ls are taking advantage of online connections to have teachers digitally st=
ore classroom presentations (powerpoint with audio, streaming video, etc.).=
Students are expected to access and go through the content during the time=
that they would normally do homework (it is their homework assignment for =
that day). The next day they would come to school and work on their "homewo=
rk assignment" after they had viewed the class content from the digital pre=
sentation. That way the teacher can work with the students who might strugg=
le and the ones who do not need the extra help could work independently or =
help tutor their classmates. I do not think that this is something that co=
uld be done every day (and you would have to convince some teachers of its =
value) but the system got great reviews in the article I read.
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From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.=
EDU] On Behalf Of Lynn Sanborne
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 10:10 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: MS Scheduling: Extra Help Options
Greetings! I found some archived posts on this topic, but would welcome=20
some fresh input.
I'm trying to help our MS Head think more creatively about scheduling in a=
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way which would help struggling students get extra 1-1 or small group help=
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from their teachers in a more meaningful and supportive way. Right now our=
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teachers expect students to seek them out before and after school (not=20
good times for many students due to transportation issues and afterschool=20
sports), during their 25 minute morning break (when they currently have a=20
snack and hang with their friends), and during study halls (which fall at=20
different times of the day and thus don't always coincide with the=20
schedule of the teacher they need to meet with). My argument is that from=20
a developmental point of view, MS students can't be expected to actively=20
seek out extra help, and we need to find a better system to "embrace"=20
them. Ideas please?
(We have a traditional 8 period day, 55 minutes per period)
Thanks in advance for your help!
Cheers
Lynn Sanborne, MSW
MS/SS Counselor
Sewickley Academy
Sewickley PA
lsanborne@sewickley.org
tel. 412-741-2230 x 3363
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