YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO BUY ANY NEW
FUR, NEW AT 6:00.
>> Jason: AS THE START OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR APPROACHES, THERE ARE BIG WORRIES SOME STUDENTS
ARE BIG WORRIES SOME STUDENTS
ARE GETTING LEFT BEHIND.
>> Karen: LEARNING SLOS A HUGE
CONCERN.
TONIGHT, PAULA TUTMAN IS EXPLAINING HOW EDUCATORS AND
EXPLAINING HOW EDUCATORS AND
STUDENTS PLAN TO OVERCOME IT IN
THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
>> Paula: ASK A CHILD WHAT
REMOTE LEARNING WAS LIKE FOR
THEM AND THEY MAKE IT VERY
CLEAR.
7-YEAR-OLD SPENT FIRST GRADE AT
HOME IN FRONT OF THE COMPUTER.
DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU LEARNED A LOT LAST YEAR?
LOT LAST YEAR?
YOU DON’T?
>> Paula: THE YOUNGER THE CHILD,
THE MORE LIKELY THEY MADE A
STRUGGLE, WITHOUT THE TEACHER GUIDING THEIR HAND WITH A TOUCH
GUIDING THEIR HAND WITH A TOUCH
OF AND A SMILE.
8-YEAR-OLD MIRANDA STRUGGLED TO
GET THROUGH SECOND GRADE AT
HOME.
>> IT WAS LIKE A WHOLE OTHER
EXPERIENCE. >> Paula: NOW ASK A TEACHER
>> Paula: NOW ASK A TEACHER
ABOUT THE MOUNTAINS OF WORRIES.
>> I’M WORRIED ABOUT THE
STUDENTS BEING SUCCESSFUL.
I’M WORRIED ABOUT THEM GOING
BACK HOME AND LOSING FOCUS BECAUSE THEY’RE AT HOME AND THEY
BECAUSE THEY’RE AT HOME AND THEY
HAVE DIFFICULTIES THERE.
I’M WORRIED ABOUT WHETHER I’M
GONNA BE SUCCESSFUL AND HAVE ENOUGH IN ME TO DO WHAT I NEED
ENOUGH IN ME TO DO WHAT I NEED
TO DO TO MAKE SURE THEY’RE
SUCCESSFUL.
>> Paula: LEARNING LOSS IS THE
BIG ISSUE EDUCATORS WILL FACE
THIS FALL. WHAT DO YOU ESTIMATE IT TO BE?
WHAT DO YOU ESTIMATE IT TO BE?
>> PROBABLY A YEAR, A YEAR AND A
HALF.
>> Paula: DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY DISTRICT REPORTS
COMMUNITY DISTRICT REPORTS
CHRONIC STUDENT ABSENTEEISM AT
70%.
AND NOW THEY’RE BEATING THE
STREETS ON FOOT, FINDING
STUDENTS TO BRING THEM BACK.
>> WE’VE DONE 20,000 HOME VISITS, MAINLY IN JULY, JUST
VISITS, MAINLY IN JULY, JUST
REMINDING STUDENTS THAT WE’LL BE
OPEN IN THE FALL, REMINDING
FAMILIES, TALKING ABOUT THE
VIRTUAL SCHOOL IF THAT’S THE
RIGHT OPTION. >> Paula: THE STUDENT LEARNING
>> Paula: THE STUDENT LEARNING
GAP IS NOT A DETROIT THING OR
FAIRS THING OR PONTIAC THING. IT’S A STUDENT THING.
IT’S A STUDENT THING.
THE BIPUTTING OF WHAT HAPPENED
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
THEY ARE TRYING TO BE
GRADE-LEVEL READY FOR THE START OF SCHOOL.
OF SCHOOL.
IT’S A PHRASE OVER AND OVER FROM
EDUCATORS IS, ACCELERATED
LEARNING, A PROCESS OF
STREAMLINING LEARNING AND
CUTTING TO THE GRADE LEVEL CHASE.
>> THE GOAL IS TO KEEP OUR KIDS
MOVING AND KEEP THEM ON TRACK
BUT ALSO TO FILL IN SOME OF THE LEARNING GAPS THEY MIGHT HAVE
LEARNING GAPS THEY MIGHT HAVE
FROM THE LOSS DURING THE
PANDEMIC.
>> Paula: IT MEANS UNBOXING THE
CURRICULUM AND FOR TEACHERS TO WORK HARDER AS IF THEY HAVEN’T
WORK HARDER AS IF THEY HAVEN’T
DURING THE PANDEMIC AND REACHING
DEEP TORE REACH THE CHILD NOT
BECAUSE OF WHAT’S IN THE
PRE-DETERMINED BOOK BUT WHAT THE TEACHER RECOGNIZES THEY NEED
TEACHER RECOGNIZES THEY NEED
GROWTH IN BASED ON THE TEXTBOOK
USED IN THE SPAN OF TWO GRADE
LEVELS.
>> WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY’RE
READING BY THIRD GRADE SO THEY CAN PASS THE M-STEP.
CAN PASS THE M-STEP.
WE’RE NOT GOING TO GO BACK AND
TEACH A LOT OF SECOND GRADE
STANDARD THAT THEY MISSED. WE’RE GOING TO ACCELERATE THEM
WE’RE GOING TO ACCELERATE THEM
TO THE UPPER THIRD GRADE
STANDARDS GOING TOWARDS FOURTH
GRADE.
>> Paula: THE IDEA TO CATCH THEM UP IS LEAPFROGGING BY AMPUTATING
UP IS LEAPFROGGING BY AMPUTATING
SOME PREVIOUS LEARNING AND
RELEARNING IT AFTER THEY CATCH
UP TO GRADE LEVEL.
TECHNOLOGY, THE NEW CHROME BOOKS, THE NEED TO UTILIZE
BOOKS, THE NEED TO UTILIZE
VIRTUAL RESOURCES AND MORE
CREATIVE WAYS TO REACH MORE
STUDENTS IS SECOND NATURE TO
BOTH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
>> I THINK THEY HAVE LEARNED INCREDIBLE SKILLS TO BE ABLE TO
INCREDIBLE SKILLS TO BE ABLE TO
BE RESILIENT, NIMBLE.
AND EVEN BACK IN PERSON, WE’LL
STILL UTILIZE THOSE TOOLS. THE WHOLE WORLD USES THEM.
THE WHOLE WORLD USES THEM.
>> Paula: AND MOST DISTRICTS SAY
THEY DO FEEL ACTUALLY BETTER
PREPARED, MORE STUDENTS HAVE
ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY IN THEIR
VERY OWN HOMES, FACILITIES HAVE MORE TECHNOLOGY, AND IF NEED BE,
MORE TECHNOLOGY, AND IF NEED BE,
MANY OF THESE DISTRICTS BELIEVE
THEY COULD FLIP RIGHT BACK TO
REMOTE LEARNING.
IT WOULDN’T BE EYE DELL BUT BACK TO REMOTE LEARNING WITHOUT
TO REMOTE LEARNING WITHOUT
HAVING TO REBUILD THAT WHEEL.
PAULA TUTMAN, LOCAL 4.
>> Karen: AND IN A NATIONWIDE SURVEY OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS, K-12,