So, the Chicago Teachers Union has decided to defy City Hall. Members are bucking the Chicago Public Schools’ plan to gradually open schools for PreK-8 students and provide parents the choice of their children returning to school or continuing to learn remotely. CTU continues its sad conduct, allowing children and working families to bear the brunt of the pandemic for…
Tag: Teaching During COVID-19
The School Reopening Push Will Cost Lives Without Helping Children
As a parent, I’m terrified for my child. As a teacher, I fear for my own life and the lives of my students and their families. No one can teach or learn from the grave.
Madres de Chicago Hablan en Serio acerca de Aprendizaje Remoto
Ayer, dos madres de las Empacadoras hablaron a la Junta de Educación acerca de las realidades de aprendizaje remoto para muchos estudiantes. Puede escuchar toda la reunion aquí, pero es mucho tiempo. Los testimonios de las madres están abajo. De Consuelo Martinez, madre de una estudiante de Back of the Yards College Prep: Mi nombre es Consuelo Martinez. Soy madre…
Twitter Sure Had a Lot to Say About the CPS Reopening Plan
Yesterday, city leaders announced plans to reopen Chicago Public Schools after winter break. The current CPS reopening plan is for students in pre-k and special education cluster programs to return January 11. Students in grades K-8 could join them in school buildings on February 1. All families will be able to continue remote learning if they prefer. Elementary and middle…
Coming Thursday: Hope and Healing for Pandemic Learning
It’s a rough time for families here in Chicago. The current spike in Covid-19 cases has put on hold the Chicago Public Schools’ plan to allow preschoolers back to in-person learning for second quarter. Parents are juggling work and finances while trying to help their young children learn. To offer some hope and light in the midst of these struggles,…
Those CPS Air Purifiers Are A Cheap Solution
While you weren’t paying attention to local news yesterday, Chicago Public Schools announced they are spending $8.5 million to put an air purifier in each of their 20,000 classrooms. The district conducted its own inspection to ensure every classroom had access to either a working window or mechanically ventilated air supply and exhaust. So here’s the filter I’m using to…
Raise Your Hand Calls on Board of Education to Let Go of ‘Normal’ and Innovate For Chicago Kids
Families are demanding the Chicago Board of Education develop a more flexible, innovative and approach to remote learning. They want to be collaborative partners with the district in shaping kids’ learning through these unusual and tough times.
Here’s How Christopher House Continues to Refine Remote Learning
Learning, whether in-person or virtual, is most successful when students are active and engaged. The transition to e-learning has made student engagement in learning particularly difficult. But at Christopher House, our unique model of personalized education for students, coupled with immersive supports for the entire family, is showing success, with a remarkable 95% average daily attendance during remote learning. The…