Remote Learning Plan Details
If schools must close, In-School students will transition to full remote learning.
In March of 2020, nearly all schools in the US were faced with school closures due to the worldwide pandemic. Many schools had to create emergency remote plans quickly while being sensitive to the changing situations many families faced in quarantine as unemployment rates rose along with health concerns. We have had more time to plan for a potential school closure, and our future remote plan will look very different.
Definitions:
Synchronous Learning is an approach where teachers and students are online at the same time with a set schedule. Communication happens in real time and the teacher can answer questions and provide clarifications as needed.
Asynchronous Learning is an approach where teachers and students are not online at the same time. The teacher provides resources and lessons that the student may complete at a time that is most convenient for them. Students work at their own pace.
Student Schedules
In remote learning, students’ experiences will look similar to in-person instruction, including live teacher instruction and student engagement. If needed, a support plan will be established for families that experience hardship during this time, including, but not limited to: students caring for siblings, technology issues, students working to support family, health-related illnesses.
Students will continue to use the semester block schedule outlined in the in-school plan to reduce the amount of classes a student must manage.
When in remote learning, students will attend class synchronously (live teaching) four days a week — Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday — at the time of day they would normally have the class. Students will be engaged for at least 40-55 minutes with the teacher and other students through active teaching, group work, blogs, independent practice, reading responses, discussions, etc. and the teacher may assign work to be done for the remainder of the block. The teacher can communicate if that work should be done while on the video call or if the students can log off to do the work. The teacher may use the entire block to teach and support student learning. Support staff will be engaging with the students consistent with the in-school learning experience.
Class meeting times will remain the same as the in-school schedule to aid with consistency and maintain a learning routine.
There will be some asynchronous work/activities assigned on Wednesdays.
Attendance
Students will be expected to attend and participate in all live, synchronous classes. Teacher will be taking attendance like they have been doing since school started.
Grading in Remote Learning
Grading will remain the same throughout in-person instruction and remote learning. In the remote plan, teachers will use their established approach to grading.
Students will earn percentage grades.
How Families Can Help Support Remote Learning
Ensure the students have access to the district provided device or a personal device to access online tools.
Know how to contact teachers with questions.
Help to create and maintain a schedule and routine for learning.
Monitor district and teacher communications to stay up-to-date on information, resources, and plans.
Communicate with teachers if the student experiences challenges that are getting in the way of learning.
Monitor distractions. Multitasking while trying to learn may reduce a student's ability to focus on the material.
At a Glance
Side-by-Side Comparison of some key differences between the emergency remote plan from March of 2020 and the new remote plan for 2020-2021:
