Distance Learning

The Distance Learning Plan in Kindergarten will include a list of home learning activities parents can facilitate for their children.

Learning Experience: At the beginning of each week, teachers will post a Monday Morning Update in the learning platform 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 45 minutes a day with the understanding that activities that take place throughout the day are extensions of this time (e.g., reading aloud, pretend play, investigations, writing, drawing).

Learning Specifics: The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the experience. Information on how to log into Google Classroom will be forthcoming. More specific details will be shared by teachers 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.