On this page, you will find:
- copies of previous updates I've posted on the Yukon Education situation during the class suspension for the COVID 19 epidemic
- general information for Yukoners and Canadians during this epidemic (including but not limited to: embedded articles, links, YouTube Playlists and a Flipboard digital magazine)
- information shared with the public by Yukon Education (either links or PDF copies of letters)
General Information about COVID 19 for Yukoners / Canadians
I cannot stress this strongly enough - please consider bookmarking the links found at the buttons below. They will be your go-to sources of information. Please keep in mind that there is a significant amount of misinformation on social media right now, much of it driven by fear and uncertainty. I would ask of my students's parents and guardians the same thing that I require of the students themselves - be savvy about where and from whom you get your information and think carefully about what you share, with whom you share it, how you share it and why you share it. Right now misapprehensions are spreading, it would seem, as far and as fast as the virus, if not more so.
The COVID 19 Federal Gov of Canada site also has an app that you can download to your personal device. It has a lot of the tools and information available on the site, will take less data than navigating the site on your personal device and unlike following this information in posted on social media, comes without the commentary.
I have collected some information that is specifically related to the health implications of COVID 19 on the Dear Parents and Students: Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies, Healthy Learners subpage of this site.
Coronavirus
On 31 December 2019, WHO was informed of a cluster of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. WHO is closely monitoring this event and is in active communication with counterparts in China.
Please note: I am (obviously) not a medical professional.
Although I have gathered information as a means of modelling the process of seeking out, analyzing the authenticity and accuracy of information, then sorting and sharing that information (skills that are covered in all English curricula as part of research skills), I want to be clear:
when in any doubt whatsoever about your health or the health of your family,
CONTACT A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL.
Nothing I share is intended to substitute for medical advice or medical care from your health care provider.
Although I have gathered information as a means of modelling the process of seeking out, analyzing the authenticity and accuracy of information, then sorting and sharing that information (skills that are covered in all English curricula as part of research skills), I want to be clear:
when in any doubt whatsoever about your health or the health of your family,
CONTACT A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL.
Nothing I share is intended to substitute for medical advice or medical care from your health care provider.
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This embedded link takes you to a site called Flipboard where I have curated a collection of articles related to the current COVID 19 epidemic.
Please note that I have worked hard to ensure the accuracy of the articles I have saved to this digital magazine, but be sure to check the dates of publication and to read carefully - some articles are specific to the Yukon, or to Canada, but some are international or American but contain valuable information.
The embedded playlist below is a series of videos called "Ask the Doctors" curated by CBC's The National.
"Canada's top infectious disease doctors answer your questions about COVID-19. Have a question? Email COVID@cbc.ca (Subject line "The National")" |
This is a COVID 19 playlist that I have curated on YouTube. I have included not only COVID 19 information but other videos that talk about other pandemics, the science of virus etc. that may also be of interest. I have added all of the CBC North-Yukon press briefing videos and will try to keep adding them as we go along.
The embedded playlist below is a series of videos called "Ask an Expert" curated by CBC News.
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Learning is not only something that happens at school
It's true that students won't be following a regular, in-school class schedule for the remainder of the 2019/2020 academic year.
But that doesn't mean that there are not other opportunities for learning while they are sheltering in place.
There are loads of ways that day-to-day activities can be part of applying things they've learned in school.
English: journalling, writing emails to friends and family, reading news coverage, researching a topic they are interested in, reading for enjoyment, having conversations with family, listening and telling stories with/to family members or online to those who do not live with them, creating vlog or podcast recordings of what it is like to experience sheltering in place, making sure they are aware of fact vs opinion in coverage of current events, give a review of a game or a film/show they've watched to the rest of the household. Other languages (French, Southern Tutchone, Gwit'chin) the same kinds of activities but with practicing/incorporating vocabulary and speaking in those languages, create a COVID 19 Guide in their language of choice, try to watch/read at least one news or entertainment item a day in their second/third language - there are videos of Yukon First Nations Storytellers available online!. (Day to day activities - being online, social media connections, watching the news, engaging in entertainment activities, conversations and communication.)
