Virtual learning if shutdown goes on?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:-MCPS needs to train the teachers first;
-MCPS needs to manually adjust chromebooks for those who do not have access at home. My limited understanding is they are connected to the chargers and MCPS System at the school, not as simple as take it home and use a hotspot. Each one that goes home needs a manual adjustment first;
-Figure out how to get special ed services online for those who need them. Won't be as good as in person, but neither will the education the non 504/IEP kids are getting.
-Continue to improve as time goes on. Don't give up, don't quit, keep on getting better!

We all know MCPS doesn't roll things out well. I don't expect this to go any better, but hopefully it will get better as time goes on and teachers and students become more comfortable with the new normal of online education. We ALL need to be patient. I am one of MCPS biggest critics, and I want them to get this right. They won't, and we, the parent community, need to give them a chance to fix as they go. It will take time and a lot of effort from our teachers, who may have children of their own to work with in addition to the 166,000 public school students.

The Chromebooks are stored in carts and the chargers are in those carts, but can be removed and sent home with the Chromebooks. It will take some time to “free” the chargers, but all you need is a screwdriver.

Every student has a school email account, so they have access as long as they have an internet connection. Some ISPs are offering free two-month connections.

Teachers want to get moving on this, but we too are awaiting instructions.

Hogan is going to order a lockdown, like NY, on Monday, I believe. Press conference is scheduled.

News breaking on DCUM, again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a teacher. I've been working on things for next week. Because I teach early primary, with the exception of one online math program where I'll assign regular work (kids can work independently for 15 minutes per day), every single lesson will have to be supervised by an adult, just like in the classroom. Online teaching is necessary to ensure kids don't lose more progress, but it won't be something kids can do on their own. K-2 takes full adult supervision nearly 100% of the time, 3-4th, about 50% supervision, and 5-8th about 25% supervision. Even high schoolers need some amount of help. No one wanted this, but here we are. I wish every parent the best regardless of whether their kids' teacher provides work or not, though I truly hope they do. We need to you sit next to your kid a few hours each day to help them learn. That's what we do each day and now that we can't be there, we need you to be there. Good luck!

I don't think that the complainers on DCUM have fully realized this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a teacher. I've been working on things for next week. Because I teach early primary, with the exception of one online math program where I'll assign regular work (kids can work independently for 15 minutes per day), every single lesson will have to be supervised by an adult, just like in the classroom. Online teaching is necessary to ensure kids don't lose more progress, but it won't be something kids can do on their own. K-2 takes full adult supervision nearly 100% of the time, 3-4th, about 50% supervision, and 5-8th about 25% supervision. Even high schoolers need some amount of help. No one wanted this, but here we are. I wish every parent the best regardless of whether their kids' teacher provides work or not, though I truly hope they do. We need to you sit next to your kid a few hours each day to help them learn. That's what we do each day and now that we can't be there, we need you to be there. Good luck!

I don't think that the complainers on DCUM have fully realized this.

Exactly. Just wait until the kids start asking mommy and daddy for help all day when parents are likely doing their own jobs (that pay the bills) from home. That's the likely reality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

The Chromebooks are stored in carts and the chargers are in those carts, but can be removed and sent home with the Chromebooks. It will take some time to “free” the chargers, but all you need is a screwdriver.

Every student has a school email account, so they have access as long as they have an internet connection. Some ISPs are offering free two-month connections.

Teachers want to get moving on this, but we too are awaiting instructions.

Hogan is going to order a lockdown, like NY, on Monday, I believe. Press conference is scheduled.

spoiler alert: he didn't do that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

The Chromebooks are stored in carts and the chargers are in those carts, but can be removed and sent home with the Chromebooks. It will take some time to “free” the chargers, but all you need is a screwdriver.

Every student has a school email account, so they have access as long as they have an internet connection. Some ISPs are offering free two-month connections.

Teachers want to get moving on this, but we too are awaiting instructions.

Hogan is going to order a lockdown, like NY, on Monday, I believe. Press conference is scheduled.

spoiler alert: he didn't do that.

no lockdown really

He's just shutting down non-essential businesses whatever that means.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a teacher. I've been working on things for next week. Because I teach early primary, with the exception of one online math program where I'll assign regular work (kids can work independently for 15 minutes per day), every single lesson will have to be supervised by an adult, just like in the classroom. Online teaching is necessary to ensure kids don't lose more progress, but it won't be something kids can do on their own. K-2 takes full adult supervision nearly 100% of the time, 3-4th, about 50% supervision, and 5-8th about 25% supervision. Even high schoolers need some amount of help. No one wanted this, but here we are. I wish every parent the best regardless of whether their kids' teacher provides work or not, though I truly hope they do. We need to you sit next to your kid a few hours each day to help them learn. That's what we do each day and now that we can't be there, we need you to be there. Good luck!

I don't think that the complainers on DCUM have fully realized this.

So who gave you a directive? I used to teach, but I have friends who are still in MCPS. They haven't received any information.

This bit is from the email (3.23) from loving husband, Chris Lloyd:

As I told you on Friday, I’m not worried about our ability to teach children, under any conditions presented to us. The instruction won’t be perfect, and at times it will give us unanticipated challenges and headaches, but we will be ok. Because when we rely on good people with good skills and good hearts to work with our young scholars, the result is going to be just fine.

