Author: Debzanie Momin

DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

APRIL 2020

KEEPING OUR STUDENTS CONNECTED TO SCHOOL DURING
PANDEMIC

Capt. William’s School officially moved to online learning due
to Covid-19 pandemic from April 2020 session onwards.
The school is successful in enforcing 100 percent participation
from the students.
Our Continuous Learning Plan (CLP) is designed in a manner
that it meets the requirements from the Central Board of
School Education (CBSE). The plan is designed to keep the
student engagement intact and aims to provide new learning
experiences to students and offer them multiple opportunities
as well as the teachers to engage with one another through
learning and socio-emotional connections. It is expected that
the parents, students and teachers will play a big role in
implementing the plan and make it a complete success.

 

CWS CONTINUOUS LEARNING PLAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

SL NO.	TOPIC
1	INTRODUCTION
2	SCHOOL-ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
3	STUDENT-ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
4	FAMILY – ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
5	GENERAL GUIDANCE FOR TEACHERS
6	SUGGESTED TIME FRAMES

 

INTRODUCTION

Capt. William’s School is fully committed to support students,
parents and staff during this unprecedented time of school
closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic. I would whole-heartedly
like to thank the following members of our CWS staff who have
worked tirelessly despite many personal problems arising out
because of the pandemic. These people’s unending support to
create Continuous Learning Plan representing the various areas
of learning students in CWS received during a regular academic
day is something which the school can be proud of. The
members of CWS Continuous Learning Task Force includes:

1. Mrs Reshma Chetry – Vice Principal
2. Mr Jayanta Das – TGT
3. Mr Monowar Hussain Choudhury – TGT
4. Miss Suchitra Newar – TGT
5. Mr Biswajit Chakraborty – TGT

The CWS CLP intends to help and support students, parents and
teachers in the provision of voluntary educational experiences
during the closure of school. The plan involves flexibility for
parents by offering 5 half-days of instruction per week.
Implementation of this plan requires collaboration and support,
flexibility and communication among staff, students and
parents. It is however known to all that students, teachers and
parents will have to face a variety of challenges during the period of pandemic, but if all stakeholders work hard unitedly,
then the plan will achieve 100% success.

The CLP is a structured approach which will be implemented
from April 2020 and will continue until physical classes
resumes.

STAY SAFE AND TAKE CARE

 

Mrs Debzanie Momin
Principal
Capt. William’s School
Tura, Meghalaya

 

SCHOOL – ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

CONTINUOUS LEARNING TASK FORCE	Create and distribute work for CLP Support administrators, teachers, students and parents as we implement it Coordinate professional learning for teachers to assist in their use of digital learning platforms Monitor and adjust the plan as it is implemented
TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT	Provide support to staff regarding devices and connectivity Check for parents that may require assistance
PRINCIPAL/VICE PRINCIPAL	Monitor the development and provision of educational experiences being provided by teachers Support students and other stakeholders as we work within a digital learning platform  Assist teachers in the implementation of CLP Coordinate and facilitate staff professional learning
CORE CLASSROOM TEACHERS	 Collaborate with other members Use NCERT Curriculum Promote student engagements through offering of at least one/two “live interaction” per week Offer office hours for all stakeholders Communicate with students/parents Provide feedback to students
RELATED ART/PE/CCA TEACHERS	Provide weekly activities that could be completed offline being mindful of the resources Collaborate to determine how to share the information with students and parents Promote student engagement by offering at least one “live classes” per week. Offer office hours for all stakeholders Use NCERT curriculum and resources.
ELECTIVE TEACHERS AT CWS	Collaborate with other team members to determine priority of content and design through distant learning experiences. Use NCERT curriculum and resources Promote student engagement by offering at least one “live classes” per week Offer office hours for all stakeholders
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS	Communicate regularly with students or classroom teachers for whom they share subjects Provide voluntary educational experiences that supports students’ continuous learning Use NCERT Curriculum and resources Communicate regularly with supported students and parents Promote student engagements through the offering of at least one “live classes” per week Offer office hour for all stakeholders
READING AND MATH INTERVENTION TEACHERS	Communicate regularly with students and parents Use NCERT Curriculum and resources Provide voluntary supplementary educational activities Promote student engagements through the offering of at least one “live classes” per week Offer office hours for all stakeholders
SCHOOL COUNSELLORS	Serve as a communication liaison with students and parents Provide resources for students and parents to support them while they are away from school Offer office hours for all stakeholders
EXTENDED LEARNING PROGRAMME	Communicate regularly with students, teachers and parents Provide supplementary educational activities for students Use NCERT Curriculum and resources Promote student engagement through at least one “live classes” per week Offer office hours for all stakeholders
HEALTHCARE EMPLOYEES	Consultation with parents of students who have chronic medical needs Record keeping of all students with medical needs Keep a regular check on every students’ health and mental well-being
STUDENT SUPPORT FACILITATORS	Use NCERT curriculum and resources Communicate regularly with students and parents Complete associate evaluations
ASSOCIATES	Collaborate with teachers to support and enhance voluntary educational experiences for students Support building needs under the direction of the Principal and Vice Principal