Socials: reading news coverage about the pandemic and then researching or learning about other pandemics, comparing fact vs. opinion in current event coverage and sharing their observations with other people in the household, documenting their personal experience in photographs, vlogs, videos, or podcasts to add to the available primary source repository of what is an international even that will go down in history, learning about the government of the country/territory so that they have a better understanding of why some decisions are being made and who makes them (i.e. understanding the difference between Public Health vs. Civil States of Emergency) or learning a bit about the economics of what is happening, consider and discuss the impacts of the virus on different parts of society (i.e. Indigenous people, rural vs. urban populations, the elderly, the homeless, etc.) (Day to day activities - being online, social media connections, watching the news)
Math: learn about the financial impact of this situation, do some cooking and baking (recipes involve math, chemistry and nutrition, so this is a great learning opportunity), critically interpret graphs, statistics and models being presented in the news based on things they've learned about mode/median/mean, help with budget planning and review of spending (Day to day activities - being online, social media connections, watching the news, cooking, shopping)
Science: learn about COVID 19 and other viruses, about contagion etc, track the weather during this time (again, primary source for later generations ---- did you know that weather forecasting is currently less accurate because a lot of data used to track and predict weather is gathered by airplanes in flight?), learn about the chemistry of baking, or the chemistry of sanitization, learn about the workplace of the health care professionals that are working to keep us healthy and safe (Day to day activities - being online, social media connections, watching the news, hygiene practices, cooking, getting outside.)
Physical Education, Health and Wellness: journal or log physical activity on the land and/or take up a new physical activity, track physical wellness, learn about and practice self-care strategies like breathing exercises, stretching, mindfulness and other self-care and reflect on the impacts on day-to-day while sheltering in place, hold an online physical fitness game with friends, go out on the land for a hike and document the walk via video or photos and then record things like exertion levels, etc., plan a meal with a goal for meeting particular nutrition goals as per the Canadian Food Guide, (Day to day activities - getting outside, social media connections, personal physical, hygiene and emotional self-care)
Art: take photographs and play with editing tools, take videos, if you have arts supplies draw, paint, sculpt, do found-material art projects and document and share them, design a COVID 19 Survive and Thrive Mascot, when making meals engage in artful plating and take pics of the results (food is so many things! - art, nutrition, science, math, social communication of care), decorate the house, try a new hobby/craft (Day to day activities - getting outside, social media connections, entertainment, crafting)
Applied Design, Skills and Technologies (ADST) & Experiential Learning: if there are simple repairs to be done/being done around the house, have students help out, get out on the land, hike, look for tracks, review First Aid training, if you have a workshop at home have students do some work in the shop, or have them start a hands-on interest project, look for DIY projects online for household items, have students plan a trip around the Yukon for when Shelter in Place requirements are lifted, if a student can sew , do woodwork, or metal work, consider making something new for the house or their room, if a student is missing drama, they could create their own daily news cast and record it, or create a fun video and share it, play charades as a family, if you have the space or can get somewhere where few other people will come across you (without interacting with others) make a lunch-on-the-land family outing. (Day to day activities - getting outside, social media connections, entertainment, crafting)
But that doesn't mean that there are not other opportunities for learning while they are sheltering in place.
There are loads of ways that day-to-day activities can be part of applying things they've learned in school.
English: journalling, writing emails to friends and family, reading news coverage, researching a topic they are interested in, reading for enjoyment, having conversations with family, listening and telling stories with/to family members or online to those who do not live with them, creating vlog or podcast recordings of what it is like to experience sheltering in place, making sure they are aware of fact vs opinion in coverage of current events, give a review of a game or a film/show they've watched to the rest of the household. Other languages (French, Southern Tutchone, Gwit'chin) the same kinds of activities but with practicing/incorporating vocabulary and speaking in those languages, create a COVID 19 Guide in their language of choice, try to watch/read at least one news or entertainment item a day in their second/third language - there are videos of Yukon First Nations Storytellers available online!. (Day to day activities - being online, social media connections, watching the news, engaging in entertainment activities, conversations and communication.)
Socials: reading news coverage about the pandemic and then researching or learning about other pandemics, comparing fact vs. opinion in current event coverage and sharing their observations with other people in the household, documenting their personal experience in photographs, vlogs, videos, or podcasts to add to the available primary source repository of what is an international even that will go down in history, learning about the government of the country/territory so that they have a better understanding of why some decisions are being made and who makes them (i.e. understanding the difference between Public Health vs. Civil States of Emergency) or learning a bit about the economics of what is happening, consider and discuss the impacts of the virus on different parts of society (i.e. Indigenous people, rural vs. urban populations, the elderly, the homeless, etc.) (Day to day activities - being online, social media connections, watching the news)
Math: learn about the financial impact of this situation, do some cooking and baking (recipes involve math, chemistry and nutrition, so this is a great learning opportunity), critically interpret graphs, statistics and models being presented in the news based on things they've learned about mode/median/mean, help with budget planning and review of spending (Day to day activities - being online, social media connections, watching the news, cooking, shopping)
Science: learn about COVID 19 and other viruses, about contagion etc, track the weather during this time (again, primary source for later generations ---- did you know that weather forecasting is currently less accurate because a lot of data used to track and predict weather is gathered by airplanes in flight?), learn about the chemistry of baking, or the chemistry of sanitization, learn about the workplace of the health care professionals that are working to keep us healthy and safe (Day to day activities - being online, social media connections, watching the news, hygiene practices, cooking, getting outside.)
