Educators are finding new ways to keep students engaged, even while distance learning.
WE'VE HEARD OF THE "SUMMERSLIDE" -- WHERE STUDENTS MIGHTLOSE SOME OF WHAT THEY'VELEARNED OVER THE SUMMERBREAK.BUT THIS SUMMER BREAKWAS DIFFERENT -- WITH SOMESTUDENTS VANISHING FROMVIRTUAL CLASSROOMS AT THE ENDOF THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR.NOW --SOME EDUCATORS ARE WORRIEDABOUT THOSE DISADVANTAGEDSTUDENTS WHO HAVE "FALLEN OFFTHE GRID.""I would say maybe, atRiverview anyway, 25 percentor so of our students signedon daily.
There was always youknowthe stragglers who wouldcome once aweek."I just wonder, like, are theyokay?"C-P-S DOES PLAN TO ISSUEA DEVICE TO EVERY STUDENT.BUTSOME EDUCATORS WE HEARD FROMWORRY THAT THE DEVICES WON'TMAKE A DIFFERENCE IF THE HOMEDOESN'T HAVE WI-FI OR ANINTERENT CONNECTION.
[Vanguard] The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appealed to organised labour to consider students sitting for the West..
Teachers need to guide students to use the technology in a way that will benefit them without shortcutting learning