{"id":20887,"date":"2020-04-26T21:04:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T04:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=20887"},"modified":"2023-03-06T12:34:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T20:34:16","slug":"teaching-remotely-with-tynker-robert-velamisa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/teaching-remotely-with-tynker-robert-velamisa\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Remotely with Tynker: Robert Velamisa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teaching Remotely with Tynker: Robert Velamisa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table alignright\"><tbody><tr><th><em><strong>Connect<\/strong><\/em><\/th><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ps268brooklyn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">@ps268brooklyn<\/a><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ps268.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"P.S. 268 The Emma Lazarus School (opens in a new tab)\">P.S. 268 The Emma Lazarus School<\/a><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brooklyn, NY<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p>At The Emma Lazarus School (P.S. 268) in Brooklyn, teacher Robert Velamisa is discovering the challenges of transitioning to remote learning. From making sure kids have internet access and compatible devices to posting and grading online assignments, every day offers new insight on teaching from home. Here are a few tips Robert shared about how he\u2019s creating his virtual classroom \u2013 and how Tynker is making it easier!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Tip #1: Ease students into new topics\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert makes it easier for students to comprehend new content and concepts by creating multiple videos for students each day. \u201cFirst, I record a broad general introduction about what they should be looking for each lesson without any specifics. When I give them that focus they\u2019re off on their own,\u201d Robert explains. Throughout the day, Robert gets questions, letting him know which aspects the students are struggling with. He then uses these questions to inspire his afternoon videos. \u201cAt the end of the day, I answer them in a video walkthrough on some of the levels that the students were having difficulty with.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Tip #2: Stay connected with your students<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working with students remotely allows the students a great deal of autonomy, but Robert stressed how important it is to keep the lines of communication open and continue to have individual interaction. \u201cI try to make my interactions with my students as personal as possible. The students already feel isolated so I will answer every question I get even if it\u2019s to say \u2018I don\u2019t know the answer to that but I\u2019ll get back to you.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStudents like to know that their hard work is being acknowledged so I\u2019ve also been saving their report cards as PDFs and emailing it to them as progress reports,\u201d Robert tells us. \u201cThis encourages them to continue their efforts and also to let some students who are slacking know that I\u2019m aware of that also.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Tip #3: Learn from Oops!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen the students are working independently it&#8217;s hard to know who is understanding the concepts,\u201d Robert explains. \u201cWe teach the growth mindset at our school and how perseverance is a big part of it [<em>Editor: Learn more about the Growth Mindset in <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/carol_dweck_the_power_of_believing_that_you_can_improve?language=en\"><em>Prof. Carol Dweck\u2019s TED Talk<\/em><\/a>]. Still, some students don\u2019t feel accomplished unless they feel they can tackle the assignment with no mistakes. They hate when they see \u2018Oops!\u2019 on their screen. I always tell them that those \u2018Oops!\u2019 are an opportunity to learn something new.\u201d Learning coding is all about trial-and-error and, of course, error is a big part of that. Coding remotely, without the safety net of a teacher on hand, goes a long way to getting students used to making mistakes and learning from them.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI want to reiterate how much Tynker has been a blessing to my school,\u201d Robert told us in closing. \u201cTynker has allowed me to give my students access to a quality coding program while I am also tasked with trying to get families, staff, and students acclimated to this new way of remote learning. I felt tremendous guilt not being able to give my students my normal attention but I\u2019ve seen how they are growing accustomed to figuring things out on their own and that was an unexpected benefit of me not being over their shoulders all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\"><tbody><tr><td><em>&nbsp;Enjoyed this blog? Get more great tips from fellow educators in our <\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Remote Teaching with Tynker (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?s=%22Teaching+Remotely+with+Tynker%22\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Remote Teaching with Tynker<\/em><\/a><em> blog series. <\/em><br><em>Have a great tip you&#8217;d like to share?&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"mailto:%20kmitra@tynker.com\"><em>Write to us<\/em><\/a><em>, we\u2019d love to share your story with the 300,000 teachers in Tynker\u2019s global community.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teaching Remotely with Tynker: Robert Velamisa Connect @ps268brooklyn P.S. 268 The Emma Lazarus School Brooklyn, NY At The Emma Lazarus School (P.S. 268) in Brooklyn, teacher Robert Velamisa is discovering the challenges of transitioning to remote learning. 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