>> IT’S A PART OF THE SHOW THAT WE CALL CORONAVIRUS Q AND
A AND WE ACTUALLY ASK YOUR
QUESTIONS TO SOME OF THE
EXPERTS OUT THERE TO SEE WHAT
THEY THINK ABOUT WHAT IS
HAPPENING DURING THIS WHOLE
COVID-19 CRISIS WE’RE JOINED
BY DOCTOR MIKE OF ERIE AL FROM
THE UTSA URBAN EDUCATION
INSTITUTE OF COURSE HE’S A
FORMER
FORMER TEXAS REPRESENTATIVE RAN FOR
MAYOR OF SAN ANTONIO, BUT NOW
THE URBAN EDUCATION INSTITUTE
IS STUDYING STUDENTS AND HOW
THEY LEARNED IN MY EXPLAINING
THAT RIGHT MIKE.
YOU ARE
YOU ARE HOW THEY’RE EXPERIENCING
DISTANCE-LEARNING DURING THIS
TIME OF COVID.
>> EXPLAIN WHAT YOU HOPE TO TO
FIND OUT IN THIS WHOLE THEY.
WE WANT
WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW ARE
EXPERIENCING THE DISTANCE
LEARNING. REQUIREMENT WE HAVE
A BIG OR BEEN
VERY DIVERSE SAID A PUBLIC
SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THE
FAMILIES IT COME FROM.
ARE ALL DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS
AND HAVE DIFFERENT SINCE
ECONOMICS CIRCUMSTANCES AND WE
WANT TO HELP OUR SCHOOL
DISTRICTS.
DISTRICTS. PLANNED FOR THE NEXT SEMESTER
AND SO WE’RE WE’RE TRYING TO
COLLECT DATA. 2
UNDERSTAND HOW STUDENTS HAVE
LEARNED DURING THIS PERIOD.
AND WE ALSO WON TO FIND ANSWERS
TO QUESTIONS LIKE WHAT IS
DISTANCE-LEARNING GOOD FOR WHAT
IS IT NOT GOOD FOR. BECAUSE WE
SUSPECT THAT DISTANCE LEARNING
IS GOING TO CONTINUE WITH US TO
SOME DEGREE AND AND THERE MAY
BE ANOTHER CRISIS IN OUR OUR
NEAR FUTURE THAT NEED TO BE
PREPARED FOR. BUT THIS
TECHNOLOGY OF CONNECTING TO THE
CLASSROOM CONNECTING TO
TEACHERS CONNECTING THE LESSONS
IS IS A A REAL INNOVATION.
THERE’S A WHOLE
LOT OF EXPERIMENTATION TAKING
PLACE AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT OUR EDUCATION LEADERS TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF IT AND LEARN FROM
IT. HOW CONCERNED ARE THAT YOU
KNOW THERE’S NO PLAYBOOK ON
THIS PANDEMIC AND HOW IT SHOULD
BE HANDLED.
BE HANDLED. >> WHEN IT COMES TO OUR
STUDENTS AND IT COMES TO OUR
KIDS HOW CONCERNED ARE YOU
THAT SOME KIDS ARE GOING TO
FALL BEHIND IN THIS PROCESS.
>> I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT
WE’RE GOING
WE’RE GOING TO SEE A GREATER WHITENING OF
THE ACHIEVEMENT.
THE ACHIEVEMENT. IN EDUCATION AND BETWEEN THE
HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS.
>> SCHOOL IS I BELIEVE WE’RE
GOING TO LOOK BACK AND
DISCOVER. THAT’S VERY IMPORTANT
EQUALIZER IT’S IT’S A PLACE
WHERE ALL KIDS CAN GO IN FINE,
CARING ADULTS CAN CONNECT TO
THEIR PEERS. YOU HAVE FOCUSED
STRUCTURE TIME TO READ TO STUDY
TO LEARN TO COMMUNICATE.
AND IN IN THIS NEW
SCENARIO THAT WE’RE ALL LIVING
THROUGH.
