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OESIS Innovation Virtual Forums
Join us online as the OESIS Network of academic leaders from independent schools across the country navigates opportunities sparked by the coronavirus pandemic together!
Pacing and Pedagogy
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Apr 7, 2020 3:30 p.m. ET
Featured Panel:
Joel Backon Vice President OESIS Network (CT)
Jim Eagan Head of School Synapse School (CA)
Nick Dressler English Teacher & Department Chair De Smet Jesuit High School (MO)
Jake Williamson English Teacher Chadwick School (CA)
Tara Quigley Director of Miss Fine’s Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Princeton Day School (NJ) Keeping up with the pacing of our courses might place too much emphasis on delivering content that maintains school sequences. What most schools are trying is not just asynchronous or synchronous online learning but co-synchronous schooling. Because online learning is a process of agency-driven learning, it takes time to adjust to this paradigm for students. Our recommended emphasis for teachers is to get students to think meta-cognitively about how they manage themselves, their needs and gaps. Their reflections are as important as getting things right or scoring highly.