Help me give my students an appropriately sized carpet so they can safely socially distance while we learn together.
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My Students
Located in the Nation's capital, the school where I teach serves the needs of a diverse community of students and families. My work is complex as I navigate how to build relationships and community across lines of difference like race, class, language, and country of origin.
As a Language Arts teacher, working with primarily English learners, my most important task as a teacher rests on my ability to fully articulate the power, complexity, and impact of language.
To communicate is to learn to advocate for oneself and one's community, and that reality is the cornerstone for what I do.
My students learn the importance of vulnerability as they develop their capacity to communicate through reading, writing, listening, and speaking. No experience is more humbling or profound than when a student's potential has been fully realized through their dedication to themselves and their pursuit of knowledge and self-expression.
My Project
With the Covid-19 pandemic, we have new safety regulations that need to be followed in the classroom to mitigate the spread of the virus. In my room, I have considering several ways to ensure the safety of my students. I have distanced their tables as much as possible, but my current classroom rug only fits 16 students.
I am requesting a larger classroom rug that will better fit all of my students and distance themselves safely.
We often gather for class meetings, read alouds, and lesson debriefs, and I want to make sure that we can maintain these routines while following appropriate guidelines. Without adequate space, students will miss opportunities to build relationships with classmates, as these times together allow the students to get to know one another better as friends.
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