Lisa Morris

I am an elementary teacher and life long learner with a passion for sharing the joy of discovery with others.

[Lisa Morris @lisamorris98]

@KNRLeslie I love this idea! I no longer teach science, but having students ask about our guiding question for reading could help establish background knowledge.

[Lisa Morris @lisamorris98]

@thereadingzone The school I teach in bought surgical grade air purifiers for each classroom, masks are mandated and worn by everyone in the building since Nov. 2020 we have been in person with NO cases of in school transmission of COVID. It is possible with proper mitigation.

[Lisa Morris @lisamorris98]

@BurgBiz @JWSwegles @alicekeeler I don’t think it can get much worse than Skyward.

[Lisa Morris @lisamorris98]

@amsuad @FulbrightPrgrm Congratulations!

[Lisa Morris @lisamorris98]

@alicekeeler I am excited to try this with my 3rd graders. I think it will remove the anxiety over spelling words correctly and help them get ideas on the paper.

[Lisa Morris @lisamorris98]

@SciSamurai I lost 3rd graders in cyberspace the first time I tried breakout rooms!

[Lisa Morris @lisamorris98]

@DrBellamy1908 I had the pleasure of working for 10 years in an elementary school committed to full inclusion. We all benefited from it.

[Lisa Morris @lisamorris98]

@mrsbooz Longer and I have different priorities. It will be a year of growth for me.

[Lisa Morris @lisamorris98]

@kxndyl_ Did you swell up big? You should be taking Benadryl. Your whole foot was swollen when you were a kid.

[Lisa Morris @lisamorris98]

This is our district leadership’s answer to the added work@load of a hybrid model...I find it terrifying..

[Dr. John Spencer @spencerideas]

I'm not a fan of teaching a class where half the students video conference in and half the students are in person. Don't get me wrong. It works but it doesn't work well. It's the instructional version of a spork.

[Lisa Morris @lisamorris98]

@Catlin_Tucker This is how I usually do my “stations”. It gives the students and me more flexibility. If I keep one group with me a bit longer or move through another group more quickly, it doesn’t disturb the pace of the rest of the class.

[Lisa Morris @lisamorris98]

How do I explain to parents the benefit of an online classroom versus a packet? They just want the friggin’ packet!

[Lisa Morris @lisamorris98]

@bibliojessi I love Wuthering Heights..and no, Stephanie Meyer is no Emily Bronte. They aren’t even in the same league. I enjoyed the Twilight series, but it is teenage fluff. Sorry. Not serious literature.

[Lisa Morris @lisamorris98]

I miss being called Mrs. Morris...hearing it first thing in the morning full of excitement to start the day, hearing it following a thank you filled with gratitude for my full attention for a few moments, hearing it as a body flies out the door for the day. Those moments...

[Lisa Morris @lisamorris98]

I am looking for a platform that encourages student collaboration, but can be used asynchronously...what have you found beyond shared documents that gets students working together?

[Lisa Morris @lisamorris98]

@alicekeeler In our district we have a significant portion of the students withou access to internet. However, I can contact them all by phone. In addition to hard copies of materials I will be placing online, I plan to host small group lesson via the phone. Not ideal, but than packets.

[Lisa Morris @lisamorris98]

@KNRLeslie @kpbsd @amsuad @SciSamurai Thank you Kim! I am feeling some trepidation about starting online instruction. This is just what I needed to hear.

[Lisa Morris @lisamorris98]

@Catlin_Tucker I just left a district where personalized learning was prioritized to a district where tracking has been the practice for years. I feel like tracking creates a system where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

[Lisa Morris @lisamorris98]

@davemoore99 @alicekeeler I have used my hp laptop that is touch screen, a Microsoft surface, and an iPad.

[Lisa Morris @lisamorris98]

@bibliojessi Yes. It does pass, but it is a grieving process. Take it on day at a time and focus on you. Your 20s are a time of self discovery and a good dose of selfishness.