SCUSD unveils distance learning plan for coming school year

REPORTS SAC CITY UNIFIED SAYSTHEY'RE NOT DOING THEIRHOMEWORK TO COME UP WITH NEWSTRATEGIES OVER THE SUMMERMONTHS.THE DISTANCE LEARNING PLANRELEASED BY THE SACRAMENTOCITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTTODAY, 6 WITH A 6 CLASSSCHEDULE FOR ITS UPPER GRADESRATHER THAN A BLOCK SCHEDULE.SOME DISTRICTS HAVE ADOPTEDTHE PLAN GUARANTEES AT LEAST 3AND A HALF TO 4 HOURS OFREMOTE TEACHING A DAY JUSTOVER HALF THE TIME WILL BEINTERACTIVE WITH STUDENTS ANDTEACHERS CONNECTING ONLINE.BUT THE REST OF THE TIME ITWILL BE ONE WAY WITH STUDENTSLOGGING INTO PRE PRODUCED ORPRERECORDED ONLINE LESSONS.

APLUS FOR BOTH BET THAT IFSTUDENTS MISS A DON'TUNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT.

THEYCAN LOOK AT IT AGAIN EACHCLASS HAS A LONG LIST OFINSTRUCTIONAL REQUIREMENTSTHAT MUST BE FOLLOWED THEDIFFERENCE AS TEACHING WON'TBE RUSHED EMPHASIZING QUALITYOVER PACE OF INSTRUCTION THEREWAS ALSO A REQUIREMENT THATTEACHERS CONTACT STUDENTS ANDPARENTS TO MONITOR THEIRPROGRESS.

TEACHERS WILL USE ANAPP CALLED GOOGLE CLASSROOMEXTENSIVELY, IT ALLOWSTEACHERS TO ELECTRONICALLYSEND THE SAME US AND COURSEMATERIAL INCLUDING VIDEOS ANDGET BACK ASSIGNMENTS FOR GRADYTARGETED STRATEGIES WILL BEUSED FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS ANDSPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS ASWELL, THERE'S ALSO A TEACHERTRAINING COMPONENT TO THEPLAN.

THE DISTRICT IS PREPAREDTO REVISE ITS LEARNING PLANINCLUDING IN CLASSROOMINSTRUCTION IF HEALTHRESTRICTIONS ORTIZ LATER INTHE SCHOOL YEAR LIKE SO MUCHELSE DURING THE PANDEMICTHERE'S AN ELEMENT OFUNCERTAINTY INVOLVED SCHOOLEDUS IS SIMPLY HAVE VERY LITTLEEXPERIENCE TO DRAW ON TODETERMINE WHETHER THEIR LOFTYGOALS FOR THE COMING SCHOOLYEAR.CAN ACTUALLY BE ACHIEVED.IN SACRAMENTO.

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