write a diary entry expressing your experiences of online classes yiu can express both the positive experience learning and the challenges you can face in completing these tasks
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As our second week of online learning comes to a close we are all ready for a break. So far online learning this fall is going well. Much better than last spring. Students are learning the routine and as a teacher I’ve tried to streamline the process as much as possible.
Next week our 7th and 8th grade students will be allowed to return to face to face learning in the classroom. A new set of challenges that we are all ready to face.
My biggest concern this year has been my advanced class (Marine Technology) or the Stockbridge InvenTeam as they’re known. This our team of students that build advanced underwater robots and other marine technologies such as water quality monitoring sensors and underwater camera systems. Without the ability to travel and without access to an indoor pool we’ve had to completely reinvent the class. Rather than focus on ocean and great lakes environments the students have chosen to focus on “Food Insecurity.” The team will be building a “FarmBot.” A robotic tool used to plant, water, weed, and harvest a crop of vegetables. Using, expanding and learning new engineering skills while trying to produce more food with less land, fertilizer, pesticides and water.
Our travels to Palau and American Samoa have highlighted Food Insecurity issues caused by climate change and sea level rise. As schools responded to COVID by continuing and even increasing local food/meal distribution Stockbridge InvenTeam members realized that food insecurity was a local problem too. Members of the Stockbridge InvenTeam will begin building their first FarmBot next week when they return to school. I’m looking forward to seeing them in action.