Back to School: Teachers Stressed, Overworked as Schools Function in Both Online, Offline Modes
2 years, 9 months ago

Back to School: Teachers Stressed, Overworked as Schools Function in Both Online, Offline Modes

News 18  

After the reopening of schools following the third wave of the Covid-19 outbreak, schools have allowed students the option to choose between online and offline classes. Many schools across states have reopened their campus for students, however, attending offline classes is no compulsion and online classes are also being offered. For example, offline students submitted their work in hard copy while online students uploaded their work, this way teachers were facing problems leading to stress,” explains Dr Silpi Sahoo, Chairperson, SAI International Education Group. “We have to redo our lesson plans and classes modifying teaching styles continuously to meet the requirements of students who still prefer online classes and those preferring physical classrooms,” he says. Giving equal attention to both online and offline students at the same time may be challenging at times, says Amandeep Kaur, Teacher, Pacific World School.

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Schools to run online classes for senior students as DM directs closure for summer
7 months ago

Schools to run online classes for senior students as DM directs closure for summer

Hindustan Times  

After the Gautam Budh Nagar district administration ordered the closure of schools from Wednesday in view of the severe heat, some schools in Noida and Greater Noida have decided to hold online classes for their senior batches, said district officials on Tuesday evening. Schools are allowed to hold online classes as students can complete their curriculum from the comfort of …

Amid chill, Delhi private schools switch to online classes
1 year, 11 months ago

Amid chill, Delhi private schools switch to online classes

Hindustan Times  

A number of private schools in Delhi held classes in the online mode on Monday, a day after the state government’s Directorate of Education issued an advisory asking, private schools to remain closed till January 15 amid prevailing cold wave conditions in the city. Many schools held online classes today since they did not want their academic cycle to get …

Schools are going online in disasters, worsening disruption
2 years, 3 months ago

Schools are going online in disasters, worsening disruption

Associated Press  

When a water crisis forced schools back online in Jackson, Mississippi, fifth-grade teacher Ryan Johnson saw reminders everywhere of pandemic times. Two and a half years after schools switched to remote learning for COVID-19, he once again logged into online learning to see kids lying in bed at home while tuning in for his classes. “It’s going to be the …

Schools are going online in disasters, worsening disruption
2 years, 3 months ago

Schools are going online in disasters, worsening disruption

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Two and a half years after schools switched to …

West Bengal Colleges Go Online Again After State Government’s Diktat Over Heat
2 years, 7 months ago

West Bengal Colleges Go Online Again After State Government’s Diktat Over Heat

News 18  

Several colleges in Kolkata and other places in West Bengal are now offering online classes, following a state government directive to either extend summer holidays or shift to virtual mode owing to the heat. For example, Lady Brabourne College principal Siuli Sarkar said they have completely shifted to online classes in all disciplines and will continue until the scheduled vacation …

Back to School: Students Facing Hard Time Socializing After 2 Years of Social Distancing
2 years, 9 months ago

Back to School: Students Facing Hard Time Socializing After 2 Years of Social Distancing

News 18  

As school campuses reopen after two years, students are having a hard time adjusting to a routine. Read| School Reopening: From Delhi to Kerala, Know Which States Started In-person Classes Going back to school also means getting used to writing practice, sitting straight in class for hours at stretch – which could be taxing at first, said Salukhe. “I had …

School reopening update: Hybrid learning is hindrance to quality education, says NPSC
2 years, 10 months ago

School reopening update: Hybrid learning is hindrance to quality education, says NPSC

India Today  

Hybrid learning in schools is becoming a cause of hindrance to quality education. Why hybrid learning is hindrance to quality education in schools "The choice of catering to both online mode and normal school is not only a hindrance to delivering quality education but has also overburdened the teaching fraternity. Acharya, who is also principal of the ITL Public School, …

CBSE schools planning to adopt dual-mode
2 years, 10 months ago

CBSE schools planning to adopt dual-mode

The Hindu  

The unaided school managements are planning to adopt a dual-mode of offline and online learning amidst the government decision to resume the offline sessions in full capacity from February 28. With the government making it clear that its directives would be applicable for unaided schools too, the managements have no other option but to work out arrangements towards resuming the …

