Open House in a 5 U's Pandemic
Photo by Dr. NMGreen Hosting Open House in the midst of a pandemic. Many districts made the decision to remain virtual for the health and safety of their learning community. Though the decision was made to begin school via remote learning the usual operations of schools continued such as Open House. The challenge was creating a fun stress-free virtual presentation. Campuses had to think out of the box for ways to connect with parents and students during this 5 U's moment in education as it was unexpected, unanticipated, unforeseen, unpredictable, and unprecedented . The campus principal wanted something fun. She presented me with a brief idea of what she wanted parents to see. I began the process of creating a Virtual Open House. A Google Drive folder was created and shared with teachers to house their personalized waving Bitmoji replica, along with their voice/presentation recordings. Next, a Google Slide template was created with the doors, wall, and floor for...