Physical Education, Health and Wellness: journal or log physical activity on the land and/or take up a new physical activity, track physical wellness, learn about and practice self-care strategies like breathing exercises, stretching, mindfulness and other self-care and reflect on the impacts on day-to-day while sheltering in place, hold an online physical fitness game with friends, go out on the land for a hike and document the walk via video or photos and then record things like exertion levels, etc., plan a meal with a goal for meeting particular nutrition goals as per the Canadian Food Guide, (Day to day activities - getting outside, social media connections, personal physical, hygiene and emotional self-care)
Art: take photographs and play with editing tools, take videos, if you have arts supplies draw, paint, sculpt, do found-material art projects and document and share them, design a COVID 19 Survive and Thrive Mascot, when making meals engage in artful plating and take pics of the results (food is so many things! - art, nutrition, science, math, social communication of care), decorate the house, try a new hobby/craft (Day to day activities - getting outside, social media connections, entertainment, crafting)
Applied Design, Skills and Technologies (ADST) & Experiential Learning: if there are simple repairs to be done/being done around the house, have students help out, get out on the land, hike, look for tracks, review First Aid training, if you have a workshop at home have students do some work in the shop, or have them start a hands-on interest project, look for DIY projects online for household items, have students plan a trip around the Yukon for when Shelter in Place requirements are lifted, if a student can sew , do woodwork, or metal work, consider making something new for the house or their room, if a student is missing drama, they could create their own daily news cast and record it, or create a fun video and share it, play charades as a family, if you have the space or can get somewhere where few other people will come across you (without interacting with others) make a lunch-on-the-land family outing. (Day to day activities - getting outside, social media connections, entertainment, crafting)
From Yukon Education
Below I have embedded two documents from Yukon Education regarding the current suspension of classes due to COVID 19.
My website is created using Weebly and the service that provider uses to embed documents is Scribd.
Note: you do NOT need to download Scrbd or to download the documents from the Scrbd windows here.
I use this as a way to allow documents to be visible on the webpage. But I put a file download link directly below the Scrbd window in the event that you'd like to download a copy.
My website is created using Weebly and the service that provider uses to embed documents is Scribd.
Note: you do NOT need to download Scrbd or to download the documents from the Scrbd windows here.
I use this as a way to allow documents to be visible on the webpage. But I put a file download link directly below the Scrbd window in the event that you'd like to download a copy.
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Previous COVID 19 Updates from the main page of this site
This update was posted at 5:30pm, Thursday April 2nd, 2020
Well, this certainly wasn't the return after Spring Break I was planning when I said goodbye to my students on March 13th.
Although it's been just under three weeks, it feels much, much longer.
We are in strange new waters trying to navigate a journey through a new reality, and the first thing that I want to let all of my students' parents, guardians, families and friends know is that they are in our thoughts and hearts. I am hoping that all of you are safe and healthy. I am hoping that while you are complying with orders for social distancing, self-isolation or quarantine as directed by Yukon's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Branden Hanley, you are also taking care of your mental and emotional health. It is entirely understandable to be experiencing high levels of stress/anxiety these days. Our entire community and the world around us has changed dramatically, and uncertainty is challenging at the best of times.
The next thing that I want to make clear to you is that teachers ARE back to work. As planned, we returned to work from the Spring Break on March 30th, 2020. What is, of course, different, is that where we are working and what we are doing is not entirely what we had anticipated it would be when we left school on Friday the 13th.
So, what HAVE I been doing this week in terms of work related to education?
At the moment, I am waiting to hear back on some particular tools that I want and hope to use as we move forward, however that may look. Right now, as you can read in the article below, we are not quite sure how that will roll out. Right now, in essence, we are trying to plan for flexibility.
What can you expect in the next week or so?
