Dec. 2, 2020 The following information was sent via email to all Southeast Polk Families:

Zoom Link to Family Session: Supporting Students in All Learning Pathways

Southeast Polk Families, 

We appreciate the role you continue to play in supporting the learning pathways during this unique school year.  To further support these efforts, I will be hosting a family session on “Supporting Students in All Learning Pathways”.  This virtual session will include:

  • Recommendations to Support Learning
  • Sharing of Ideas
  • Questions/Feedback

The recommendations that will be shared are based on ideas from the book “The Distance Learning Playbook for Parents – How to Support Your Child’s Academic, Social and Emotional Development in Any Setting, ” by Rosalind Wiseman, Doug Fisher, Nancy Frey, and John Hattie. During this hour-long session, recommendations will be shared around the following ideas:

  • Establishing Routines
  • Creating a Learning Environment
  • Learning the Learning Management System (Google Classroom, Elementary, Canvas, Secondary)
  • Understanding the Learning Platform (Zoom)
  • Communicating with Teachers

We aren’t asking you to become the teacher, but we want to continue to grow our partnership to assist you to support the learning opportunities that we provide. 

This interactive session will be held Thursday, December 3rd, and repeated on Monday, December 7th.  Both sessions will be held from 6:00 PM -7:00 PM and will be recorded for those wanting to participate at an alternative time.

To join the Zoom session, click on the link below:

Zoom Link to Family Session: Supporting Students in All Learning Pathways

We hope you will be able to join us at one of these sessions, but if not during the live session, that you are able to watch the recording. Look for the link to the recorded session to be available starting December 8th. 

As always, please contact me, your child’s teacher or your building principal if you have any questions. 

Sincerely,

Dr. Jo Ellen Latham

Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Southeast Polk Community Schools

Distance Learning Playbook for Parents