Our school is a Title 1 school, meaning that the majority of our kids come from households with earnings below the identified poverty line. The COVID Pandemic has affected our district significantly and my virtual students are pretty typical of those in every medium-sized rural middle school across the southeast. I have a great mix of students: athletes, academics, gamers, artists, techies, and musicians - and this is what makes my classes great! But these varying interests, along with social media, technology, athletics, and sleep, provide strong competition for the attention of our students - especially in the virtual English/Language Arts setting.
My virtual kiddos are missing the social aspects of going to school each day, but are also missing out on relevant and meaningful learning experiences typically provided in the traditional, Face-to-Face environment.
My Project
The COVID-19 Pandemic hit everyone, especially school children, very hard. In a rush to implement virtual learning programs for our students, the need for teachers to find relevant, interesting, and quality supplemental materials for online teaching was a significant struggle. Many teachers found themselves doing what they always do and coming out of their own pockets to purchase materials, subscriptions, or access to specific resources.
In my search for quality supplemental materials, I came across Study.com and found it met the needs of my students and classes perfectly!
The ability to design lessons and access videos, application resources, and pre- and post- assessments made the transition to virtual manageable. Moving forward, we will be keeping our virtual program and I will continue teaching 7th, 8th, & 9th grade English.
More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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