Lockdown and Distance Learning August/Sept 2021

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Going into lockdown with no warning was difficult to get appropriate resources to all students. Unfortunately we didn't have the right number of chargers for every household but the students who did do work did well. It was good to be able to check on work and mark things from home but also frustrating when students wouldn't check emails or respond to comments on work. 

I really enjoyed catching up with students on Zoom. I tried to make it as fun as possible with games too. 

If we had to go into lockdown again I think I would keep lots of things the same. We do need to come up with a solution for the charger issue. 

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