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Our Goal
Our Goal
Providence Day School is committed to providing learning activities and opportunities to move the curriculum forward even if we are unable to meet in person. PDS will use our existing suite of digital tools to provide instruction and assessment during any disruption of normal operations. We will leverage tools that students and faculty already use to create both synchronous and asynchronous remote learning opportunities.
Inevitably, something will go wrong in real time: The streaming video, someone’s audio, someone’s internet connection, the live chats, the advanced functions on your platform. Patience is important. As long as your students understand that this virtual classroom might not be perfect, everyone will be a bit less anxious if they experience an “oops” moment.
Student Expectations
Student Expectations
Students must be prepared to follow the regular school schedule. Both live events and teacher support will take place during your regular school day schedule following the rotation. Teachers will also be available for support outside of class times.
Students can expect 4-5 hours of class / homework per class per week maximum, including: time for reading/watching/listening, engaging with peers via discussion boards and docs, attending class virtually via Google Meet, “homework”/learning tasks, etc. Advanced Placement and Advanced courses may assign some additional work or practice tests as needed.
Students are expected to check their Google Calendars, Google Classrooms, and email daily by 8:00 am. Teachers will provide a weekly syllabus as well as provide any updates by 8:00 pm each evening.
Students participating in live events should be dressed appropriately. It is good practice that students find a quiet location, mute their microphone, and have a good work surface during live events.
Teachers will conduct a minimum of 2 live events per week with the exception of the first week - March 25th-27th. Student attendance in live events is mandatory.
Teachers will be available to support students during regularly scheduled class times. Students should use email to reach out to teachers for support.
Student behavioral expectations remain the same as during our normal school day. Please refer to the Student-Parent handbook if you have any questions. Deans will be contacted, if necessary.
Students will take assessments during the remote learning opportunities. All assessments and assignments are held to the honor code.
Advisee
Advisee
All Advisors will connect with their advisees at least once a week. While we hope that weekly meetings are synchronous video conferences, it may be necessary for weekly connections to be conducted via email.
Administration Expectations
Administration Expectations
The Division Head will send a weekly communication to students via email with updates, announcements, and a reminder that school is still in session. School-wide administration will communicate with the community at least weekly. Families and students can reach out to school leaders at any time.
Attendance
Attendance
While attendance will not be taken daily as many of the learning opportunities will be asynchronous, failure to join a live event may impact your grade. The completion of all assignments and participation in live events will be monitored to ensure that students are participating. Students unable to participate in synchronous events due to illness or tech issues should have their parents email their teachers and email or call the attendance office (pds.attendance@providence day.org or 704-887-6044).
Digital CItizenship
Digital CItizenship
As always, it is expected that we will all use our PDS digital citizenship compass to guide our online behavior.
LIbrarian Expectations
LIbrarian Expectations
The librarians at PDS are exceptional resources as you plan and design your courses. Please feel free to contact your librarians, Mrs. May or Mrs. Collins, for any library related needs.
Schedule
Schedule
Teachers will post or share new updates and/or assignments with students each day before 8:00 am. All live events including assessments will be scheduled during regular class time following our letter day rotating schedule. Clear due dates will be provided for all assignments and assessments. Teachers will post information about the schedule for help sessions.
Technology Support Expectations
Technology Support Expectations
The tech department will be monitoring email from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm. The Help Desk phone number, 704-887-7030, will also be monitored.
After 4:30 pm, you can email pds.techhelp@providenceday.org for assistance. This address will be monitored until 9 pm each evening and checked a minimum of twice a day on weekends.
Glossary
Glossary
Asynchronous
Asynchronous
Class interactions happen via Learning Management System (Google classroom and other Google tools) without real-time interaction. Students engage in class materials and complete work at their own pace, typically within a given timeframe, often using discussion boards to drive peer-to-peer engagement. If you’re comfortable using Google Classroom, you are already totally capable of running your classes fully online.
Formative
Formative
The goal of formative assessment is to monitor student learning to provide ongoing feedback that can be used by instructors to improve their teaching and by students to improve their learning. More specifically, formative assessments:
help students identify their strengths and weaknesses and target areas that need work
help faculty recognize where students are struggling and address problems immediately
Formative assessments are generally low stakes, which means that they have low or no point value. Examples of formative assessments include asking students to:
draw a concept map in class to represent their understanding of a topic
submit one or two sentences identifying the main point of a lecture
turn in a research proposal for early feedback
Screencast
Screencast
A digital video recording of your computer screen, usually including audio narration. Screencasts are a form of instructional video or a way to give visual and audio feedback to students.
Summative
Summative
The goal of summative assessment is to evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against some standard or benchmark.
Summative assessments are often high stakes, which means that they have a high point value. Examples of summative assessments include:
a midterm exam
a final project
a paper
a senior recital
Information from summative assessments can be used formatively when students or faculty use it to guide their efforts and activities in subsequent courses.
Synchronous
Synchronous
Class interactions happen in real time, at the same time. Students may virtually attend class together via video conference, livestream, or chat. We have Google Meet for synchronous meetings.
Video Conference
Video Conference
A virtual meeting in which participants in different locations are able to communicate with each other with audio and video. We will use GoogleHangout for this function.
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