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Day 64 of AY20-21: being remote together and separate, online and off

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Morning meeting time We headed into Tuesday hoping to build on the positive first day of our pandemic-induced, fully remote experience for cycle five (assuming Central Texas doesn’t miraculously begin to take the pandemic seriously in the next couple of days). Facilitator…

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Day 63 of AY20-21: our first day of 2021

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Monday was our first day of the week, our first day of the fifth cycle of the pandacademic year, and it was the first day of 2021. It was also our first day being entirely remote as the county moved to risk…

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Day 62 of AY20-21: our final day of 2020

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Tuesday, December 22nd, was day 62 of the Abrome pandacademic year, the last day of cycle four, and our last day of 2020. It’s been quite a ride thus far, in spite of all of the disruption and struggle faced by members…

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Day 61 of AY20-21: shadow periods work

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Day 61 was the last Monday of the fourth cycle of the Abrome pandacademic year. It was also the first day of winter. In the morning meeting I asked the remote cell, how will you celebrate the 1st day of winter? They…

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Day 60 of AY20-21: growing in trust

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Dangerously close to risk stage level five December 18th, was day 60 of this pandacedemic year and it was our last Friday of this fourth of eleven cycles of the year. Although we are wrapping up the calendar year soon, we are…

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Day 59 of AY20-21: a rough day for some

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Everyone in the remote cell showed up for the morning meeting on Zoom. It was a pleasant way to start the day for us. We started the meeting with a fun prompt: who do you believe is most likely to hack into…

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Day 58 of AY20-21: welcoming two shadowers to Abrome

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Day 58, Wednesday, December 16th, meant that we only had five days left in the cycle. Because we require prospective Learners to shadow with us for five days, those who wished to enroll for January needed to begin shadowing no later than…

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Day 57 of AY20-21: exploring in place

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On Tuesday I started off the morning meeting with the question, what’s better, cold pizza, hot pizza, or an apple. Two people said an apple, three said hot pizza, and none said cold pizza. I asked them for their justification and it…

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Day 56 of AY20-21: cold days are always better with vulture remains

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Looking up information about birds in the area Day 56 was the beginning of the last full week of cycle four. It was the beginning of a very hopeful week, with perhaps two prospective Learners starting to shadow later in the week….

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Day 55 of AY20-21: the bad business decision of being safe during Covid-19

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What do you call a day where everyone shows up for remote meetings, but only three Learners show up in-person? You can call it day 55. This fourth cycle of the pandacademic year has thrown us a few curveballs. It was the…

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Day 54 of AY20-21: getting lost and finding our way

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On Thursday I led the morning meeting with the remote cell with the question, “what are your goal-oriented intentions today?” I asked this because when we set intentions they tend to be more goals than intentions. Afterward, I asked them what their…

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Day 53 of AY20-21: managing thoughts, feelings, and emotions

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Wednesday started off chilly, and I carried my discomfort of the cold morning into the morning meeting where I led with the question, how is the weather treating you? One of the Learners said it was cold, and painful. I agreed, although…

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Day 52 of AY20-21: making space for grief

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Tuesday started off in a down mood due to the unfortunate news of the loss of a dear family member by one of the families in our community, a day earlier. This morning I went to the store to get a condolences…

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Day 51 of AY20-21: risk and trust

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I started my Monday morning frantically working to finish a blog post on why all schools should close their doors for the rest of the winter. I was hurried in the morning and ultimately was not able to get it finished. But…

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Day 50 of AY20-21: hot chocolate and hot cider on a cold morning

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Comfortable morning meeting for the remote cell. Friday was the big five-zero. Our fiftieth day of this pandacademic (pandemic + academic) year. The day started with a chilly morning, but I was sitting at Abrome in front of my computer waiting for…

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