THROUGH. THAT IS TAKEN AWAY FOR SOME
STUDENTS. IT’S NOT A BIG DEAL
AT THEIR HOMES. THEY
HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY THEY HAVE
THEIR OWN DEATHS, THEY HAVE THE
WORKSPACE THEY DON’T HAVE TO
SHARE COMPUTER. THEY DON’T HAVE
TO GET A JOB TO HELP THE
FAMILY. THEY’RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO PROGRESS MAYBE NOT
AS MUCH AS THEY WERE
PREVIOUSLY. BUT FOR THE
CHILDREN WHO.
CHILDREN WHO. MAYBE ARE NOW FINDING
THEMSELVES AS THE MAIN.
BREADWINNERS BECAUSE MOM AND
DAD HAVE BEEN
LAID OFF ARE NOT CONSIDERED
CRITICAL WORKERS. THE FAST FOOD
INDUSTRY IS EMPLOYED A LOT OF
OUR TEENAGERS IN MAY AND A LOT
OF THEM.
OF THEM. OUR NOT KEEPING UP WITH
THEIR STUDIES. THEY’RE
PROVIDING FOR THEIR FAMILIES
THEY THEY HAVE VERY SPOTTY
INTERNET CONNECTION AND
IN LOW. EMILY ERIN SELF
EFFICACY WITH COMPUTERS SHOULD
THOSE PARTICULAR KIDS. THEY’RE
LEARNING IS I’M CONCERNED IS
GOING TO
GOING TO DROP OFF AND AS THAT ACTUALLY
DO WITH OUR FIRST QUESTION THAT
WE HAVE FROM ON OUR REVIEWERS
TONIGHT, IT’S. MANY HOUSEHOLDS
CAN’T AFFORD SOME OF THE
TECHNOLOGY OR EXTRA BANDWIDTH
NEEDED FOR LONG-TERM DISTANCE
LEARNING.
LEARNING. >> WHAT ARE SCHOOLS DOING TO
ASSIST. STUDENTS IN NEED.
>> YOU KNOW I WANT
TO GIVE A CHAIR TO OUR SCHOOL
DISTRICTS. THEY’RE ALL HUSTLING
AND AND.
AND AND. EXPERIMENTING WITH WAYS OF
CLOSING THE DIGITAL BY.
I CAN TELL
AND THE CIA IS D
I HAVE RIG THEIR BUSES AND AND
DRIVEN THEM INTO NEIGHBORHOODS
WHERE WE KNOW THERE IS.
LOW PARTICIPATION IN BROADBAND
SUBSCRIPTION.
SUBSCRIPTION. SOUTHWEST ISD HAS TURNED THEIR
PUBLIC
PUBLIC BUILDINGS INTO MEGA WI FI
CENTERS AND SAYS STUDENTS AND
FAMILIES CAN DRIVE UP THEIR
CARS TO CONNECT SA CITY HAS
RAISED MONEY IN AND MONEY IN
DIFFERENT.
REALLOCATED TO BUY TECHNOLOGY LAPTOPS TABLETS 2 DISTRIBUTED
TO
TO THEIR STUDENTS. THERE’S BEEN A
LOT OF HUSTLE TO CLOSE THE
DIGITAL DIVIDE, HOWEVER, HAVING
TECHNOLOGY HAVING ACCESSED WI
FI IS NOT ENOUGH.
FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES
FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT IMPACT LEARNING AND
AND SO I’M AFRAID WE’RE GOING
TO SEE A GREATER
AND DIVERSITY OF EXPERIENCES
DURING THIS PERIOD.
ALL RIGHT NEXT QUESTION WITH
THE SCHOOL YEAR ENDING EARLY
HOW ARE STUDENTS GETTING THEIR
FINAL GRADES AND HOW WILL THAT
AFFECT THEM.
AFFECT THEM. >> MOVING ON TO THE NEXT GRADE.
>> YEAH GRADING POLICY IS IS DISTRICT BY DISTRICT
AND IN SOME SCHOOL BY SCHOOL SO
IT’S IT’S GOING TO VERY.
