Cristiana Osan, 23 April 2020

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 • Parents’ feelings these days
• Organisation and attitude tips
• Asynchronous platforms
• Synchronous platforms

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Use the chat to answer these questions:

1. How do you feel about your children learning

remotely?

2. Where do these feelings stem from?

3. Which are the main challenges you face?

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 Homeschooling:
• learning outside of the public or private school environment
• a commitment by a parent or guardian to oversee their child or teen's educational development

Remote/online learning:
• the learner and instructor, or source of information, are separated by time and distance and
therefore cannot meet in a traditional classroom setting
• the information and the learning materials are usually sent via technology

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Look for LearnEnglish British Council
and COVID-19 support for parents.
Resources for:
• Revision
• Vocabulary
• Crafts
• 30-minute mission
• Tips for parents

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How is this related to the difference between homeschooling and remote/online learning?

What do you think your children expect from you?

What can you offer your child as a parent?

• Active involvement (as a parent!)
• Understanding and support
• Good food and sleep
• Encouragement to exercise and have fun

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• dedicated space (the classroom at home)
• schedule/routine
• personal example (work or study, do not distract the child)

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Kids associate technology mainly with games.

Show them that technology can offer so much more:

• Culture
• Entertainment
• Sports
• Work opportunities

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• Encourage children to tell you how
they feel
• Acknowledge their feelings
• Share tips and strategies to control
stress

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u_can_and_cannot_control_during/

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• Do not make negative comments in
front of the children.
• Highlight the positive aspects of the
teachers’ online work.
• Offer help if necessary.
• Discuss any issues with the teachers,
the school management and other
parents.

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• Create an online school folder
• A folder for each subject matter
• Rename all the materials to include the subject and
the date

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• A personal email account
• Online tools
• The materials are sent for the children, not the parents. Support the
children, do not do the work for them.

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• Printer
• Online tools

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• Printer
• Online tools

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• Choose the moment of the day when your child is
able to focus best
• Include breaks

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• The social aspect of learning and
the feeling of belonging to a
community are not be neglected.

• If the school is not able to organise

some synchronous meetings, some
parents can help.

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 • Watch tutorials and read about it

• Try the platform yourself

• Raise any concerns you may have and discuss them with parents and
teachers.

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 • Well-organised desk
• Coursebooks and notebooks at hand
• Devices or laptop
• Headset
• Keep all distractions (toys,
unnecessary books, other devices)
out of reach.

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• Rules established by the school or
by teachers, parents and learners
Examples:
• Correct use of microphone
• Raising the virtual hand
• Avoid emoticons and texting
writing
• Politeness
• Active participation

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Ask them to log out the platform.
Any activity away from the computer will do:
• Stretching
• Dancing
• Doing some light exercise
• Doing eye exercises
• Going out for a breath of fresh air

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