School reopening pressure mounts on governments
2 years, 10 months ago

School reopening pressure mounts on governments

India Today  

Covid-19 pandemic doesn't seem to end. The union government is working on a model for staggered opening of schools for physical classes following all Covid-19 related protocols, sources said on Thursday. Parents demanding schools to reopen "As parents have been demanding the opening of schools, the union government is working on a model for staggered opening of schools following all …

Children's Day: On online classes, reopening schools, and mental health of students
3 years, 1 month ago

Children's Day: On online classes, reopening schools, and mental health of students

India Today  

The pandemic has no doubt affected us all, but students were not only confined to their homes but had also been disconnected from the outer world comprising their friends, relatives, school, and hangout spots. When asked about how their students coped with the pandemic times as education shifted online, Joshi says, “Undoubtedly the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the teaching-learning process …

Go Beyond the Syllabus: As Schools Reopen, Children Need Help to Adjust to New Normal
3 years, 1 month ago

Go Beyond the Syllabus: As Schools Reopen, Children Need Help to Adjust to New Normal

News 18  

When schools were shut down seventeen months ago, no one could have predicted how long classes would remain suspended. They apparently feel that their online pedagogy is adequately protecting children from ‘learning loss’. If an achievement survey can prove this, critics of online teaching will be silenced along with those who think that the prolonged school closure has led to …

43% teachers unhappy with online mode of teaching in pandemic: Survey
3 years, 2 months ago

43% teachers unhappy with online mode of teaching in pandemic: Survey

India Today  

Around 43 percent of teachers said they were not satisfied with online teaching during the pandemic, while nine percent of them expressed complete dissatisfaction with the mode of education, according to a survey. A total of 220 school teachers participated while 20 people, including eight teachers, were interviewed for an online survey published in the Delhi Commission for Protection of …

Locked out: Emergency report on school education*
3 years, 3 months ago

Locked out: Emergency report on school education*

The Hindu  

PRIMARY AND UPPER-PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN India have been closed for a full 17 months—more than 500 days! Fiction of online education The SCHOOL survey makes it clear that the reach of online education is very limited: the proportion of SCHOOL children who were studying online “regularly” was just 24 per cent and 8 per cent in urban and rural areas …

Many schools in rural areas stop online classes
3 years, 3 months ago

Many schools in rural areas stop online classes

The Hindu  

With upper primary schools resuming offline classes on Monday, students right from class VI to X and pre-university, now have the option of physically reporting to classrooms. In fact, many schools in rural and semirural areas have either stopped online learning for classes VI to X, or are considering this option as they are recording higher physical attendance, said management …

Not just students, teachers too had their share of struggles switching from offline to online classes
3 years, 3 months ago

Not just students, teachers too had their share of struggles switching from offline to online classes

India TV News  

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned around things for the education sector. Sumeet Mehta, Co-founder & CEO of LEAD, which claims to be one of the fastest growing EdTech companies in the country, explained how his platform helped teachers during the transition phase. My heartfelt thanks to LEAD.” Monika Pawar, Professor at Shubh Memorial International School, Akhnoor “My teaching career started …

Pvt. schools delay reopening due to poor response from parents
3 years, 4 months ago

Pvt. schools delay reopening due to poor response from parents

The Hindu  

Though the State government has declared that schools should hold classes on campus for PU students and those in classes IX to XII from August 23, many private school managements are unlikely to open their doors citing tepid response from worried parents. Mansoor Ali Khan, general secretary of Management of Independent CBSE Schools Association, said they sent survey forms to …

Online classes: Students offhand, teachers at a loss
3 years, 5 months ago

Online classes: Students offhand, teachers at a loss

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Online classes for the academic year 2021-22 are proving to be a huge challenge for teachers as students turn to be diverted, convinced that they will be promoted and under the impression that the situation is far from improving. Online classes for Class 1 to 12 have begun from July in SSC and CBSE schools and in the first …

No fun in their virtual classrooms?
3 years, 8 months ago

No fun in their virtual classrooms?

