Teachers preparing for virtual learning

Teachers preparing for virtual learning

STUDENTS AT PUBLIC SCHOOLSACROSS THE STATE WILL*NOT BEGOING BACK TO THEIR CLASSROOMSTHIS COMING SEMESTER..

ANDTEACHERS HAVE BEEN SPENDINGTHEIR TIME MAKING SURE THEY'REREADY FOR ON-LINE LEARNING..WMAR-2 NEWS ERIN MACPHERSONTALKED WITH TWO TEACHERS INBALTIMORE COUNTY ERIN, HOW ARETHEY FEELING HEADING INTO THISVIRTUAL SCHOOL YEAR?THEY WERE REALLY HOPING FOR ATLEAST SOME IN PERSONINTERACTION - A HYBRID - MODELBUT UNDERSTAND WHY IT'SVIRTUAL ONLY AND THEY'REHONESTLY FEELING PRETTY GOODABOUT IT.

THE TWO TEACHERS ITALKED WITH SAID THEY LEARNEDA LOT FROM LAST SEMESTER - ANDARE JUST HAPPY TO HAVE SOMETIME TO PLAN ACCORDINGLY.BALTIMORE COUNTY SCHOOLS MADETHEIR DECISION LAST MONTH --SO THESE TEACHERS HAVE TIME TOFIND THE BEST WAY TO REACHTHEIR STUDENTS.

THEY TELL METHE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT ISENGAGEMENT -- MAKING SURETHEY'RE REALLY REACHING THEEACH CHILD AND BUILDINGRELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM.

ITALKED WITH LISA BERKUN - AFIFTH GRADE TEACHER ATWELLWOOD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL.SHE'S BEEN SPENDING THE SUMMERREVIEWING NEW CURRICULUM ANDMATERIAL FOR THE SCHOOL YEARBUT ALSO LOOKING AT WHAT DIDAND DIDN'T WORK LAST SEMESTER- WHEN CLASSES ABRUPTLY WENTONLINE.

8:11 - 8:35 one of thethings I found really helpfulwas that as students weredoing class work I had themhold it up to their camera soI could see how they wereprogressing just as if I waswalking around the classroomso I could see where gaps werein understanding or if astudent was doing well andneeded more enrichment.

BEFORETHE SCHOOL YEAR STARTS, BERKUPLANS TO SEND POST CARDSALL HER STUDENTS AND CALL THE-- JUST TO TOUCH BASE SINTHINGS ARE SO DIFFERENT THISYEAR.

AND SHE'S GOING TO KEEPSOME NORMALCY - STARTING EVERMORNING LIKE SHE ALWAYS DAYWITH A MORNING MEETING TOINTERACT WITH THE STUDENTS -AND GIVE THEM TIME TO INTERAWITH EACH OTHER.

SHE'S HOPEFULTO GET BACK INTO THE CLASSROOMBY NEXT SEMESTER - BUT FORNOW, EVERY TEACHER IS DOINGEVERYTHING THEY CAN TO HELPTHEIR STUDENTS AND THEIRFAMILIES.

LIVE - EMAC.THANKS ERIN, THE ISO