MIDDLETON-CROSS PLAINS AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
4K OVERVIEW Overview—Decisions for our Fall Plans are based upon the current status and health of our community. Throughout the summer we have been planning for multiple scenarios. While the landscape has been ever changing, we can find certainty in two things: we know that throughout the year plans will change, and that no matter what our deliver method of instruction is these things remain the focus of our program: maintaining relationships, ensuring culturally sustaining and developmentally appropriate practices, and maintaining high quality, two-way family engagement. As we begin with remote instruction for the 2020-2021 school year, our program will focus on:
Establishing and building routines and stamina;
Developmentally appropriate Instruction and learning of new content;
Virtual face-to-face time between staff and students;
Differentiated learning opportunities for students;
Supports in place to improve student participation and learning; and
Consistent experiences within and across schools for all students.
Student and family engagement, relationship-building, and explicit instruction on virtual tools and platform use;
Seesaw—This is the learning management system (LMS) used in both the universal curriculum and in the fully virtual option. Family members will receive instructions on accessing their child’s progress in this platform, as all learning progress will be monitored by staff members in Seesaw with feedback given to the student and family. This LMS was chosen so students and families have one system to navigate all of their work, communications, and because of the resources and tools available for teachers to design the best possible virtual learning experiences. Having one learning management system also ensures that our support staff can efficiently and effectively support student learning, as necessary. Learning Resources—The District created a Google site in the spring and continues to update it with learning resources for families of elementary students. The site has separate areas for kindergarten through fourth grade. There are also separate areas for 4K-Early Childhood and specials.
Sample Schedule Below—Staff at each school will work with families and students to make the daily schedule work for them. 4K 8:00-8:50 a.m.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday Seesaw
Work on Seesaw at your own pace. Take lots of breaks!
Tune into a LIVE morning meeting with friends and teachers
There will be a recorded Morning Meeting. Read Aloud and other intentional teaching/learning opportunities.
Break 9:00-9:30 a.m.
Break 9:45-10:15 a.m.
Wednesday (Independent Learning)
Seesaw
Feel free to work on tasks from previous days.
Break 10:30-10:45 a.m.
Tune into a LIVE Math small group—Monday Tune into a LIVE Literacy small group—Friday
Break 11:15-11:30 a.m.
Seesaw—Monday, Thursday, Friday Meet 1:1 with teachers LIVE—Tuesday
FALL PLAN: STARTING THE SCHOOL YEAR
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