Carol Forrest

@saralilley0804 @UofSC Way to go, Sara! Great goal.

The journey to becoming Dr. Lilley begins next week at @UofSC ! I am pursuing my doctorate degree in education with a focus on curriculum and instruction. #neverstoplearning

Our sweet girl❤️#LOMESLions #FCSchoolsNC #teacherappreciation

@Ed_for_Equity Be creative with schedules, activities, personnel and our kids. Give them our all and our best. #EquityFootprint

@Ed_for_Equity Maybe we could step into some homes. Vaccines make it more viable and our student would be the richer!

@southappalachia @Ed_for_Equity That soothes my heart! Play is learning!

@Ed_for_Equity I've heard several educators say that students need to be allowed to be children first upon their return, and students after. II believe that the more play we introduce into our curriuclum for EC (and all students), the better for everyone. #postpandemiceducation #equityfootprint

@Ed_for_Equity Bring them back. Let them hear, feel, see and experience the love in the daily instruction and opportunities! It’s all there! #equityfootprint

@Ed_for_Equity We have vision impaired and hearing impaired students who have been expected to learn while accessing the Google chrome book. This is not at all equitable for these students. They need to be the exception and have accommodations that would meet their unique learning needs.

#@Ed_for_Equity

@Ed_for_Equity Those who are not interested in virtual lessons have not been able to continue learning at the same rate that they did before remote learning. It has been a tragedy to see many of these students (especially younger students) lose skills without face-to-face instruction.

#@Ed_for_Equity

@Ed_for_Equity Explore the cultures through art, music, dance, languages and food! No better way to learn! #equityfootprints

@Ed_for_Equity A1 advocate for your students!! Voice the need! Don’t give up #equityfootprint

@Ed_for_Equity Hi all! I’m a teacher of amazing learners in Franklin county. We love to sing and dance! We need the arts!

@holmes_rhonda It was fun. Great work out there, BTs! #NCBTChat

Remember you are a survivor! Take these Lessons Learned from the Pandemic Pandemonium and finish the school year strong! #NCBTChat #PandemicPandemonium #LessonsLearned

@SonyaPPierce Definitely! It is so versatile. #NCBTChat #PandemicPandemonium

@Burneygang It will depend on your students a d what is motivating. I agree, change it up has been effective. #NCBTChat #pandemicpandemonium

A.3. If I see my students getting bored or just not engaged, I try to change what we are doing at that time and do something fun like a brain break, a video or a read aloud. #NCBTChat

@emily_shearin @holmes_rhonda I have been advocating for home visits!! #NCBTChat

@holmes_rhonda A2: I do frequent home-visits, as well as weekly postcards to students letting them know that I appreciate their hard work. I also make phone calls to students and families often to catch up and to have some 1:1 conversations with students. #NCBTChat

Q2. COVID outbreaks, A Day/B Day rotations, internet connectivity, and device issues keep in-person learning during this time challenging, to say the least. #LessonsLearned #NCBTChat #PandemicPandemonium #LessonsLearned

@heroichistory22 @haroldwinklerms For my class, time to play is critical! However you can make some “play” time, your students will benefit! #NCBTChat

Our school puts an emphasis on Restorative Practices! “Circle Time” with kids have opened up pathways to student relationships that the screen naturally keeps closed. It’s the most rewarding time of my day. 🙌 @haroldwinklerms #NCBTChat

@StoverScience A1 we have made yard signs for my students! “A Cool and Loved kid lives here!” We wanted to communicate with families how much we value their student!

A1. I used video conferencing to talk to parents during the pandemic. I will continue this as we return to F2F teaching because it enables me to meet with parents on their schedule to ensure we are supporting their child as a team! #NCBTChat #PandemicPandemonium #LessonsLearned

@holmes_rhonda Hi, all! I’m Carol, Franklin county special Ed teacher.

Welcome to the NC Beginning Teacher Twitter Chat. I’m Rhonda Holmes, moderator for tonight’s chat, “From Pandemic Pandemonium to Lessons Learned.” #NCBTChat

@Ed_for_Equity Even connecting with classes across our country makes our world bigger and more connected. My daughter in law and I both teach special education students. She is in the greater Seattle area, which is a different culture than North Carolina. We try to connect our students.

@AshleyBaileyam @Ed_for_Equity I heard one district teacher of the year talk about her language class she teaches. She cannot isolate language from culture and history. This is such an important component of teaching languages. More #equityfootprints teachers like this one!

@Ed_for_Equity Our district has implemented Spanish immersion programs at two elementary schools. These programs have revitalized those schools and been very popular.