H1N1 and Continuity of Learning
Some estimates indicate that H1N1 could infect half the U.S. population this fall and winter, which could lead to considerable classroom disruption and absenteeism.
Web Seminar: H1N1 and Continuity of Learning
Educators are doing what is necessary to plan for continuity of learning if the H1N1 flu virus causes high rates of student absences or school closures, but what happens when the students return to school? Students returning from lengthy, unplanned absences will have varied learning needs and gaps in what they have learned during their time away from school.
How can teachers at local school sites collaborate to plan for the return of students? What role does formative assessment play in determining returning students' learning needs? How will classroom instruction need to change to address their varying needs? And how should teachers manage those changes in a collaborative way so that they are supporting each other as professionals?
Join ASCD and John L. Brown, ASCD author and faculty member, for a one-hour Web seminar as we provide tips and tools to help educators address these questions.
U.S. Department of Education Recommendations
The recommendations, from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, detail steps school leaders can take, such as creating and distributing take-home assignments and using the Internet to post homework and other school communications, to ensure that learning continues.