Distance Learning

The Distance Learning Plan for Sixth Grade will include home learning engagements and/or activities that parents can assist their child in understanding for independent Completion.

Learning Experience: At the beginning of each week, teachers will post a Monday Morning Update to welcome their students and parents to the upcoming Distance Learning experience and will briefly explain the learning approach and focus for the week.

Learning Timeframe: Students are encouraged to engage in distance learning for approximately 1.5 hours/day, no more than 6.5 hours a week. The quality of this experience is most closely associated with how deeply the child is connecting to the experience. Over the course of this timeframe, students will engage with varying degrees of independence. The more challenging the task, the more support that might be required. Encourage your child to seek support while allowing your child to accept responsibility and take on challenges with increasing independence.

Learning Specifics: The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the student learning experience. Information on how to log into Google Classroom will be forthcoming. More specific details will be shared in Google Classroom starting Monday, April 13th.

Enrichment Activities: Visit Mobile Scholars website

Assessment and monitoring progress:

• Non-graded formative and practice tasks:

  • Students may be asked to provide evidence of learning for each subject as a check for understanding.

  • Students should complete assigned non-graded assessments that provide a check for understanding. These may include (but are not limited to) questions, discussions, forms, and polls.

  • Teachers will monitor student progress with ongoing and regular feedback.

  • Teachers will actively engage with the student, parents, counselor(s), learning specialist(s) (EL or Learning Support Teachers) and Administration to support students who are not producing evidence of learning.

• Summative tasks:

  • Teachers will provide feedback to students at regular checkpoints on tasks that extend over multiple days/weeks.

  • Teachers will notify students and parents when content assignments and summative assessments will be assigned. These may include (but are not limited to) electronic quizzes and writing assignments.

  • Clear instructions on where/how to turn in assignments will be provided to students.