Please note that at the moment, teachers do not have many more answers than parents do - Yukon Education is working diligently in partnership with Yukon Leadership and the CMOH Office as well as in their internal teams to put in place as varied and flexible a plan as they can in this two week window. They, like the rest of us, however, are constrained by the fact that the face of this epidemic changes quickly, and Yukon Leadership and the CMOH are trying to balance the immediate and mid-range needs and concerns of so many areas of Yukon life, from the economy to education, from public health to individual health, from technology to trades, for people of all ages, occupations and walks of like.
Right now, teachers, like all of you, are working to shelter in place, to take good care of our physical, emotional and mental health, and to manage our work lives when our homes have suddenly also become our workplaces.
I truly believe that we will get through this and that the way we will do so is to get through it together.
Although it's been just under three weeks, it feels much, much longer.
We are in strange new waters trying to navigate a journey through a new reality, and the first thing that I want to let all of my students' parents, guardians, families and friends know is that they are in our thoughts and hearts. I am hoping that all of you are safe and healthy. I am hoping that while you are complying with orders for social distancing, self-isolation or quarantine as directed by Yukon's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Branden Hanley, you are also taking care of your mental and emotional health. It is entirely understandable to be experiencing high levels of stress/anxiety these days. Our entire community and the world around us has changed dramatically, and uncertainty is challenging at the best of times.
The next thing that I want to make clear to you is that teachers ARE back to work. As planned, we returned to work from the Spring Break on March 30th, 2020. What is, of course, different, is that where we are working and what we are doing is not entirely what we had anticipated it would be when we left school on Friday the 13th.
So, what HAVE I been doing this week in terms of work related to education?
- Our Administrators held staff meetings on Zoom! to speak to us about directives thus far from Yukon Education, to ask us about our concerns and our ideas.
- I have been brushing up on the various tech tools that I use now and have used in the past so that in the event that we do not return to the brick-and-mortar buildings of our schools, I will be prepared to provide materials and learning tasks to students that they can complete and submit digitally.
- I have been compiling questions and seeking answers (or leaving them with people who will ask further up the line of authority) about how we might address diverse needs of students, including those who might have limited access to technology. We do not yet have answers on that front, but I can tell you that the Dept and the PCSS Administrators are aware of these concerns and are working to address them for teachers, students and families.
- I have been connecting with my fellow educators, including Educational Assistants about how we might be able to work together remotely and what we want to ensure we are able to do for our students.
- I have been researching materials, resources and tools that I can access and leverage for my students.
- I, like you, have been keeping up with the news, and working hard to ensure that I'm informed from accurate, trustworthy sources on the ways in which this epidemic is impacting life in the Yukon, across Canada and around the world.
At the moment, I am waiting to hear back on some particular tools that I want and hope to use as we move forward, however that may look. Right now, as you can read in the article below, we are not quite sure how that will roll out. Right now, in essence, we are trying to plan for flexibility.
What can you expect in the next week or so?
- I will be sending out an email based on the email addresses the school student information system (Aspen) has on file. If you are unsure whether or not your email address is up to date, or you need to change it or add an alternate, please contact the office at the school by telephone or by email (you may need to call to find out which email address to use, because I'm not sure who is checking / doing what from home).
- I will be updating the section of this website called Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies, Healthy Learners with information and links related to COVID 19 that I have doubled checked for accuracy.
- I will be asking parents/guardians if they would like to be added to their child's/ward's Google Classroom (more information about that in an upcoming email). This will require that the email address in the Aspen system is correct.
- I will be posting documents that are a sort of handbook for finding, accessing and using the digital tools I commonly use in my classroom and will be using either remotely or in class moving forward.
- I will be reviewing/evaluating the work that I have from students thus far
- I will be looking at the curriculum for each course to identify the priority Curricular Content and Competencies we will focus on for the remainder of the school year; I will be engaging in this process with the input of my colleagues/English Language Arts Dept Head and with consideration for ensuring students are prepared for their educational journey next academic year.
- I will be creating and distributing a survey to gather information on what resources students/families have available while they shelter in place in the event that we do not return to the physical classroom, either on April 15th, 2020 or later in the spring.
- I will continue to seek out and explore the features of tools and materials that will support the learning of my students.
- I will continue to update this website and its subpages to provide access to as much accurate and current information as I can to help parents/guardians and kids/wards feel some sense of confidence that they are being kept in the loop.
