Teaching and Learning Requirements by Model
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Full Return Model
Full return requires a return to full instructional hours as per the school’s pre-pandemic schedule. Any adjustments made to accommodate transition times (staggered arrivals and departures, breaks, lunch, etc.) shall be implemented without reducing instructional time or subjects taught.
Partial Return Model
Partial return requires a return to full instructional hours, ensuring a minimum of 50% face-to-face learning (with the remaining offset by distance learning), as per the school’s pre-pandemic schedule. Any adjustments made to accommodate transition times (staggered arrivals and departures, breaks, lunch, etc.) shall be implemented without reducing instructional time or subjects taught.
Schools who are unable to accommodate 100% capacity may choose one of the partial return model options in Figure 2.
Full Distance Learning for Temporary Closures/Authorized Students
Full distance learning for authorized students and temporary closures requires a return to full instructional hours, ensuring a minimum of 50% synchronous learning (with the remaining offset by asynchronous learning), as per the school’s pre-pandemic schedule. The distance learning schedule shall be implemented without reducing instructional time or subjects taught.
Synchronous learning refers to distance learning that happens “live” or in real time. It involves a teacher and a student/students interacting at the same time in a shared video or audio session, allowing for on-the-spot feedback and communication between participants. Synchronous learning sessions do not imply continuous interaction throughout and may be interspersed with breaks and breakout moments for “offline” individual and group work before reconvening.
Asynchronous learning refers to distance learning that happens where a teacher and a student are interacting at different times, i.e. not in “real-time”. For example, a teacher records a video and uploads it to a platform. This video can then be accessed by any student from anywhere at anytime, without the student having to connect with the teacher in “live” fashion.
The schools distance learning provision shall offer different teaching and learning modes including (not limited to) live streaming, live chat, recorded live classes for playback, pre-recorded classes, independent work packages, group and partner sessions, offline project-based work, etc.
Schools shall inform parents of what distance learning entails and the different modes by which it is delivered.