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School lockdown california april 111/3/2024 ![]() ![]() “There’s never a one-size-fits-all approach to any type of education, especially now,” Marten said.įor one San Diego teacher who started a virtual class, for example, “Fourteen out of 20 students have signed in, so she’s finding the other ones that are missing and finding a different way to connect if that doesn’t work,” Marten said. ![]() Marten, a former teacher and principal, encouraged teachers to be innovative in determining how to best connect with students based on their family’s needs - be it through phone calls, video calls or paper materials. “Sometimes their schedules are, ‘I’m going to be available and our classes are going to happen at this time, but here’s what you can do with your kids for cooking or outdoor play’ or other things that allow (parents) to know how to structure their time in a productive way for their kid.” “I’ve seen a lot of schools and teachers posting possible schedules,” Darling-Hammond said. How can I help parents?Ī: Teachers looking to help parents homeschooling their children can offer templates for schedules to help create structure for students, Darling-Hammond said in response to a question from a teacher seeking advice. She added: “Everyone’s pulling together to make it possible for young people to continue their education, and to do so in a way that is not even more stressful.” Q: I’m a teacher. (You can catch a recording of the entire virtual Q&A below.) Here are some highlights from Wednesday’s conversation. Darling-Hammond and Marten reiterated that while campuses will likely not physically re-open for the rest of this academic year, schools and students are expected to continue their learning while at home. Gavin Newsom and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond have urged school districts to throw their weight behind distance learning for the rest of the 2019-20 term. The Q&A came as state leaders such as Gov. Linda Darling-Hammond, president of the State Board of Education, and Cindy Marten, superintendent of San Diego Unified, the state’s second-largest school district, answered questions about special education, bridging connectivity gaps and advice for parents homeschooling their kids. In a Wednesday virtual Q&A hosted by CalMatters, two of California’s top education leaders gave parents and teachers advice on how to educate students while schools remain physically closed. Here are suggestions top state education officials had during a CalMatters-hosted event. ![]()
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