When the teacher engages in whole group instruction, he/she will be in front of the computer. She can respond to the remote students, as well as the face to face students. When face to face children are engaged in activities, either the teacher or ECE will be leading an activity for remote students.
The minimum requirements for synchronous minutes in Kindergarten is 180 minutes. Between the teacher and the ECE, the students will be engaged in short lessons and activities. The day will be broken down into manageable blocks of time.
The minimum requirements for synchronous learning is 180 minutes for Kindergarten students and 225 minutes for Grades 1-8 students. Remote students will spend time on a computer for direct instruction from a teacher and student conferencing. When remote students work independently on class work, they can log off the computer. If students have questions, they … Continue reading “Will my child spend all day on their computer? Will they be passive participants?”
As outlined in our Notice to All Learners, Google Meet, synchronous learning is not to be recorded by students or staff.
Elementary classroom teachers will send home parent consent forms for privacy. These are the Annual Student Information forms that are sent home at the start of each school year.
Teachers will use a variety of strategies to provide a stronger connection with learners. Teachers will use a mix of audio and video as determined by their lesson, throughout the day. When a teacher is presenting the screen for a lesson, remote students will see the lesson on the computer and hear the teacher’s voice. … Continue reading “Will teachers be mandated to have their cameras on to provide a stronger connection with learners or are teachers going to be permitted to have audio only live streams?”
Students can blur their background to protect their living space in Google Meet if they wish. Students may also mute their microphones when they are not speaking during the Google Meet. The Teacher will end a Google Meet prior to the start of recess and lunch. Remote students are encouraged to remove any personal and/or … Continue reading “How can remote students protect their privacy if they want to show their faces?”
Students enrolled in in-person face-to-face are not recorded without prior notice provided to parents/guardians. Only remote learners see each other and the teacher. At most, in-person face-to-face students will be heard by their classmates, just as if they were present in the classroom together. Teachers will be presenting their lesson on their computer and they … Continue reading “Will my child’s privacy be maintained in the new elementary learning model?”