Hindustan Times  

As online classrooms become the order of the day, let's hear it from the students about their experiences and challenges. Nishad Neelambaran and Kavita Awaasthi The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has given rise to ‘new normal’ in education system — online classes. Lenovo Smarter Ed Scholarship — An initiative by Hindustan Times, gives students from class five to 12 to share …

With Students Promoted to Classes 10 and 12, Worries over 'Learning Gaps' for Boards 2022
3 years, 8 months ago

With Students Promoted to Classes 10 and 12, Worries over 'Learning Gaps' for Boards 2022

News 18  

The new academic session for the board exams of 2022 has started already even as the 2021 edition is far from over. Even though most students, parents, and teachers unanimously blame the online classes and school shutdown for the learning gaps, there is no end in sight for online education as Covid-19 cases continue to rise. Sonia Anil Verma, principal …

Survey: Even as schools reopen, many students learn remotely
3 years, 8 months ago

Survey: Even as schools reopen, many students learn remotely

Associated Press  

Large numbers of students are not returning to the classroom even as more schools reopen for full-time, in-person learning, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Biden administration. Nearly 46% of public schools offered five days a week of in-person learning to all students in February, according to the survey, but just 34% of students were learning full time …

School survey shows ‘critical gaps’ for in-person learning
3 years, 9 months ago

School survey shows ‘critical gaps’ for in-person learning

Associated Press  

Nearly half of U.S. elementary schools were open for full-time classroom learning as of last month, but the share of students with in-person instruction has varied greatly by region and by race, with most nonwhite students taught entirely online, according to a Biden administration survey. Among schools that enroll fourth graders, 47% offered full-time classroom learning in February, while for …

Offline Education for Schools in 8 Gujarat Cities to Stop from Friday Amid Surge in Covid Cases
3 years, 9 months ago

Offline Education for Schools in 8 Gujarat Cities to Stop from Friday Amid Surge in Covid Cases

News 18  

Gandhinagar: In view of rising coronavirus cases, the Gujarat government on Thursday said that all the schools in eight major cities of the state will stop imparting education in their premises from March 19 to help contain the spread of the virus. The decision was taken by Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani during a high-level meeting held on Thursday with …

84% of teachers facing challenges during online classes: Survey
3 years, 9 months ago

84% of teachers facing challenges during online classes: Survey

India Today  

The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the education sector globally. Online class challenges linked to lack of teacher preparedness The online survey conducted by Learning Spiral showed that while children face issues in accessing education digitally, teachers face issues in delivering education through digital mediums. A staggering 84% of teachers reported facing challenges in delivering education digitally with close to half …

Pandemic played havoc on academics this year
3 years, 11 months ago

Pandemic played havoc on academics this year

Hindustan Times  

Months of lockdown and subsequent measures to curtail to spread of Covid-19 restrictions has derailed the academic sessions of schools and colleges this year. Although online classes and television programmes were tailored for students of government schools, many were deprived of learning due to issues ranging from affordability to accessibility. Aditi Mishra, the principal of Delhi Public School, Sector 45, …

Not Permanent Fix: American Children Opting Online Classes are Flunking Them
4 years ago

Not Permanent Fix: American Children Opting Online Classes are Flunking Them

News 18  

The coronavirus pandemic may be raging in the Houston area, but tens of thousands of students in one district are headed back to the classroom in January because of poor results while learning from home. But those virtual kids, that’s something that we’re concerned about at this time,” said DeeAnn Powell, superintendent of the Pasadena Independent School District. They might …

L.A. teachers surveyed express dismal views of distance learning
4 years ago

L.A. teachers surveyed express dismal views of distance learning

LA Times  

A recent survey of Los Angeles public school teachers showed their overwhelmingly dim view of distance learning nine months into the shutdown. Nine months after shutting down public schools, a survey of Los Angeles public school teachers showed their overwhelmingly dim view of distance learning: low student engagement that is only getting worse, deteriorating grades and a lack of resources …