Please note that at the moment, teachers do not have many more answers than parents do - Yukon Education is working diligently in partnership with Yukon Leadership and the CMOH Office as well as in their internal teams to put in place as varied and flexible a plan as they can in this two week window. They, like the rest of us, however, are constrained by the fact that the face of this epidemic changes quickly, and Yukon Leadership and the CMOH are trying to balance the immediate and mid-range needs and concerns of so many areas of Yukon life, from the economy to education, from public health to individual health, from technology to trades, for people of all ages, occupations and walks of like.
Right now, teachers, like all of you, are working to shelter in place, to take good care of our physical, emotional and mental health, and to manage our work lives when our homes have suddenly also become our workplaces.
I truly believe that we will get through this and that the way we will do so is to get through it together.
Yukon schools plan for distance education as classrooms stay empty | CBC News
Yukon education officials are still trying to figure out what to do about the rest of the school year - but say it's unlikely that students will be back in classrooms this spring. Right now, classes are suspended until Apr. 15 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
KEY POINT:
Although teachers are working, students are NOT expected to be doing school work between now and April 15th.
Teachers are working behind the scenes so that we are prepared to once again be offering learning opportunities, content, materials, resources and tools as of April 15th.
Although teachers are working, students are NOT expected to be doing school work between now and April 15th.
Teachers are working behind the scenes so that we are prepared to once again be offering learning opportunities, content, materials, resources and tools as of April 15th.
This update was posted at 5:30pm, April 15th, 2020
Hello Students and Parents/Guardians -
Thank you to those of you who have responded to/completed and submitted the Google Forms survey that was sent to your email-on-file. The information will be very useful to help me make further plans as we move forward into next week.
IF you have not yet completed the survey, please look for the emails. If you have not yet seen them in your inbox it might be because of one of two reasons:
(a) The email went to your spam folder - please check and then add sender to safe list so that you get emails that I send from within Aspen (our student information system)
(b) the email address that PCSS Main Office has on file for you in Apsen may not be one that is current or that you can currently access.
If that is the case, please send your most current accurate contact information to jackie.graham@gov.yk.ca
If you simply missed the emails in the flurry of things you've been dealing with lately, I understand, but I would respectfully ask you to please find the email and follow the link to complete the survey. The more information I have the better I will be able to support my students from a distance.
Thank you!
So, what HAVE I been doing this week in terms of work related to education?
At the moment, I am still waiting to hear back on some particular tools that I want and hope to use as we move forward, however that may look. Yukon Education is currently swamped with teacher, administration and parent requests, and they are doing their best but timelines for responses are longer than usual. They are working hard. Please be patient with all of us.
What can you expect in the next week or so?
Please note that Yukon Education is continues to work diligently in partnership with Yukon Leadership and the CMOH Office as well as in their internal teams to put in place as varied and flexible a plan as they can for our students. This is a unique and sudden change and people are working hard, and timelines may be longer than is comfortable. They, like the rest of us,, are constrained by the fact that the face of this epidemic changes quickly, and Yukon Leadership and the CMOH are trying to balance the immediate and mid-range needs and concerns of so many areas of Yukon life, from the economy to education, from public health to individual health, from technology to trades, for people of all ages, occupations and walks of like.
Thank you to those of you who have worked hard to shelter in place. This is a challenging time, and many people are stressed, anxious, confused and frustrated. All of these feelings are understandable.
I truly believe that we will get through this and that the way we will do so is to get through it together.
Thank you to those of you who have responded to/completed and submitted the Google Forms survey that was sent to your email-on-file. The information will be very useful to help me make further plans as we move forward into next week.
IF you have not yet completed the survey, please look for the emails. If you have not yet seen them in your inbox it might be because of one of two reasons:
(a) The email went to your spam folder - please check and then add sender to safe list so that you get emails that I send from within Aspen (our student information system)
(b) the email address that PCSS Main Office has on file for you in Apsen may not be one that is current or that you can currently access.
If that is the case, please send your most current accurate contact information to jackie.graham@gov.yk.ca
If you simply missed the emails in the flurry of things you've been dealing with lately, I understand, but I would respectfully ask you to please find the email and follow the link to complete the survey. The more information I have the better I will be able to support my students from a distance.
Thank you!
So, what HAVE I been doing this week in terms of work related to education?
- Our Administrators have continued to have regular meetings with us to keep us up to date.
- I have been compiling questions and seeking answers (or leaving them with people who will ask further up the line of authority) about how we might address diverse needs of students, including those who might have limited access to technology. We do not yet have answers on that front, but I can tell you that the Dept and the PCSS Administrators are aware of these concerns and are working to address them for teachers, students and families.
