
"I
am
proud
of
my
students
for
helping
one
another
and
demonstrating
patience
and
respect
when
a
peer
was
having
difficulty
accessing
an
assignment
in
Canvas,"
said
Marc
LaRochelle,
social
studies
teacher.
"While
I
was
attempting
to
help,
one
student
unmuted
and
said,
'I
got
this,
Mr.
L.'"
Parkside
Middle
School
Counselor
Caroline
Young's
request
to
teachers
for
fun
stories
or
positive
highlights
received
so
many
responses
this
year
that
she
created
a
"brag
board"
to
post
them
on
so
she
could
share
them
in
the
school's
newsletter,
making
it
possible
for
everyone
to
read
the
heartwarming
experiences
of
teachers.
These
examples
of
responses
she
has
received
go
a
long
way
toward
helping
reconnect
these
dedicated
champions
to
each
other
and
serve
as
a
much-needed
reminder
that
small
successes
are,
indeed,
still
happening:
"My
seventh
graders
were
so
enthusiastic
to
tell
the
class
and
I
about
what
they
already
knew
about
classical
music
that
they
ended
up
covering
most
of
the
lesson!
A
few
even
shared
Youtube
links
in
the
chat
to
their
favorite
classical
songs!
~Brittany
Cassandra,
music
teacher
"My
eighth
graders
were
discussing
being
faced
with
a
metaphorical
bear
and
when
in
life
it's
best
to
just
walk
away,
and
they
absolutely
did
a
fantastic
job
with
the
conversation.
It
felt
like
the
first
breakthrough
with
a
lot
of
them
this
year!"
~Ryan
Wicka,
teacher
of
students
with
learning
disabilities
"All
three
of
my
classes
on
Friday
were
on
fire!
Without
fail,
every
kid
was
on
target
and
engaged.
There
was
a
lot
of
laughing,
actual
conversing
(with
VOICES!!!),
and
a
lot
of
fun...
but,
shhhh...
don't
tell
them
they
were
learning!
It
was
awesome!"
~Erin
Gottert,
language
arts
teacher
"I
had
a
parent
email
me
about
how
excited
their
student
was
to
participate
in
my
class.
We
had
played
"A
Time
to
Climb,"
[an
app
by
Nearpod,
that
turns
lessons
into
games],
that
day
and
apparently
the
student
came
running
down
the
stairs
so
excited
that
he
had
won."
~Amanda
Griffith,
art
teacher
"After
what
I
considered
to
be
a
bad
day,
because
of
tech
issues
and
lots
of
unexpected
things
happening,
I
received
an
email
from
a
student
asking
for
the
homework
and
thanking
me
for
teaching
him.
:)"
~Christine
Patterson,
ESOL
teacher