Omaha Virtual School offers mostly online classes, advice for parents

Omaha Virtual School offers mostly online classes, advice for parents

DISTANCING" FORMUCH OF THE YEAR.THE OMAHA VIRTUALSCHOOL COMBINESIN-PERSON ANDONLINE LEARNING.SENIOR REPORTERJAKE WASIKOWSKITELLS US WHAT THEYSAY PARENTS CAN DOTO KEEP THEIRSTUDENTS ON TRACK.AT LEAST ONE OMAHASCHOOL HAS BEENPARTIALLY "SOCIALDISTANCING" FORMUCH OF THE YEAR.THE OMAHA VIRTUALSCHOOL NORMALLYCOMBINES IN-PERSONAND ONLINELEARNING SENIORREPORTER JAKEWASIKOWSKITELLS USWHAT THEY SAYPARENTS CAN DO TOKEEP THEIRSTUDENTS ON TRACKSCHOOLS ARECLOSED THROUGHTHE END OF THEYEARANDEVERYONE'S DOINGWHAT THEY CAN TOMAKE SURE THEIRKIDS ARE STILLGETTING ANEDUCATION OMAHAVIRTUAL SCHOOLSERVES ABOUT 200STUDENTS K-THROUGH-11 THEYHAVE DIFFERENTCIRRICULUM ANDCONTENT NORMALLYSTUDENTS COME ONSITE TO SCHOOL ATLEAST 1 DAY A WEEK,AND LEARN ONLINEWITH A PARENTCOACH THE REST OFTHE TIME, PRINCIPALWENDY LOEWENSTEINSAYSTHEIR ONLINELEARNING AYING E SAM.T TH ESNGP:R.NDY EWENSTEIN;IIPAL, OMAHARTUAL HOOL:37-"HE A HEDULE ANDMAKING SURE THATYOUR STUDENT HASA WORKING SPACETHATORKS FORTHEM.NOW THAT WE'RE AHANDFUL OF WEEKSINTO THIS PROCESS,I WOULD REALLYSAY THAT PARENTSSIT DOWN WITHSTUDENTS AND SAYWE'VE BEEN AT THISABOUT 3 WEEKSNOW, WHAT'SWORKING FOR YOUSON ORDAUGHTER?" :00SHE ALSORECOMMENDSALLOWING THEM TOEXPLORE THEIRPASSIONSLIKEARTAND DON'T BEAFRAID TO GET THEMEXERCISE PARENTSLIKE ELISSA HUEBERTWITH 4 KIDS AT O-V-SSAY THEY BALANCESTRUCTURE ANDFLEXIBILITY IN THEHOME ENVIRONMENTSUPER: ELISSAHUEBERT; PARENT40:48-"THEY CAN BEVERY SELFMOTIVATED ATTIMES DEPENDINGON WHAT THEMOTIVATION IS." :5140:52-"THENTHERE'S OTHERTIMES WHEREEVERYBODY'S LIKETHIS RIGHT?SOMETIMES YOUJUST DON'T WANTTO DO IT.YOU'VE GOT THINGSTO DO AND YOU'REJUST LACKING INMOTIVATION SO ITRY TO BE ANENCOURAGEMENTAND GIVE THEMSOME BREAKS ANDHOLD OUT SOMEKIND OF FUNACTIVITY LATER TOHELP THEM WORKFORWARDS." :06DOCTORLOEWENSTEIN SAYSTEACHERS SHOULDKEEP DOING WHAT'SWORKING FORTHEMBUT DON'T BEAFRAID TO TRY OUTNEW THINGS TOENGAGE ANDCONNECT WITH YOURSTUDENTSREPORTING INOMAHAJAKEWASIKOWSKI3 NEWSNOWTHE OMAHA VIRTUALSCHOOL ACTUALLYSTARTS THEIRENROLLMENTWINDOW TOMORROWAT OMAHA-VIRTUAL-SCHOOL-D OT-ORG.