How is "school at home" going? Kids? Teachers?

[needvaca]

Educators- do you think this elearning will help push a movement back to TEXTBOOKS? I've been appalled over the years how schools are just dropping them. My high schooler has 0 textbooks for all her classes, my middleschooler only has 1. I'm finding it almost impossible to help my kids understand algebra, or other complicated subject without textbooks clearly laying out the steps to problem solve.

Let's be real- school have ditched textbooks, simply as a cost saving measure, nothing else. Books have been used for centuries- they work. Watching a youtube to learn a complicated equation will NEVER be the same as being able to review and study it repeatedly in a book. And I'm sick of trying to find/purchase old used textbooks in order to teach my kids what they should be learning from school

 

[pedro47]

'l Am Doing My Best ' - Teaching Math During the School Closure Crisis.

'I Am Doing My Best' - Teaching Math During the School Closure Crisis

Four teachers offer remote teaching tips for math instruction, including recognizing that nothing they do is going to be anywhere near

mobile.edweek.org

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Richard

Math theories and steps have not changed . It is the method in the classroom, using computers to solve problems, that have changed . IMO, there are some students that do not know the step by step process to solve mathematical problems.
That is the big change. IMHO.

 

[pedro47]

I will let you know next week when my wife starts teaching High school physics online next week after the School board approves the curriculum. This should be interesting.

Did your spouse take physics in high school or college and how many years ago????.
The theory is the same, but the method of teaching physics has changed. LOL.

 

[MrockStar]

When last updated on 2/6/2020, 94,000 people in Oregon don't have any wired internet providers available where they live. What do we do those students?

Internet Access in Oregon: Stats & Figures

Oregon has access to 10 MBPS internet service from 228 broadband providers.

broadbandnow.com

The same thing we are in Metro Detriot. USPS mail.

 

[pedro47]

Attn: Kentucky Parents and Teacher

Public schools in Louisville and Lexington Kentucky are among those implementing Kentucky’s non-traditional instructional program for the first time next week, having a state approved distance learning plan for each student in exchange for not having to make up days this school year.
Families having technology issues can call (859) 381-4410 to talk with technicians.

As of March
9,366 Jefferson County families had requested one of 25,000 available Google Chromebooks.

Fayette County Public Schools in Lexington has roughly 35,000 Chromebooks and laptops available for students to use at home during NTI “Non-Traditional Instruction”

People who have not heard from their child’s school by April 6, should check the school website, e-mail the principal, or call the district offices of the school chiefs.

Read more here: https://www.kentucky.com/news/coronavirus/article241700751.html#storylink=cpy

Where is the state of Arkansas educational system ranked out of the fifty (50th)
states in the United States of America?

 

[MrockStar]

Did your spouse take physics in high school or college and how many years ago????. LOL.

No, she worked at Wane state in a tissue culture Lab with high tech cell cameras, radio active doping for 15yrs before becoming a teacher. She her BS in Microbiology degree, there. Then went for her BE in education while pulling Strait A's and working full time. So thanks for your concerns about her Professional qualifications. PS She is DX certified to teach ALL science subjects.

 

[pedro47]

No, she worked at Wane state in a tissue culture Lab with high tech cell cameras, radio active doping for 15yrs before becoming a teacher. She her BS in Microbiology degree, there. Then went for her BE in education while pulling Strait A's and working full time. So thanks for your concerns about her Professional qualifications. PS She is DX certified to teach ALL science subjects.

I liked your comments. Now how many other parents will have her qualifications to teach physics at home?

 

[MrockStar]

I liked your comments. Now how many other parents will have her qualifications to teach physics at home?

Thanks Pedro, her coworkers science teachers are all very skilled and up to date on modern teaching skills. Not sure about other districts. YMMV

 

[pedro47]

Thanks Pedro, her coworkers science teachers are all very skilled and up to date on modern teaching skills. Not sure about other districts. YMMV

Your school district is blessed to have science teachers that are all skilled and up to date using computers to teach modern science courses. IMHO.

 

[dayooper]

Your school district is blessed to have science teachers that are all skilled and up to date using computers to teach modern science courses. IMHO.