I’ll provide more information tomorrow about instruction. Be well. Take care of yourself and each other. This is going to be a long journey unlike any we have taken as teachers, so we need to mind our health.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The problem is that if a kid needs a chrome book they probably don’t have internet access at home either. I am not even sure that chrome books work perfectly outside of a school. They are pretty locked down.

Comcast is providing two months of free internet. It would be a challenge but it would have been easier if they distributed the chrome books and information while the kids were at school. My kid is in first grade and above level so I don’t really care. But for a lot of kids, it will be tough to recover from this, and the ones who will find it toughest are the least able to solve the access problem themselves.

An option could also be to download content to a usb stick which is mailed to the parents. Does not allow for in person interaction, obviously, but could include student input which cold then be reviewed by the teacher if the usb was also mailed back?

And a lot of compensatory services once schools re open.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a teacher. I've been working on things for next week. Because I teach early primary, with the exception of one online math program where I'll assign regular work (kids can work independently for 15 minutes per day), every single lesson will have to be supervised by an adult, just like in the classroom. Online teaching is necessary to ensure kids don't lose more progress, but it won't be something kids can do on their own. K-2 takes full adult supervision nearly 100% of the time, 3-4th, about 50% supervision, and 5-8th about 25% supervision. Even high schoolers need some amount of help. No one wanted this, but here we are. I wish every parent the best regardless of whether their kids' teacher provides work or not, though I truly hope they do. We need to you sit next to your kid a few hours each day to help them learn. That's what we do each day and now that we can't be there, we need you to be there. Good luck!

I don't think that the complainers on DCUM have fully realized this.

Exactly. Just wait until the kids start asking mommy and daddy for help all day when parents are likely doing their own jobs (that pay the bills) from home. That's the likely reality.

I think once parents start experiencing this, they'll decide that virtual learning isn't necessary after all and will end up just letting their kids do whatever will keep them occupied on their own. Then they will complain ad nauseum about how MCPS failed to provide virtual learning that's engaging enough to occupy their kids for hours each day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

The Chromebooks are stored in carts and the chargers are in those carts, but can be removed and sent home with the Chromebooks. It will take some time to “free” the chargers, but all you need is a screwdriver.

Every student has a school email account, so they have access as long as they have an internet connection. Some ISPs are offering free two-month connections.

Teachers want to get moving on this, but we too are awaiting instructions.

Hogan is going to order a lockdown, like NY, on Monday, I believe. Press conference is scheduled.

spoiler alert: he didn't do that.

no lockdown really

He's just shutting down non-essential businesses whatever that means.

This is what it means: https://governor.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/OLC-Interpretive-Guidance-COVID19-04.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

The Chromebooks are stored in carts and the chargers are in those carts, but can be removed and sent home with the Chromebooks. It will take some time to “free” the chargers, but all you need is a screwdriver.

Every student has a school email account, so they have access as long as they have an internet connection. Some ISPs are offering free two-month connections.

Teachers want to get moving on this, but we too are awaiting instructions.

Hogan is going to order a lockdown, like NY, on Monday, I believe. Press conference is scheduled.

spoiler alert: he didn't do that.

no lockdown really

He's just shutting down non-essential businesses whatever that means.

This is what it means: https://governor.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/OLC-Interpretive-Guidance-COVID19-04.pdf

We need a full on lockdown. He's not learning from Europe. Each day hundreds of Italians are dying b/c they didn't take proactive measures. I speak to family and friends weekly.

We need to shelter in place. He will regret this decision - as will we. I am 99.99% certain we're already screwed.

[Anonymous]

And yet again not a damn thing about schools. Every district and every parent in the state is waiting for guidance, and NOTHING. I've been generally pleased with Hogan's response to the crisis but this is extremely irritating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

The Chromebooks are stored in carts and the chargers are in those carts, but can be removed and sent home with the Chromebooks. It will take some time to “free” the chargers, but all you need is a screwdriver.

Every student has a school email account, so they have access as long as they have an internet connection. Some ISPs are offering free two-month connections.

Teachers want to get moving on this, but we too are awaiting instructions.

Hogan is going to order a lockdown, like NY, on Monday, I believe. Press conference is scheduled.

spoiler alert: he didn't do that.

no lockdown really

He's just shutting down non-essential businesses whatever that means.

Nothing about schools, right? So for now they are just shut down the rest of this week?

[Anonymous]

When does the shelter in place take effect?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When does the shelter in place take effect?

when we reach reactive mode

meaning we need to throw away the elderly who are sick b/c we don't have enough ventilators

unbelievable how stupid we are

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

The Chromebooks are stored in carts and the chargers are in those carts, but can be removed and sent home with the Chromebooks. It will take some time to “free” the chargers, but all you need is a screwdriver.

Every student has a school email account, so they have access as long as they have an internet connection. Some ISPs are offering free two-month connections.

Teachers want to get moving on this, but we too are awaiting instructions.

Hogan is going to order a lockdown, like NY, on Monday, I believe. Press conference is scheduled.

spoiler alert: he didn't do that.

no lockdown really

He's just shutting down non-essential businesses whatever that means.

Nothing about schools, right? So for now they are just shut down the rest of this week?

If we don't shelter in place, schools may not open in the fall. This virus mutates and it's very "smart" in how it attacks. Don't bank on MCPS providing good instruction. Find the learning objectives. Visit the MSDE CC site and begin homeschooling your kids. If teachers are willing to facetime your kids, reach out. At this point, we need to use technology at the community level.

This virus is unearthing the ills in both healthcare and education. not bad necessarily - But we have to work through this in order to get to the other side.