#MTBoSBlaugust - Virtual Collaboration

I really love the math teachers of the MTBoS and I'm so glad that I have each of you on my side as we venture into this great unknown of the 2020-2021 school year.

Last night, my district decided to start our year with distance learning and to push back our student start date a bit to allow for teacher collaboration and professional development.

Speaking of professional development, @algebrainiac and I have something to share with you...

*drumroll please*

We are so happy to announce a Math Teacher Virtual Collaboration Day coming up this Saturday on Aug 8!

First off, isn't that just the best graphic?  I do love @algebrainiac's creativity and amazing poster skills! 

We've both noticed people on social media feeling stressed about this year and just needing some good old-fashioned "let's talk it out" time with our math peers, so we are jumping in with both feet and hoping it goes well! :)

This is our first foray into this, so I'm sure there will be some bumps and hurdles as we try to figure out how to manage a large Zoom call and breakout rooms, but our hope is just for some great discussion, more in an EdCamp style than a presentation style PD.  The day will be pretty informal, but just a chance to talk to our colleagues from around the globe and use the collective wisdom to try to get a handle on what this year looks like.

The topics for this day all revolve around the start of school and what this weird remote / hybrid / quick change year might look like, but we are hopeful that we can develop an ongoing virtual PLC that can have discussions about equity, social justice, student engagement, assessment, technology collaborations, best practices, and any other topic that the group might be interested in exploring.

We'd love for you to join us if you are free on Saturday!

Register by clicking here:  https://bit.ly/MathTeachCollab