Online Learning
Scheduled Learning
Set Times for Blocks
This week, we have additional changes that are coming in to help students learn even better. Students are going to be following a certain schedule that you will see when you look through the handbook. They’re going to be receiving videos that will help them plan the week ahead and introduce a lot of the concepts; receiving a lot of online activities and tools and assignments that they can work on, and find support from one another and the teachers. Then finally a chance to submit all of their assignments, wrap-up, get feedback and look to the week ahead as well.
Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
8:00 am | Wake Up: Get Dressed, have breakfast, stretch / go for a walk, brush your teeth! | ||||
10:00 am to 12:00 am | AM Online Learning Time | ||||
Blocks A + B | Blocks D | Blocks A + B | Blocks D | Blocks A + B + C | |
Lunch Break | |||||
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | PM Online Learning Time | ||||
Blocks B + C | Blocks E | Blocks B + C | Blocks E | Blocks D + E | |
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Additional time given for assignments, collaboration, reading, etc. | ||||
4:00 pm onward | Take a break from the computer, get some exercis, pursue a hobby, enjoy a meal, & connect with family & friends! | ||||
10:00 pm | Get ready for bed and have a good sleep! | ||||
Semi-Synchronous Learning
Connecting to Teachers
Another thing that students can look forward to is being able to connect live with teachers. I know this is a big question that has come up. Some schools will use synchronous or real-time teaching to increase student learning and some schools will use asynchronous learning where it’s not live and there is a delay for the learning. At Bodwell we believe that the best approach is semi-synchronous, which is somewhere in the middle, where students will be working on their own with materials provided by the teacher. And at the same time, they can have drop-in sessions with teachers during the school day here – 8:30 am until 3:30 pm Vancouver time, where teachers are live online on Microsoft Teams.
Teachers will also have extended office hours into the evening, so all of the students that are overseas can still connect with teachers and have a chat, or have a video call, or even connect by email and be able to get extra help from teachers as well.
So that’s one of the models that we are using going forward and I think students will find teachers are very eager to reach out and help either through email or through those systems live on Microsoft Teams.
Again feel free to look through the handbook and I’ll be providing more information about the contents and explaining a little bit more wants to come. I really do hope students are doing the very best with online learning. We have to keep the learning going. That’s the most important thing. We have to make sure students are leaving this term with all the essential learning, all the sufficient learning that they will need for the next grade, or for graduation. Until then I wish you very well. Please stay safe and we will bring you more updates soon.
Sincerely,
Stephen Goobie
Principal