Education is one of the most affected sectors in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since it is will take months or even years before the world resumes to normal, CBSE schools are taking necessary steps to still provide quality education while ensuring the safety of their students as well as teachers.
Here’s how the CBSE schools are preparing for the new normal ahead of the re-opening of schools.
School-home collaboration for learning
CBSE schools will be conducting lessons to online learning platforms which will serve as virtual classrooms. While this setup poses many challenges, the board sees it as great opportunity to strengthen teacher-parent partnerships. There’s no better time than now for parents to be more involved and updated by their kids’ progress. This is an opportunity for both stakeholders to understand the child’s attributes, learning styles, temperament, interests, and inclinations. Parents can show more their support to their children as they learn at home.
Promote experimental learning
Children will not be able to access laboratories and other school facilities. Nevertheless, they can find things and tools at home to apply the things they learn from the lessons. The absence or the lack of access to school facilities may push the kids to be more resourceful. With the help of the parents and involvement of other members of the family, the learning can be more fun, engaging, and meaningful for kids. They will deeply appreciate the topics that their teachers discuss.
Teach responsibility and independence
One of the challenges of online classes is the lack of teacher presence. Because the class can only meet virtually, teachers cannot provide the much-needed attention to students and check their progress closely. Students have to be more intentional to stay focused and engaged in the lessons. That doesn’t mean teachers can’t do anything about this. It is possible for them to empower the students to become independent and self-managing even though they are only seeing them through webcams. They can still teach them how they can effectively manage their time, space, and their schoolwork.
