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Volusia DOH recommends masks in schools; School Board doesn't discuss news-journalonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from news-journalonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Volusia teacher makes remote learning work for gifted 5th graders Vicki Fritz’s head is just visible over the top of her computer monitor in the back of the room. The portable at Tomoka Elementary school classroom is … empty? Upon closer inspection, an entire class of fifth graders is on Fritz’s computer screen 13 squares that show a glimpse of a student’s home. Their voices filter in through a speaker under the window, turned up to give the illusion that they’re right there with her. Fritz is teaching fifth grade gifted students from around the district who would otherwise not be able to participate in the advanced program from home. It’s a regional Volusia Live class and she loves it. ....
There was an explosion of interest in remote and online learning this year thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. The year started with 9,000 students enrolling in Volusia Online Learning and another 16,000 opting for Volusia Live. By March, more than half of those students were back in face-to-face schooling: Volusia Online Learning had 4,000 students and Volusia Live had 7,000. But Volusia Live was developed quickly out of lessons learned from remote schooling at the end of the 2019-2020 school year and posed many problems. Teachers complained about constantly shifting rosters, technological challenges and the hefty task of teaching two groups of students at once. Students grades slipped, prompting the district to ask that many students return to in-person learning (in turn, exacerbating the challenges teachers were already dealing with). ....
Volusia Schools will not offer hybrid learning next school year clickorlando.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from clickorlando.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Volusia parents can choose child s learning option for next year on Friday By FOX 35 News Staff Published article VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. - Registration opens on Friday for parents of students in Volusia County schools to choose which learning option they want for the new school year. Starting this upcoming August, parents will have two options for their students for next school year, the district said. The first option will be face-to-face learning, at their zoned school. The second option for those students who would like to learn virtually will be to enroll in Volusia Online Learning (VOL) as a full-time student. ....