What's the best way to monitor school attendance during distance learning? No one knows

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Schools employ a variety of strategies for tracking student participation during remote learning, but no one really knows yet what’s the best way.

INDIANAPOLIS — Three times a week, Beth Riedeman's son has a live video chat with his first-grade class.In the brave new world of remote learning, this is what school attendance looks like.

When that day will come is still unclear. While schools are preparing to reopen in the fall, most have said they’re preparing for a variety of scenarios, including a continuation of distance learning. If that is the case, the learning plans they have in place now — and the ways they keep track of student participation in that learning — will be crucial roadmaps for their future.When Indiana Gov.

Washington Township Schools are keeping spreadsheets to track family communication and responsiveness, according to the district’s learning plan. Thomas said around two-thirds of students are getting their assignments done on a regular basis. Those that aren’t, he said, get contacted by a teacher or counselor. There are a variety of factors, he said, that could contribute to students not completing their work, such as a lack of access to high-quality internet at home. Teachers are also reaching out to families twice a week, since school buildings closed.

 

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I bet most of the learning is being done by mom or dad just to get it done more dumbing up of the educational system

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