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OCDE NEWSROOM
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5 ways school counselors are using technology to support students — plus a toolkit |
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With their campuses temporarily closed, school counselors across Orange County are embracing innovative ways to support the emotional wellbeing and academic success of students. “Since no one knows how long schools may be closed, or when the world may return to normal, all educators, including school counselors, must quickly adapt to this new virtual world,” says Luz Arellano, coordinator of K-12 school counseling for OCDE. “From what we are seeing in Orange County, we know they are successfully finding new ways to keep our students focused on learning while helping them maintain a positive outlook on the future.” |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/5-ways-school-counselors-are-using-technology-to-support-students-at-home/ |
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COVID-19 update: State superintendent says schools, districts should plan on student dismissals extending to summer |
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OCDE continues to track the latest developments related to the COVID-19 respiratory illness while working closely with partner agencies including the Orange County Health Care Agency and local school districts.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/coronavirus-update/ |
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SACRAMENTO BEE
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Coronavirus will keep California schools from reopening, state superintendent says |
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Schools in California will be unable to physically reopen this academic year due to concerns of the coronavirus, according to a letter from the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, who encouraged educators to pivot quickly to online as students are expected to shelter in place through May 1 and possibly beyond.
The state’s top education official, Tony Thurmond, sent the letter to district superintendents Tuesday, saying it “currently appears that our students will not be able to return to school campuses before the end of the school year.” |
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https://www.sacbee.com/news/coronavirus/article241666341.html |
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SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
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Bay Area school officials scramble to come up distance learning plans that work |
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With school out for at least another month and possibly through the summer, educators who haven’t begun distance learning plans are scrambling to do so as it becomes more apparent that the coronavirus pandemic isn’t going away anytime soon.
But many are facing the stark reality that teacher-student interaction will be limited in some cases to video lectures delivered from inside teachers’ homes or through a simple phone call. And that’s likely to lead to lowered expectations as instructors devise new grading systems while figuring out how to give lessons to large numbers of students without their own computers. |
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https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/01/school-officials-scramble-to-come-up-distance-learning-plans-that-work/ |
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Parents, relax about kids’ academics during COVID-19 crisis, Stanford educator says |
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With schools around the state closed due to the coronavirus epidemic, many Bay Area parents may be worried about how this gap in their children’s education will affect their children’s long-term learning. But a top education expert at Stanford tells parents they shouldn’t stress so much about their children’s academics in “these uncertain times” and suggests they think about “the big picture.”
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https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/03/31/parents-relax-about-kids-academics-during-covid-19-crisis-stanford-educator-says/ |
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MODESTO BEE
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Stanislaus County education chief talks about how schools are contending with coronavirus |
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Even in normal times, schools have a priority higher than educating children, and that’s keeping them safe. During this COVID-19 pandemic, that priority is joined by a couple of others, Stanislaus County Superintendent of Schools Scott Kuykendall said Monday.
Schools across California are closed to protect students and their families by preventing the spread of the coronavirus, he said by phone after an online meeting with the county’s school district superintendents or their representatives. |
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https://www.modbee.com/news/local/education/article241628276.html |
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WHITTIER DAILY NEWS
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Despite coronavirus closures, L.A. county’s budding scientists participated virtually in science fair |
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Stanley Liu’s love for the field of microfluidics began with the toys of his childhood, equipment his mechanical engineer father would bring home from work. Science fairs became a way for the two to bond over the years, as Liu began to research scientific questions on his own. Like many budding scientists, the Arcadia High junior was concerned that the L.A. County Science and Engineering Fair might join a growing list of cancelled events last week as the novel coronavirus epidemic worsened.
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https://www.whittierdailynews.com/2020/03/31/despite-coronavirus-closures-l-a-countys-budding-scientists-participated-virtually-in-science-fair/ |
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