- I have continued to connect with my fellow educators, including Educational Assistants about how we might be able to work together remotely and what we want to ensure we are able to do for our students.
- I have continued to research materials, resources and tools that I can access and leverage for my students.
- I, like you, have been keeping up with the news, and working hard to ensure that I'm informed from accurate, trustworthy sources on the ways in which this epidemic is impacting life in the Yukon, across Canada and around the world.
- I have created a new subpage of this website, COVID 19 Information with information specific to the current COVID 19 epidemic, including links to YouTube playlists and a Flipboard magazine, as well as archived messages from this page. I have also updated the Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies = Health Learners subpage.
- I have added the Digital Handbook PDF to this website (see below). This provides instructions on how students should be accessing their Rapid Identity Portal from home.
- I have put an updated Remote Learning Schedule on this page - see below, on the Ms C's Schedule Tab
At the moment, I am still waiting to hear back on some particular tools that I want and hope to use as we move forward, however that may look. Yukon Education is currently swamped with teacher, administration and parent requests, and they are doing their best but timelines for responses are longer than usual. They are working hard. Please be patient with all of us.
What can you expect in the next week or so?
- I will be adding parents/guardians who have completed the survey and asked for access to their child's/ward's Google Classroom This will require that the email address in the Aspen system is correct.
- I will be sharing and explaining the Big Ideas we'll be working with in each course for the remainder of the semester. This information will be posted on the course subpages of this website and in the Google Classroom for each course.
- I will continue to seek out and explore the features of tools and materials that will support the learning of my students.
- I will set a schedule of "Check in / Tutorial" sessions, to be hosted on Zoom (application/website) for students for each course. I aim to do this twice a week for each course, during the time we would normally be in class, but for less time than a full period. More information on this will be posted on the course subpages of this site and in the Google Classroom for each course.
- I will continue to update this website and its subpages to provide access to as much accurate and current information as I can to help parents/guardians and kids/wards feel some sense of confidence that they are being kept in the loop.
Please note that Yukon Education is continues to work diligently in partnership with Yukon Leadership and the CMOH Office as well as in their internal teams to put in place as varied and flexible a plan as they can for our students. This is a unique and sudden change and people are working hard, and timelines may be longer than is comfortable. They, like the rest of us,, are constrained by the fact that the face of this epidemic changes quickly, and Yukon Leadership and the CMOH are trying to balance the immediate and mid-range needs and concerns of so many areas of Yukon life, from the economy to education, from public health to individual health, from technology to trades, for people of all ages, occupations and walks of like.
Thank you to those of you who have worked hard to shelter in place. This is a challenging time, and many people are stressed, anxious, confused and frustrated. All of these feelings are understandable.
I truly believe that we will get through this and that the way we will do so is to get through it together.
This video update was posted at 3:30pm PST, Monday, April 20th, 2020
This update was posted at 12:30pm PST, Tuesday, May 12th, 2020
Just a reminder to all parents and students of the following:
- Assignments are posted in the Google Classroom "Classwork" tab.
- Instructions for getting on to Google Classroom by using the Yukon Education Rapid Identity Portal are available below.
- Students can ask questions about specific assignments in Google Classroom. They can send a question to the teacher and include the whole class by putting their question or comment in the "Class Comment" field in the Assignment view, or they can use the Private Message function if they have a question that is relevant to their personal work on an assignment.
- General information about class work and Zoom meetings is posted in the "Stream" tab of the Google Classroom.
- Zoom Tutorial Check Ins are held once a week for each class.
- Times, invitation codes and passwords are available in Google Classroom and will NOT be posted here on the public page.
- Parents/guardians are welcome to sit in on Zoom meetings for the classes but the sessions are intended to be for student support.
- Students are not required to attend the Zoom sessions. I understand that many households are dealing with kids who are trying to juggle sharing internet connectivity and devices with adults and siblings also in the household.
- Most often, work is posted Monday or Tuesday and is due on Friday.
- Grade 10 and 11 classes may have longer assignments.
- New work will not be assigned after Friday, May 29th.
- The ABSOLUTE DEADLINE for any work a student wants evaluated and counted towards their achievement in a course is May 31st (11:59 pm). As of 12:01 am on June 1st, 2020, I will no longer be accepting work for evaluation.
- Teachers will be working on marking, creating report cards, and preparing their classrooms for final clean up during the summer for the last week and a bit that we are working.
- I do NOT intend to have my students write final exams; that means that the assignments/projects they are working on now are important.