DISTANCE LEARNING

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Leadership Team

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• Establish clear channels of communication with Secondary Division Heads and Coordinators

• Support faculty, students and families as we shift to a distance learning environment. 

• Help teachers implement distance learning plans and check on learning experiences for all students.

• Monitor Quality of Instruction and Plans

• Monitor Faculty attendance - report any illnesses; ensure a substitute is available to conduct the lesson

• Monitor student absences – report any illnesses

Teachers

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• Facilitate one synchronous lesson for students in each class per week

• Post work for distance learning twice per week for each class

• Post all assignments on respective portal and update completion status

• Communicate regularly with students and, as needed, with their parents

• Provide timely feedback to support students’ learning (cc Learning Support for relevant students)

• Collaborate with Learning Support teachers to ensure effective differentiation

• Engage with the Secondary School tech facilitator/Anthony for additional support

• Advisory teachers to check in with their students twice a week

Learning Support

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• Facilitate synchronous sessions with learning support students regularly to support them during distance learning

• Available to consult with subject teachers and offer to assist in removing barriers to distance learning (e.g. scaffolding, chunking or adapting assignments)

Counsellors

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• Serve as liaison for communication with students/families in possible health/emotional crisis

• Develop and tailor recommendations to teachers and administration based on specific crises (What are talking points for parents? How can teachers respond? How can support from counsellors be requested?)

• Support Division Heads and Coordinators in following up on students who are not engaging with distance learning

Librarian

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• Collaborate with colleagues to find and post resources for high-quality distance learning experiences and research – Give to Susan for website

• Regularly check in with subject and classroom teachers to identify ways to support their design of distance learning experiences

• Maintain and update online library site for obtaining resources

• Be available for teachers and students as needed for support

Tech support

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• Continually monitor the needs of teachers, students and parents and troubleshoot their challenges, as needed

• Be available remotely to provide on-demand tech support help

• Review and develop tools and how-to tutorials, ensuring access to the necessary instructions to succeed in a distance learning environment 

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