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More normalcy is on the way for Colorado schools: Here s what we learned this week Denver7 and last updated 2021-03-05 11:55:51-05 Iâm Denver7 education reporter Nicole Brady. Welcome to our new âeducation notebook,â where I will discuss the big education stories of the week and talk about the challenges and opportunities for education in Colorado. Welcome to March! We are nearing the one-year anniversary of schools closing across the Colorado and remote learning entering our lives. Here s what we learned this week: ⢠This past week saw more efforts toward ânormalcy,â with school districts moving to return middle and high school students to full in-person learning. Douglas Countyâs Board of Education voted Tuesday to return secondary students to full time in-person learning on March 22, after spring break. ....
A recently released poll showed Denver parents concern that students may be falling behind academically and urgently asking for a plan for student learning, and it was that ask in particular that was lost in negative headlines. As a former school leader and classroom teacher as well as the wife of a current school leader, I feel deeply connected to the responses I’ve seen coming from other educators to these pieces. I felt the gut-punch and banged my head on my desk in solidarity. And I want you, fellow educators, to hear that you really are being seen! In fact, a 57 percent majority of Denver Public Schools parents say they are satisfied with the learning options being offered to their students (a point that was lost in the negativity). You’re doing an amazing job in an untenable reality, so please, keep persisting! We need you. ....
Have you thanked a teacher lately? There has been plenty of negativity around remote learning, but if you ask us, it’s another example of how teachers show up no matter the cost. Many teachers went from never having taught a class virtually to doing it six hours a day and, at times, also teaching students in person. Educators connected with families more frequently and reimagined family engagement. They took existing lesson plans and turned them into engaging, thoughtful, virtual lessons, all while delivering endless empathy and kindness as students managed their new environments. Teachers used their personal time to drop off materials and do tech pickups, no questions asked. And, as always, they supported students social-emotionally with self-regulating and personal efficacy. Students quickly had to learn how to manage their own schedule, get online at the correct time, navigate to different zoom rooms, focus their attention, and be responsible for their materials and envir ....