STUDENT – ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establish daily time-tables for engaging in educational experiences
• Identify a space at home where the student can work effectively and successfully
• Practice and follow digital skills. Safe, ethical and legal use of technology is the school’s and students’ responsibility. Users are expected to advocate and practice:

1. Rules of the institution
2. Etiquette, standards and conduct
3. Personal safety, security, knowledge of digital footprint
4. Legal and ethical behavior
5. Intellectual property, copyright and plagiarism
   

• Monitor digital platforms used by the teachers
• Engage in all learning with academic honesty
• Engage with the teachers using their office hours to ask questions and receive feedbacks
• Communicate proactively with the teachers if one needs academic support

FOR ANY QUERIES RELATED TO:	CONTACT
A course, educational experience or resources	The relevant teacher
A technology related problem	The relevant teacher or technology related person
A personal academic or socio-emotional concern	The relevant teacher or assigned counselor
Other issues related to distance learning	The school Principal/Vice Principal

PARENTS – ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establishing routines and expectations
• Defining physical space for engagements in various activities for the child
• Monitoring communications
• Helping the child in educational experiences
• Encouraging physical activity
• To check the child on stress and worry related issues
• Monitoring the time spent on online work

FOR ANY QUERIES RELATED TO:	CONTACT
A course or resources	The relevant teacher
A technology related issues	Technical person from the school
A personal academic or socio emotional concern	The relevant teacher
Other issues related to online learning	The school Principal/Vice Principal

GENERAL GUIDANCE FOR TEACHERS

IMPLEMENTATION DATE	APRIL 2020
GRADING AND FEEDBACK	AS PER CBSE GUIDELINES
OFFLINE WORK	PROJECTS AND ASSIGNMENTS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE MOVING OUT OF THE RESIDENTIAL COMPLEXES
INSTRUCTIONS	Online classes will be conducted Monday to Friday for all the classes Teachers should not put much burden on the students as regards their lessons Follow CBSE guidelines of alternative curriculum Collaborate with colleagues
ONLINE TEACHING	Use school supported online platforms such as Next Learning Platform by Next Education, Google Classroom, Zoom, Online textbooks, etc.
ENVIRONMENT	100% students have internet connectivity but sometimes with poor connectivity
WEEKLY CONTINUOUS PLANS	To be prepared and implemented by teachers on a weekly basis
LIVE LECTURE GUIDELINES	Students to be seated in an area conducive to learning Maintain class etiquette Follow roles and responsibilities
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT	LIVE CLASSES Conduction of online PA Tests Conduction of online Unit/Weekly Tests Summer/Winter project works Participating in online competitions
ASSESSMENT	Online conduction of PA Tests Online conduction of Unit Tests (small objective based questions) Summer/Winter Projects and Assignments
PLANNING AND COMMUNICATION	Online Learning To Be Provided To Students Monday To Friday Training programmes for teachers Meetings to be held as and when necessary Respond to parents’ queries within 24 hours Follow principal’s guidelines
CLP TASK FORCE	To meet once a week for 1 hour
LEARNING	Learning To Mainly Focus On Language, Math And Science To Maintain Current Skills And Build Knowledge Students Can Have Both Live Interaction And Recorded Direct Instruction And Independent Practice Teachers will provide recorded online learning sessions that will be made available to students to watch any time Teachers to provide feedbacks The primary tools for communication between teachers and parents and students will be NLP, Whatsapp and Google Classroom

SUGGESTED TIME FRAMES FOR LEARNING BOTH RECORDED DIRECT INSTRUCTION AND INDEPENDENT LEARNING

MONDAY