Lee County Teachers return to school

Lee County Teachers return to school

TEACHERS ALL ACROSS LEE COUNTYCAME INTO SCHOOLS FOR THE FIRSTTIME ..

To get ready forSTUDENTS WHO START CLASSES ONAUGUST 31ST.

I STOPPED BYFRANKLIN PARK ELEMENTARY IN FORTMYERS TODAY..MYCOLLEAGECHRISTINA EVANS WAS AT SPRINGCREEK ELEMENTARY IN BONITA WHERESHE ASKED TEACHERS HOW THEY’REFEELING.:23- :30:55- 1:05PKGSOT: MARY JEAN COOPER, TEACHERIts like nothing I’ve everexperienced, I’ve seen manythings and done many things, butnothing ever like thisITS WAS FIRST DAY LIKE NONEOTHERAFTER MONTHS OF WAITING,TEACHERS WERE FINALLY ALLOWEDBACK INTO THEIR SCHOOLS FOR THEFIRST TIME SINCE THE PANDEMICBEGANBUT WHEN SCHOOL START━ TEACHINGMATH OR SCIENCE WONT BE THE ONLYTHING EDUCATORS HAVE TO FOCUS ONSOT: ALEX GONZALEZ, TEACHERWe’re going to be encouragingstudents to wear their masksthroughout the day and trying tofollow all of the CDC safetyprocedures to keep our kids andourselves safe when were atschoolSTANDUP:(IN THE CLASSROOM)THE BIGGEST THING IN THECLASSROOM THIS YEAR IS GOING TOBE SOCIAL DISTANCING, WHICH ISWHY THE PRINCIPAL TELLS ME SHESGOING AROUND TO EACH AND EVERYCLASSROOM TO WORK WITH THETEACHERS TO MAKE SURE THAT ALLOF THESE DESKS STAY AT LEAST 6FEET APARTWHEN DECIDING TO RETURN THISYEAR TEACHERS HAD THE OPTION TOHAVE STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOMS,OR ONLY TEACH KIDS VIRTUALLYBUT FOR HER 27TH YEAR TEACHIN━IN PERSON LEARNING WAS THE FIRSTCHOICE FOR MARYSOT: MARY JEAN COOPERI just wanted to be back atschool around my colleagues,around the children and Ithought it was important to betogether againBUT DENISE ON THE OTHER HAND ISENTERING HER FIRST YEAR OFTEACHING WHILE ONLY SEEING HERSECOND GRADERS ONLINE━ A TOUGHCHALLENGE THAT SHES UP FORSOT: DENISE CastroI’m so excited, I wish, I wish,I could see them so I could hugthem and just get to know themface to face but even though itsonline, I’m still going to tryto build those relationshipsthat we know is so so importantSPRING CREEK TEACHERS WENTTHROUGH TRAINING TODAY TO HELPTHEM GET ADJUSTED TO THE VIRTUALOR SOCIAL DISTANCED LEARNINGSTYLES THIS YEAR WILL BRINGBUT EACH TEACHER SAYS THE MOSTIMPORTANT THING IS TO BEFLEXIBLESOT: Denise CastroJust breathing, rolling with thepunches and if I make a mistakeits just about picking rightback up where I left off andbeing super, super, superflexibleTAG:OVERALL TEACHERS ARE EXCITED TOMEET THEIR KIDS ON AUGUST 31STFOR THE FIRST DA━ NO MATTERWHAT CHALLENGES THE NEW