Keewatin Patricia District School Board/CKDR Files
Students and staff across the region have adapted to virtual learning this year, but it hasn’t been without it’s challenges.
In a school year like no other for the first time ever, families had the option to keep their students at home to learn due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jayne Pateman is a virtual teacher with the Keewatin Patricia District School Board and she talks about some of her Grade 1/2 class’ online routine.
“Our main priory in my classroo0m from day one has been to created that classroom community where everyone is safe and accepted ad it’s that environment where they’re excited to log on everyday and come on to their computer,” Pateman shared to board trustees. “We’ve done some great things in math with virtual manipulatives and tools around the house like spoons, Legos, blocks, buttons and beads. They really are getting those math concepts, in just different ways than what were used to.”
Dryden, ON, Canada / CKDR
Dec 15, 2020 7:20 AM
A new contract has been reached for Occasional high school teachers employed by the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board.
It’s a three year deal that dates back to September, 2019 and expires at the end of August, 2022.
Both parties have ratified the agreement.
Dave Rhind is the President of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Union North Shield Occasional Teachers Bargaining Unit and says it was very challenging to reach the deal because everything, including the vote by members had to be done over the internet. ); } return false; }); $( #comments .commentlist .comment-content a ).attr( target , blank );