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Keep in touch with your students & let them know social distancing doesn't mean you have forgotten about them! I've noticed now more than ever my students have a lot of thoughts & feelings about what is going on and want to connect with me. I typically use a daily social & emotional check-in worksheet in my classroom and it has changed the way I respond to student behaviors drastically! This google forms document is so easy to assign and track student answers quickly, I will be switchin

These notecatchers are my favorite way to capture the thoughtful & brilliant things that students say during group discussions or turn & talks! I use them as I listen in on student discussions and display the things I heard under the document camera after a discussion. There are also student versions for them to use while they listen to their classmates speak. The large #discussiongoals page is a badge of honor in my classroom that gets displayed for "spotlight worthy" comments, ideas & q