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Hey, Cleveland! Second Grade Teacher Needs Your Help Getting Headphones for Her Students.
It’s that time of year again, and remote students are returning to the classroom after a year-and-a-half hiatus. After spending almost two school years in the solace of their rooms, students will be hyper, energetic and unknowingly loud, as other students try to focus on what the teacher is trying to teach.
In many classrooms, the preferred method of study is where students break up into groups, learning in teams and at different “stations,” as teachers provide more one-on-one attention to students in need. It’s actually proven to be an ultra-effective learning method, and students learn leadership skills along the way.
A teacher at the William Cullen Bryant School, Mrs. Melendez is one of those teachers. At home, she’s a loving wife and a proud mother of two. But, at school, she’s a superhero, sharing the gift of education with each student that enters her doors.
She teaches at a highly diverse Title I school, where children come from low-income families.
Since the pandemic, every child uses an iPad for extra activities and group learning experiences. While Melendez has seen higher engagement and learning, it tends to get noisy when students go to small groups.