You can help U-32 move to safe outdoor learning by donating few dollars to purchase milk crates that serve as flexible, washable storage, portable “desks” and seating. WHY? U-32’s teachers and staff are finding creative ways to bring our students safely back to school, and they need our community’s help! At the reopened campus of… … Keep Reading
Resilient, restructuring, resourceful — the 3 R’s of learning have certainly changed during the period of remote learning and made new skills the center of our teachers’ work. Perhaps everyone who has found themselves suddenly working in such new circumstances may be struck by the time warp of the StayHome period — tasks take longer,… … Keep Reading
by Erica Zimmerman When schools dismissed in March to allow all adults and children to follow the governor’s “Stay Home, Stay Safe” emergency orders, only the buildings closed. Teachers, parents and students all had to open their minds and toolboxes to find new ways to reach each other. For some, it was a daily struggle… … Keep Reading
by Sarah Kinter East Montpelier Elementary School has always played an important role as a connector for our community. The Coronavirus, which caused the closure of our schools in March, has not diminished this vital function. While much of the time and energy of our teachers and students has been absorbed by online instruction, there… … Keep Reading
by Erica Zimmerman With this Spring 2020 issue, Washington Central Friends of Education relaunches this e-newsletter just in time to document a historic challenge to our communities and schools — the period of remote learning during the Covid-19 Crisis. Back in 1992 Washington Central Friends of Education (WCFE) began Bus Stop Conversations to keep our… … Keep Reading
by Erica Zimmerman We have all long known that libraries are the shared heart and hub for learning in schools. But even the librarians in our schools were surprised at the extent to which that role grew during the remote learning period this spring. I recently joined a staff meeting of Washington Central librarians —… … Keep Reading
I never imagined that I would end my career teaching my students from my home. When I started this job we didn’t have computers and even calculators were not normally used. We printed all the material we gave students using a mimeograph machine. Now I spend my weeks making youtube videos to teach lessons and… … Keep Reading