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This activity is designed to:
- Identify ways the district can deliver instruction from a distance and what needs to occur to make this a reality
Availabile resources will play a part in determne how each school creates its continuity of learning plan.
Options to get material students who are at home
The strategies outlined below range from sending copies of assignments home with students to web-based distance learning coursework. They include:
- Hard copy packets: Photocopies of reference materials, curriculum, and assignments can be prepared in advance for distribution to affected students.
- Online materials or other aligned content: Digital copies of reference materials, assignments, and audio-visual learning supports can be made available on the Internet using e-learning and other Learning Managment Systems (i.e. Moodle, teacher or school websites).
- Teacher Check-ins and tutorials: A variety of technologies (telephone, email, web conferencing) can be used to facilitate one-on-one interaction between students and teachers, counselors and other appointed adults (i.e. tutors) during prolonged absences or dismissals.
- Recorded class meetings: Using audio or video technology, recorded class meetings can be given to some or all absent students via podcasts, live or on-demand television, DVD, captioned closed-circuit or public access television, or online.
- Live class meetings: Schools can use available tools such as conference calling or webinars, online course, or virtual schools with two-way interaction between the teacher and students.
Considerations for ensuring continuity of learning
The following four guiding questions will help districts and schools develop learning continuity strategies and action plans:
- How will affected parties communicate during individual or prolonged absences or during school-wide dismissals?
- How will students understand and access available academic resources and other supports from home?
- What equipment and other resources are available or need to be acquired to enable school and district learning continuity plans?
- What additional training or experience is required to prepare all parties to respond appropriately when needed?
Step 2: Your group will brainstorm the four considerations for ensuring continuity of learning for the type of "material" your group was given.
Step 3: Once your group has brainstormed the four considerations for your type of material, enter this information in the following blogs by clicking on the "Add Comment".
You will enter your FirstClass login in the field "User ID" and your FirstClass password in the "Password" field:
Step 4: When your group has finished posting your comments on the blogs, do a "gallery walk" of the blogs and see what the other groups have brainstormed.
Some sample online resources:
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