Preparations Underway for Online Learning

Preparations Underway for Online Learning

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent

Students are and will be back to learning but in a different style by online learning soon due to the COVID- 19 pandemic.

Laura McNabb, Director of Communication Services for Elk Island Public Schools, (EIPS), said the teachers have all been developing lesson plans just like they normally would in the classroom, but with things they can post online.

“They do this through a platform called Google Classrooms so they will post lessons; there will be segments where they will actually be doing a class and students will be joining the class through computers in their own homes. There will be set times for this because it will be a live thing and then teachers will still be doing assignments based on the work that students are covering and students will submit their assignments through a Google Classroom platform.”

Vegreville Composite High School is closed but their Grade 12 students and all Grade 12 students from EIPS have been taking online courses since March 20. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

As well, McNabb said for students who have different challenges; there are plans in place by the schools and by the support for students’ staff that will come to the schools to provide those extra supports and to help those parents to ensure their children are still gaining meaningful content in learning during the course of the year. When asked how this will look, McNabb said everything will depend on the child; everything is individualized but the staff will be working directly with those parents to put together a plan that will work for each child.

McNabb added, “The Kindergarten to Grade 11 students will be starting their learning on Monday, April 6 because they thought it would be better to start then rather than having that week of Spring Break in between. “But the Grade 12 students actually started on March 20. Finally, we are all really missing the kids; it is just not the same without having them at the schools.”