EVERYTHING IS BEING
COMMUNICATED ONLINE. OR THROUGH
THE MAIL. SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE ARE
ARE ALLOWING THEIR STUDENTS TO C
GRADES IF THE SIGNS ARE BEING
GRADED ONLINE TO
SECURE ACCOUNTS AND AND OF
REPORT CARDS ARE ARE ARE ALSO
BEING MAILED OUT.
ONE TALKED ABOUT COLLEGE
STUDENTS FOUND THIS NEXT
QUESTION ALAMO COLLEGES JUST
ANNOUNCED A PLAN TO KEEP
STUDENTS
STUDENTS IN SCHOOL.
IN SCHOOL. >> AND ON TRACK BY GIVING OUT
SCHOLARSHIPS WHICH WOULD COVER
TUITION AND FEES
AND ALLOW THEM TO USE FINANCIAL
AID FOR LIVING EXPENSES.
DO YOU SEE OTHER SCHOOLS
IMPLEMENTING SIMILAR PLANS.
>> I DO I THINK WE’RE GOING AGAIN GET TO SEE A LOT
OF EXPERIMENTATION ADJUSTING
ADAPTING TO THIS NEW PERIOD AND
AND REALLY IT REPRESENTS A
NATURAL EXPERIMENT.
NATURAL EXPERIMENT. WHERE WE ARE SEEN
INTERVENTIONS TO DEAL WITH THE
SITUATION THAT HAD NEVER BEEN
TRIED BEFORE. TAKE FOR EXAMPLE
SH USE FORCE.
SCHOOLS ARE COMMUNICATING TO
STUDENTS THAT WHEN THEY APPLY.
THEY DO NOT HAVE TO SUBMIT THEIR CITIES COURSE NOT ALL BUT
A LOT OF COLLEGES YOU TOO
ALWAYS ACCEPTED AND INCLUDED A
STATE HE SCORES A CTS FORCES
PART OF THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS.
>> OUR PUTTING A PAUSE
ON THAT
ON THAT AND SO IT CREATES AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US EDUCATION
RESEARCHERS TO SEE.
>> HAW.
>> HAW. DOES THAT REALLY MAKE A
DIFFERENCE ARE WE GOING TO SEE
A DIFFERENT.
A DIFFERENT. SUCCESS RATE OF STUDENTS A
DIFFERENT. A GROUP OF STUDENTS
GETTING INTO SCHOOLS AND ARE
YOU SEE DIFFERENT SUCCESS RATES
GOING FORWARD MAYBE WE’RE GOING TO LEARN THAT SOME OF THE
THINGS THAT WE WERE DOING
BEFORE THAT WE THOUGHT WERE
REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE
ALWAYS HAVE BEEN DOING IT A
CERTAIN WAY ARE AS IMPORTANT.
INTERESTING I FINAL QUESTION
FOR YOU. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO
PARENTS OUT THERE WHO
ARE CONCERNED ABOUT DISTANCE
LEARNING AND HOW MUCH THEIR
KIDS ARE GETTING OUT OF THIS
WHOLE EXPERIENCE.
WHOLE EXPERIENCE. WELL I I THINK IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO BE AN ADVOCATE FOR
YOUR CHILD AND INTO TO TO SEE
THAT SIR HOW ARE THESE SPENDING
THEIR TIME.
THEIR TIME. I THINK THIS IS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SORT OF GO
BACK TO THE BASICS AND
ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO JUST READ
A BOOK. IF THEY HAVE A
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT JUST TRYING
TO TO PRACTICE.
TO DO
TO DO THINGS THAT MAYBE THEY DIDN’T
HAVE TIME TO TAKE ON. BEFORE
THIS EVENT NOW MAYBE THERE’S
SOME TIME TO LEARN HOW TO YOU
TAKE OUT GRANDMA’S SEWING
MACHINE. LEARN HOW TO TO COOK
A MEAL. I WOULD SAY
TRIED IT. STILL YOUR CHILD’S, A
TIME WITH
TIME WITH ACTIVITIES THAT THEY ARE DRAWN
TO NATURALLY ENCOURAGE THAT
LOOK FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES
ABOUT THE DRAWBACKS. THAT’S
RIGHT. YES.
RIGHT. YES. URBAN EDUCATION INSTITUTE UTSA