DISTRICT
DISTRICT DIRECTOR. SHE IS HERE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT DISTANCE
LEARNING.
SAFETY WELCOME BACK TO THE
SHOW.
NEXT ONE FOR YOU COMING IN
RIGHT NOW.
DISTANCE LEARNING, HOW'S IT
GOING IN THE ELK GROVE DISTRICT
SO FAR.
>> IT'S GOING REALLY WELL.
IN THE FIRST DAY OF SECONDARY
SCHOOL STARTING LAST WEEK WE
HAD A GOOD 90 PERCENT THAT WERE
CONNECTED AND BEING CHECKED IN
ON AND GOING THROUGH THE
REQUESTING PORTAL AND GOOGLE
CLASSROOM AND SAME THING
YESTERDAY, ON MONDAY OUR FIRST
DAY FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SAME THING WITH OVER 90 PERCENT
OF THE STUDENTS WERE CHECKING
IN AND GETTING ONLINE.
>> THAT'S GOOD.
NEXT ONE COMING IN WITH THAT.
HOW MANY HOURS OUR KIDS
EXPECTED TO SPEND ONLINE EACH
DAY?
>> IT VARIES BETWEEN THE AGE
GROUPS.
SO YOUNGER STUDENTS IS ABOUT AN
HOUR TO TWO AND HALF HOURS IN
TERMS OF CONTENT AND FOR OLDER
STUDENTS IT WILL BE MORE THAN
THAT BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENT
COURSES THEY'RE TAKING SO
MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL
IS A LITTLE MORE DIFFERENT THEN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SO IT'S NOT THAT YOU WILL BE
SPENDING TWO FULL HOURS.
AND A STUDENT CAN DO AS LITTLE
OR AS MUCH AS THEY WANT IN
TERMS OF HOW THEY ENGAGE IN A
PARTICULAR LESSON.
SO SOME STUDENTS MIGHT WANT TO
SPEND MORE THAN 15 OR 20
MINUTES ON A PARTICULAR
ASSIGNMENT.
SOME STUDENTS WANT TO BE DONE
WITH ITS AND MOVE ON TO OTHER
THINGS AND DO SOME ART OR SOME
OTHER SPORTS ACTIVITY.
YOU KNOW COME AT HOME.
SOMETHING ELSE.
SO IT JUST SORT OF DEPENDS.
>> X1, A NEW SITUATION WITH A
LOT OF THEM WAS WITH MOMS AND
OR DADS BEING AT HOME NOW WITH
THE KIDS AT HOME.
THE TEXT SAYS I FEEL LIKE THAT
I AM NOW MOM AND TEACHER P DO
YOU HAVE ANY TIPS FOR DISTANCE
LEARNING?
>> THERE IS FIVE TIPS WE TALKED
ABOUT.
IT WAS REALLY FOR GETTING
PREPARED.
NOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
PREPARED AT HOME AND THEY ARE
WORKING, WHEN IT COMES TO
TEACHING, REALLY YOU WANT TO
LEAVE THE TEACHING PORTION TO
THE TEACHER.
THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE WELL
TRAINED AT IN EXPLAINING
CONTENT AND NEW CONCEPTS.
FOR THE PARENT AT HOME IT'S THE
MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THE
SUPPORT FOR THE STUDENT.
LISTENING TO THEM AND GETTING
TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE WORKING
ON AND JUST SUPPORTING AND
CHECKING IN ON THEM.
HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR
THE ASSIGNMENT THEY NEED TO DO.
BUT ENCOURAGEMENT IS REALLY
KEY.
BEING PATIENT WITH THEM AND
LETTING THEM ENJOY THE THINGS
THAT THEY ARE LEARNING I JUST
LISTENING TO THEM AND HAVING
THEM EXPLAIN THINGS TO YOU.
THAT IS HUGE.
IF THEY ARE LITTLER, IT IS A
LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT BECAUSE
YOU'RE HELPING THE LITTLE ONES
WHEN IT COMES TO READING OR
WORKING WITH MATH.
AND THERE IS A LOT OF SUPPORT
THAT I KNOW TEACHERS ARE
PROVIDING ON THE SIDE TO HELP
PARENTS.
>> WHEN THE STUDENTS ARE IN
THESE VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS NOW,
DISTANCE LEARNING, HOW ARE THEY
ABLE TO INTERACT WITH EACH
OTHER
THIS
THIS IS
THIS IS THE NEXT TEXT COMING IN? >> SO COLLABORATION IS
SOMETHING A LOT OF STUDENTS
HAVE ALREADY BEEN EXPOSED TO
THAT WITH DOING SORT OF
PROJECTS OFF LINE.
WHEN THEY GO TO SCHOOL
DESPERATE GOING TO SCHOOL IS
ONE OF THE HUGEST BENEFITS OF
EXIT BEING IN SCHOOL IS THAT
COLLABORATION AND THAT
COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL
BONDING.
I SEE THAT STUDENTS ARE DOING
THAT IN OTHER WAYS AND
CONNECTING WITH EACH OTHER.
THEY ARE IN WITH THEIR TEACHERS
LIKE GOOGLE MEET KIND OF
SCENARIO OR THEY WILL PROBABLY
BE WORKING ON PROJECTS WHERE
THEY COMMUNICATE BY PHONE WITH
EACH OTHER WITH DIFFERENT
PROJECTS THEY HAVE.
IT DEPENDS ON AGES BUT