CCSD teachers adjust to distance learning

CCSD teachers prepare for distant learning amid coronavirus concerns

AS THE DISTRICT PLANS TOIMPLEMENT A DISTANCE LEARNINGPLAN FOR STUDENTS TEACHERS AREPREPARING TO TEACH IN A VIRTUALCLASSROOM.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER ALICIAPATTILLO SHARES HOW ONE TEACHERIS ADJUSTING TO THE NEW NORMAL.DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR REUBEN DSILVA WOULD BE HERE TEACHING ATRANCHO HS BUT HIS NEW NORMAL ISNOW AT HOME AND HE'S SENDINGTHIS MESSAGE TO PARENTS ANDSTUDENTS.REUBEN D'SILVA RANCHO HIGHSCHOOL TEACHER "THIS TOO SHALLPASS." ADJUSTING TO LIFE ATHOME IS TAKING SOME GETTINGUSED TO REUBEN D'SILVA RANCHOHIGH SCHOOL TEACHER "TONS OFMESSAGES AND I'M SURE ALL OFTHE OTHER TEACHERS HAVE TOOFROM STUDENTS SAYING HEY WEMISS YOU WE WANT TO COME BACKTO SCHOOL.SO THAT IS VERY HARD FOR ME."REUBEN IS USED TO TEACHINGHISTORY INSIDE HIS CLASSROOMAT RANCHO HIGH SCHOOL.REUBEN D'SILVA RANCHO HIGHSCHOOL TEACHER "THERE IS ANUNCERTAINTY WE DON'T KNOWWHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THEQUESTION HAS COME UP SEVERALTIMES." SINCE GOVERNOR SISOLAKCLOSED ALL SCHOOLS TO STOP THESPREAD OF COVID- 19....REUBENLIKE MANY OTHERS IS HOME.SCHOOL TEACHER "BUT THIS WEEKWE ARE MAKING A CONSIDERATEEFFORT TO ACTUALLY REACH OUT TOOUR STUDENTS TO PARENTS AND TOACTUALLY GET SOME SORT OFDISTANT LEARNING PROCESS DOWN."CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD OFTRUSTEES HAS APPROVED THEDISTRICT'S DISTANCE LEARNINGPLAN AND HAS BEEN SENT TO THESTATE FOR APPROVAL..UNTIL THENREUBEN HAS THIS MESSAGE FORPARENTS.REUBEN D'SILVA RANCHO HIGHSCHOOL TEACHER "YOU GOT TO DOSOMETHING AT HOME GOING FORWEEKS ON END WITHOUT ENGAGINGWITH YOUR KIDS ACADEMICALLY CANCAUSE A LOT OF ISSUES ESP WHENIT COMES TO THE BASICS OFMATH...READING..." REUBEN SAYSLEARNING WILL BE MUCH DIFFERENTFROM SITTING IN A CLASSROOMREUBEN D'SILVA RANCHO HIGHSCHOOL TEACHER "WE HAVE BEENSTUDENTS ATTEND BUT HE SAYSTHEY SHOULD..."THE STUDENTS ARE WELL AWARETHAT THEYARE NOT GETTING GRADED AND SOTHEY ARE LIKE HEY THIS MAY BESORT OF LIKE AN EXTENDEDGETAWAY FROM SCHOOL WHICH ISNOT THE RIGHT AT ATTITUDE YOUNEED TO MAKE SURE YOU ENGAGESOMEHOW."AGAIN THAT PLAN IS HEADED TOTHE STATE LEVEL FOR APPROVALAND HOPEFULLY WE COULD BEHEARING FROM OFFICIALS SOON.AP 13 ACTION NEWSLEADERS SAY THEY RECOGNIZE NOTEVERY STUDENT HAS ACCESS TO THEINTERNET.OTHER OPTIONS LIKE LEARNINGPACKETS ARE CURRENTLY BEINGCONSIDERED...IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR NEEDSUPPORT..YOU CAN CALL THE "LEARNINGLINE" AT 702-799-6644...THE NEVADA STATE BOARD OFPHARMACY - BACKING GOVERNOR