Ummmm . . . I guess the district I teach in is in that catergory to. I teach middle school science, and the majority of our teachers are doing the same. The majority of the teachers in my subject/grade level meet via Zoom regularly to go over what we are doing and share our lesson ideas. Most of my/our assignments and curricular materials are Google based so the transition of getting the work/materials our students and parents was easier. The use of simulations such as pHet (from the University of Colorado in Boulder) also makes online learning easier. Michigan Tech has created, through its Mi-Star program, a series of lessons that can be taught at any point in the curriculum, no previous knowledge needed.

Are any of these programs and techniques even as close to being effective face to face teaching? Absolutely not.

 

[louisianab]

Educators- do you think this elearning will help push a movement back to TEXTBOOKS? I've been appalled over the years how schools are just dropping them. My high schooler has 0 textbooks for all her classes, my middleschooler only has 1. I'm finding it almost impossible to help my kids understand algebra, or other complicated subject without textbooks clearly laying out the steps to problem solve.

Let's be real- school have ditched textbooks, simply as a cost saving measure, nothing else. Books have been used for centuries- they work. Watching a youtube to learn a complicated equation will NEVER be the same as being able to review and study it repeatedly in a book. And I'm sick of trying to find/purchase old used textbooks in order to teach my kids what they should be learning from school

My kids math and reading textbooks are more like workbooks - with the stories and the problems built into the book. I think it is great. They integrate real time into the lessons - for example - the reading textbook has the kids go back and highlight or underline certain context clues or words, then they use those things to create summaries or further explorations or arguments. It is also much easier since they sent them home and they don't have to return them.

 

[dayooper]

Educators- do you think this elearning will help push a movement back to TEXTBOOKS? I've been appalled over the years how schools are just dropping them. My high schooler has 0 textbooks for all her classes, my middleschooler only has 1. I'm finding it almost impossible to help my kids understand algebra, or other complicated subject without textbooks clearly laying out the steps to problem solve.

Let's be real- school have ditched textbooks, simply as a cost saving measure, nothing else. Books have been used for centuries- they work. Watching a youtube to learn a complicated equation will NEVER be the same as being able to review and study it repeatedly in a book. And I'm sick of trying to find/purchase old used textbooks in order to teach my kids what they should be learning from school

Eh. In Science, we have the New Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Textbooks can be very difficult with the three strands. There are textbooks out there (I saw some a couple of years ago) and they were basically old school textbooks with a couple of Cross Cutting Concepts (CCS) and Science and Engineering Principles (SEP) that really didn’t cover. Those particular strands are best done by hands on and discussion. We use our science logs as our books as everything we do goes in there. Our slide guides have the DCI’s and we also give out info to our kids that goes in there as well. Everything handed out in class is available on line.

Teaching has changed so much in the 20 years I have taught. We used to have our students regurgitate facts and call that knowledge. We now ask our students to use what they know to make decisions, assess data to create solutions to problems, argue their point using evidence and reasoning and have them work cooperatively to solve problems. These are 6th - 8th grade students. The days of reading text books in class, taking notes from power points (or death by PowerPoint) and regurgitating facts are fading. Do text books have a place? Absolutely, as reference material.

 

[pedro47]

Eh. In Science, we have the New Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Textbooks can be very difficult with the three strands. There are textbooks out there (I saw some a couple of years ago) and they were basically old school textbooks with a couple of Cross Cutting Concepts (CCS) and Science and Engineering Principles (SEP) that really didn’t cover. Those particular strands are best done by hands on and discussion. We use our science logs as our books as everything we do goes in there. Our slide guides have the DCI’s and we also give out info to our kids that goes in there as well. Everything handed out in class is available on line.

Teaching has changed so much in the 20 years I have taught. We used to have our students regurgitate facts and call that knowledge. We now ask our students to use what they know to make decisions, assess data to create solutions to problems, argue their point using evidence and reasoning and have them work cooperatively to solve problems. These are 6th - 8th grade students. The days of reading text books in class, taking notes from power points (or death by PowerPoint) and regurgitating facts are fading. Do text books have a place? Absolutely, as reference material.

Are today's students learning to retain knowledge or they being taught only how to pass the SOL or the SAT or ACT tests.

Are today's students learning how to write in cursory or are they been taught only how to print?

Are today's students taught how to sign their name?
Everybody first and last name cannot be "X."

Can today's student write a 500 word essay without using a computer?

