YOUWANT US TO TAKE HOME HISPARENTS RIGHT NOW ON HOW TOOVERCOME.COMMON CHALLENGES THATWE'RE EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW.YEAH WELL, I MEAN ONE OFTHE THINGS IS.

JUST THAT JUSTGRACE.

I WOULD PUT ON MYPLATE.

ALL OF THE THINGS THATI NEED TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELFFIRST THAT WOULD BE MY SIMPLEIS FIRST OF THE NEXT 9 GOINGTO DO AS A MOM A PARENT.

YOUKNOW LIKE I NEED TO TAKE TIMEFOR MYSELF IN THE MORNING SUREANY TO HAVE I NEED TO TAKE AWALK ETCETERA I WOULD TELL MYKIDS IF MOM IS NOT HAPPY NOONE ELSE IS GOING TO BE HAPPY.OK WHEN YOU'RE AT OF TIMESADLY, BUT WHERE SHOULDPARENTS GO WHERE SHOULD PEOPLEGO TO FIND MORE INFORMATION.YEAH JUST GO TO MY WEBSITEJOYFUL CLASSROOM STOCK COM ANDIF YOU'RE A TEACHER YOU CAN GOTO TEACHER SUPPORT I HAVE YOURBACK THERE AS WELL AND IFYOU'RE A PARENT.

THE FIRST 3STEPS OF THIS ONLINE COURSEARE TOTALLY 3 GREAT SO YOUSHOULD SIGN UP TODAY.

THEYLIKE THAT 7 STEPS TO DISTANCELEARNING AND HOMESCHOOLINGSUCCESS, THANK YOU FOR COMINGUP WITH THIS PARENTS SURVIVALGUIDE BRITNEY COULD 5 INCHESFROM CLASSROOMS, GOOD TO SEEYOU AGAIN MONDAY TAKE CARE OF