Government schools: Disaster waiting to reopen with Covid around
4 years ago

Government schools: Disaster waiting to reopen with Covid around

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The debate raging in Telangana and across the country over for over a month now on the decision to reopen schools further exposes the schism between those with privilege and those without, universal right to primary education notwithstanding. While authorities are deliberating on guidelines for schools to reopen physically, most parents seem reluctant to send their wards to school, …

Pandemic vs Prolonged Screen Time: Parents, Teachers Caught in a Catch 22 Over Schools Reopening
4 years ago

Pandemic vs Prolonged Screen Time: Parents, Teachers Caught in a Catch 22 Over Schools Reopening

News 18  

New Delhi: Delhi resident Lalit Kumar, whose two children are admitted in different private schools, finds himself in a big dilemma when asked if he would want his kids to be sent back to schools once they reopen. Although the central government has issued guidelines for appropriate screen time, parents complain that in private schools children often remain in front …

Private schools plan to continue with online classes as parents prefer keeping children at home
4 years, 2 months ago

Private schools plan to continue with online classes as parents prefer keeping children at home

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: HT Image After staying closed for over six months now in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, schools can be expected to reopen after October 15 subject to state guidelines and consent of parents. Two days ago, we had floated a google form for students of classes 11 and 12, seeking feedback from parents regarding school visits. She said parents …

Schools reopen after lockdown: Teachers, parents fear spiralling COVID-19 cases, say enforcing protocols no mean task
4 years, 2 months ago

Schools reopen after lockdown: Teachers, parents fear spiralling COVID-19 cases, say enforcing protocols no mean task

Firstpost  

From demarcating spaces for parking of school buses to appointing staff for thermal checking, a lot of preparation is required to adhere to safety protocols On 8 September, 2020, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India released an SOP for partial reopening of schools from 21 September and for students of classes 9 to 12 on a …

‘Beyond the reach of schools’: Remote teaching making it harder to identify students who need extra help
4 years, 3 months ago

‘Beyond the reach of schools’: Remote teaching making it harder to identify students who need extra help

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s hard to know what their struggles are, …

Teacher’s Day 2020: Salute to warriors imparting education in pandemic
4 years, 3 months ago

Teacher’s Day 2020: Salute to warriors imparting education in pandemic

Hindustan Times  

“I’ve been in lockdown since January. And days after my delivery, the country went into lockdown, and then besides hospital trips for my baby’s vaccinations, the rest of the day meant preparing myself to take online classes,” says Sakshi Verma, assistant professor, PGDAV, Delhi University. During the day, my six-month old keeps me busy, and in the night I record …

Online learning: 5 tools to hold virtual classes during the Covid-19 pandemic
4 years, 4 months ago

Online learning: 5 tools to hold virtual classes during the Covid-19 pandemic

India Today  

The Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak has put the world in lockdown. The silver lining to this cloud is that teachers can use the craze for technology in students to engage them and create learning opportunities even outside the conventional classroom setup. No wonder schools in different parts of the world are shifting to online learning with many teachers recording video classes …

Blended Education Models With Offline Methods Help Bridge Learning Gaps for 85% Students: Experts
4 years, 4 months ago

Blended Education Models With Offline Methods Help Bridge Learning Gaps for 85% Students: Experts

News 18  

With school closures and classes continuing, hybrid or blended models of learning stressing on offline components are being practised in remote parts of the country. So when they segregate data for rural locations and also consider the availability of devices, “only 8 -10 per cent children would have any kind of access to devices for their learning,” said Aekta Nandwana …

School under flyover bridging education gap for those left without online classes
4 years, 4 months ago

School under flyover bridging education gap for those left without online classes

India Today  

No schools or classes are functioning these days. 25-year-old teacher comes to rescue Education for students is one of the most hard-hit areas and even Delhi government schools have started online classes. Then a local teacher Satyendra Singh Shakya came to their rescue and started an open-air class for the class 9 students, and a classroom made up of a …

Dispute between LAUSD and teachers over online learning keeps parents in limbo
4 years, 4 months ago

