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Advice from a @NYCSchools blended teacher to parents: Remote learning builds upon in person learning. Not sending your kids in person creates significant learning gaps. It is NOT the equivalent of live remote instruction from the same teachers everyday. 1/
The DOE has advised against opting into blended to hold a seat. I hope that a more cohesive learning experience is enough incentive to choose in accordance with what is actually best for your children and family in this moment. 2/
In this moment, it’s impossible to suggest which model is providing a better quality education. Every school & every teacher has a different set of strengths & challenges. I would suggest reaching out to the Ts at your school who know best about what’s working and what’s not. 3/
What’s working for me: getting to know my students- blank screens and mutes just don’t compete; hands-on experiential learning; lively discussion; understanding where individual Ss are via modalities beyond of writing; small class sizes; joy in community! 4/
What’s challenging for me: inconsistent attendance; widening learning gaps for those students who are not coming in person; mounting piles of missing remote assignments and not ever having enough time to support those students in developing remote learning skills; 5/
In general, not ever having enough time to address remote learning problems -upon teaching in person all day- which actually make up the majority of school for students; safety- esp instructional lunch as #Covid_19 rates inch up; cold windy classrooms; no group work :( 6/
constant (and inevitable) programming changes due to blended vs remote switches that make it hard for Ss and Ts to improve and practice the skills that blended learning demands! 7/7
