• During at least one of your scheduled lessons (as per your AIS timetable) your Teachers will be accessible 'live' via Google Hangout Meet. Your subject areas Google Classroom will indicate the exact time this will happen.
• You can email your teacher anytime! Please allow a maxmim of 24 hours for a reply.
• Your teacher will also be using technology, such as Google Classroom ‘Question’ and ‘Padlet', to communicate with you and your class.

Online learning presents a different set of challenges to those teachers and students are used to dealing with in traditional face to face learning contexts.

Engaging in online learning requires additional workload and higher levels of involvement for both teachers and students.

The cognitive load is greater for students as they must engage not only with the content being presented, but also the new learning environment and the additional self-direction and self-discipline that online learning requires.

Teachers must redesign lessons to meet the changed learning environment, adapting teaching approaches and introducing strategies that ensure students feel supported and engaged despite being at home.

It is recommended by The NSW Department of Education, Continuity of Education: Guidelines to Support Schools using Live Video with Students 'where possible that Teachers pre-record lessons and use live sessions for feedback from the Teacher and Q & A. These sessions should be no more than 20 minutes each'.

Online learning requires increased screen time which places different physical and mental strains on students and teachers.

Whereas in a regular school day students will interact with each other, move from class to class and focus their attention from their computer to the teacher and toward different physical resources, learning online requires that attention is largely focused on the screen. It requires students and teachers to remain seated in front of their computer for longer periods that would usually be experienced.

Time allocation must be made for not only regular breaks, but also many opportunities for students to participate in a range of different activities away from the computer.

This means that online learning cannot by its nature be conducted for an equivalent timeframe to face to face teaching.

For all of these reasons, it is considered best practice to combine online, screen based learning with regular activities that engage students actively in offline tasks.

Supporting research

Continuity of Education: Guidelines to Support Schools using Live Video with Students:

https://education.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/main-education/teaching-and-learning/curriculum/learning-from-home/media/documents/guidelines-to-support-schools-using-live-video-with-students.pdf

Buzzetto-Hollywood, N., Quinn, K., Wang, W., & Hill, A. (2019). Grit in Online Education. Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science, 30(4), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.9734/jesbs/2019/v30i430132

McClendon, C., Neugebauer, R. M., & King, A. (2017). Grit, Growth Mindset, and Deliberate Practice in Online Learning. Journal of Instructional Research, 8, 8-17.

Michigan Virtual (2017) Teacher Guide to Online Learning. Michigan University. https://michiganvirtual.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Teachers-Guide.pdf

Please behave under our value of ‘Respect’ when using video for calls:

o please be seated at a table, not in the bedroom if possible

o street clothes should be worn (e.g. no pyjamas)

o maintain class etiquette

o be positive and courteous to each other

o AIS values should be followed at all times

AIS will continue to run within a virtual environment.

• If a student does not participate, access or complete classwork, the classroom teacher will contact parents/guardians as usual.
• If there is no improvement, we will document this and the HoYs/HoDs/Curriculum Leaders to follow up with the student.

Please do participate!

• STRIVE teachers will contact their group using Google Hangouts/ Meet once a week - they will notify you of the day this will occur.
• We will be focussing ‘ RUOK?’ and addressing any concerns.
• We will still run wellbeing activities (See the wellbeing section)

• Please refer to the Assessment section of this Website.

Yes, counsellors are available to students via email and Google Hangouts Meet, please email the counsellors if you would like an appoitment. More information on our Wellbeing page.

• Please email the AIS IT Department <help@ais.com.sg>

This is a sensitive question; AIS is fully compliant with the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and Centre for Private Education. Please contact your Head of Year if you need to access the school premises, their decision will be based on the most current guidance from MoH, MoE and CPE on how schools should be operating under a school closure. Thank you for your understanding on this.

1. Go to your Google Classroom for that subject.
2. There will be a clear direction in the ‘Stream’ and ‘Classroom' from your teacher. Your teacher will have explicit & clear instructions and expectations.
3. Follow your timetable as if it was a typical day (remember to take breaks between 'classes' and get up and move.
4. If you are stuck, email your teacher.