 

[Miss Marty]

Ignite students' love of history

Digital History For Teachers - Modules About American History
~ 24 topics that correspond to the major periods in American history ~

Digital History

 

[Miss Marty]

When you are unable to Visit the Capital in person or on a school trip
Here is a 52 page pdf Guide to The National Statuary Hall Collection

https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/sites/default/files/documents/brochures/low-res/CVC_17-117_GuideToStateStatues.pdf

National Statuary Hall: Guidebook for a walking tour - Paperback - January 1, 1995

 

[pedro47]

Thanks Miss Marty, I will share this with some history teachers in the 757 area.

 

[Passepartout]

The pendulum swings. The state powers that be have decreed that school will commence on Aug. 17, fully 2 weeks ahead of the usual start time- traditionally after Labor Day. Time (and Covid-19) will tell. I think parents are tired of having the little monsters under foot since late Winter.

Jim

 

[Cornell]

The pendulum swings. The state powers that be have decreed that school will commence on Aug. 17, fully 2 weeks ahead of the usual start time- traditionally after Labor Day. Time (and Covid-19) will tell. I think parents are tired of having the little monsters under foot since late Winter.

Jim

I’m moving to Idaho !

 

[bbodb1]

Here in the middle of the high radiation belt (AKA Arkansas), our usual start date is the middle of August.
Let that sink in for a bit......
100+ degree highs.......90%+ humidity.
Elementary kids.......recess (albeit abbreviated).

The olfactory senses are overwhelmed .... and that is as nice as I can say it.

Starting after Labor Day would make so much more sense here...

 

[bogey21]

Fortunately my kids are grown and finished with school but if I was a parent today I would carefully watch how much my kids were getting out of "Distance Learning". If I wasn't satisfied, there is a chance I would consider having them repeat the grade when (if) things get back to normal...

George

 

[PigsDad]

Fortunately my kids are grown and finished with school but if I was a parent today I would carefully watch how much my kids were getting out of "Distance Learning". If I wasn't satisfied, there is a chance I would consider having them repeat the grade when (if) things get back to normal...

I could possibly see holding back a 5 yo before kindergarten, as that is done all the time. But I cannot imagine holding back an older kid, as the social ramifications would just be too great. For example, having a HS Junior repeat a year? I think its been a long time since you have dealt with school-aged kids...

Kurt

 

[bogey21]

I was thinking more of grammar school kids. If I were to hold them back I would do what I did with mine (although they weren't held back). I let them finish 5th grade in their Public School then transferred them to Private School starting in 6th grade. It did wonders for them and there were no social ramifications...

George

 

[Miss Marty]

Learning at home for...
Teachers - Adults - Kids

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First Lady Portraits

First Lady Portraits

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History: Portraits and Podcasts

 

[spirits]

Educators- do you think this elearning will help push a movement back to TEXTBOOKS? I've been appalled over the years how schools are just dropping them. My high schooler has 0 textbooks for all her classes, my middleschooler only has 1. I'm finding it almost impossible to help my kids understand algebra, or other complicated subject without textbooks clearly laying out the steps to problem solve.

Let's be real- school have ditched textbooks, simply as a cost saving measure, nothing else. Books have been used for centuries- they work. Watching a youtube to learn a complicated equation will NEVER be the same as being able to review and study it repeatedly in a book. And I'm sick of trying to find/purchase old used textbooks in order to teach my kids what they should be learning from school

You are absolutely right. They got rid of curriculum developers years ago because of the expense. As a teacher, I loved having a textbook with the ability to adapt my lessons by utilizing my own adaptions. So much of it was driving by administration touting the benefits of technology...and they had a point. Teachers were almost forced to utilize technology or be thought of as dinosaurs and shuffled out the door. And to be fair...being adept at technology is going to be a strength in today's world.
Work with us...we are trying to do the best we can. There are many good sites online that teachers will be utilizing and getting out to their students. RIght now paper handouts are impossible due to Covid. It will be digital...whether at home or at school.
Teachers were thrown into a digital world this spring and have spent the last 6 months exploring the capabilities of Google classroom this summer. Hopefully what will be in the fall will be a big improvement over what was there this spring.
I do know that many students find it hard to do deep reading on a computer screen....but I am not sure if textbooks are the answer. Publishing companies do not make a lot of money with textbooks.

 

[rickandcindy23]

I think some parents will be home schooling after this debacle. They will discover that so much can be learned at home with good curriculum. I know our neighbors taught their kids and realized how little time it takes, if the kids know that recess is the entire afternoon.