K R E U H T B I T C W E CO N N A Look Into Remote Learning in Spring 2020
As a small independent school, we have the freedom to learn, adapt, and improve as we go; to be responsive to student and family feedback; to design assessments that are not traditional tests; and to keep in close touch with each individual student. These attributes served us well as we reimagined the spring trimester from a distance. In rapidly adapting curricula to the realities of a global pandemic, Burke faculty’s approaches were as varied and creative as you might expect...
Reorienting Chemistry In transitioning from the lab to the laptop, Bob K. (Science, Department Chair) completed the upcoming lab activities himself and filmed the process from his empty classroom – starting with how to use the Ideal Gas Law to complete stoichiometry problems. Chemistry students could then watch the lab on YouTube, download the data, and analyze it from home. Wondering how to find the mass of magnesium without an electronic balance? Follow along with Bob K. on YouTube.
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Drawing Figures In this spring course in figure drawing, experienced art students develop fundamental technical skills through perceptual, observational, and theoretical approaches. However, can you draw from a live model without a “live” class? Isabel M. (Visual Arts) made it happen. Students all gathered on Google Meet, sketched together, and held their work up to the camera at the end.