Dispute between LAUSD and teachers over online learning keeps parents in limbo

LA Times  

Common areas at closed Dorsey High School in Los Angeles are taped off in March. With the Aug. 18 start of the school year fast approaching, parents and students face uncertainty over how online instruction will be conducted as the Los Angeles teachers union and district officials haggle over the rules and schedules for distance learning. The union, United Teachers …

Guidelines for limiting timings of online classes evoke mixed responses from schools
4 years, 4 months ago

Guidelines for limiting timings of online classes evoke mixed responses from schools

Hindustan Times  

Aaryav Shukla, a four-year-old nursery student in a city-based school, attends online classes four days a week. The ministry of human resources has recommended a cap on the screen time for students “Getting a three or four-year-old to pay attention to online classes for two hours is a tough task. Tripti Singh, whose children study in two different private schools …

Gujarat: Private schools to resume online classes from Monday
4 years, 4 months ago

Gujarat: Private schools to resume online classes from Monday

India TV News  

Private schools in Gujarat have decided to resume online classes from Monday after requests from parents, but will continue to oppose the state government order which directed them not to collect fees from students till they remain closed, a schools' federation spokesperson said. Over 15,000 private institutions suspended online classes since Thursday after the Gujarat government's notification directed self-financed schools …

Gujarat Private Schools to Resume Online Classes from Monday
4 years, 4 months ago

Gujarat Private Schools to Resume Online Classes from Monday

News 18  

Private schools in Gujarat have decided to resume online classes from Monday after requests from parents, but will continue to oppose the state government order which directed them not to collect fees from students till they remain closed, a schools' federation spokesperson said. Over 15,000 private institutions suspended online classes since Thursday after the Gujarat government's notification directed self-financed schools …

Amid virus, uncertainty, parents decide how to school kids
4 years, 4 months ago

Amid virus, uncertainty, parents decide how to school kids

Associated Press  

Joshua Claybourn is leaning toward sending his kindergarten daughter to in-person classes at a private school next month. “We’re being forced to make impossible decisions.” Across the country, chaos and disarray have marked the start of the school year as families await directives from district officials and, where they have a choice, make agonizing decisions over whether to enroll their …

New Rules: International students asked to leave United States if classes go online
4 years, 5 months ago

New Rules: International students asked to leave United States if classes go online

India TV News  

The United States has altered its immigration policy according to which foreign students studying in America will be forced to leave the US or transfer to another college if their schools offer classes entirely online this fall. Students in dilemma after new immigration, visa rules It creates an urgent dilemma for thousands of international students who became stranded in the …

Online or in the classroom, teachers and students must show up every day, new rules say
4 years, 5 months ago

Online or in the classroom, teachers and students must show up every day, new rules say

LA Times  

Observing physical distance, first-grade teacher Caitlin Hicks gives an air hug to Sid Solomon, 6, as she meets students one final time in June, when students pick up schoolwork left behind after Center Street Elementary in El Segundo closed in March. “Now the imperative is to deliver a rich blend of online and face-to-face instruction.” Fuller said the emphasis on …

Can online learning replace the school classroom?
4 years, 5 months ago

Can online learning replace the school classroom?

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 outbreak has disrupted the academic year, cancelled classes and examinations across the country. While Maharashtra has banned online classes from pre-primary to Class II, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh have extended the ban till Class V. In a discussion moderated by Puja Pednekar, Kiran Bhatty and Reeta Sonawat look at the pros and cons of online learning. Reeta Sonawat: …

Safety concerns abound as online classes for children become a reality
4 years, 6 months ago

Safety concerns abound as online classes for children become a reality

The Hindu  

With schools launching online classes there are concerns about children’s safety when they use the internet. Her father A. Sundar said she learns to identify animals in “an-hour-long class on alternate days.” Vasantha B. shifted to the suburbs to monitor her 4-year-old granddaughter who has daily 3-hour sessions to learn rhymes. Mythreyi Priya Arun, correspondent of Sri Jayendra Saraswathy Vidyalaya …

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