MHS CommUNITY Conversation - Parents of Online Learners by Priya Sonty https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0 This padlet will help gather feedback from parents of MHS Online Learners to help give MCSD administration a better idea of what you're thinking, wondering, and noticing in our district to help us guide our planning for next year. en-us 2020-12-04 15:49:11 UTC 2020-12-10 00:08:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4bb.png Electives Lacking darlingcupcake513 https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004434458 If a broad spectrum of electives are missing as options for online learners, school for them is not a Mason Quality experience.  For things to truly be of Mason Quality, the students online need to feel like they have as many options as possible so that they can find something they are passionate about during their high school experience.  That is one of the reasons Mason is superior to other districts.

]]> 2020-12-09 23:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004434458 the subjects/classes are excellent https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004434909 Well prepared and capable teachers
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Extra curricular, clubs and activities ]]> 2020-12-09 23:39:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004434909 Rigor https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004436770 2020-12-09 23:41:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004436770 Keeping parents informed https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004436846 Open to suggestions, proactive.
Excellent idea with Comet connection Coach]]> 2020-12-09 23:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004436846 The ability to meet all childrens educational needs to succeed https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004438181 Succeed post high school]]> 2020-12-09 23:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004438181 Diversity of opportunity and choice (electives, extracurriculars) https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004438878 2020-12-09 23:42:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004438878 Have some standard of accountability for on-line teachers https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004439082 Check at least once a week with students via zoom, for all classes and all teachers]]> 2020-12-09 23:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004439082 Educator engagement, collaboration, communication with kids/parents/community https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004439628 2020-12-09 23:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004439628 One Place to Look for What's Missing darlingcupcake513 https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004440043 For the in-school students, I receive a weekly report through schoology that says what grades they received that were new that week and what their overall grades are for each of their classes.  This is all in one email that is sent at the end of each week automatically.  That is not something we have for our online students.  With a high school student, I feel I should not need to go and look at each individual class to see what is missing or what the grades are, but it would be wonderful if we could get this via the online format.

]]> 2020-12-09 23:42:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004440043 Treating on-line/at home students differently , making them feel guilty because they are not at school https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004440646 2020-12-09 23:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004440646 Commitment to whole child https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004441081 2020-12-09 23:43:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004441081 https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004441093 For me Mason quality is access to plenty of resources and enough qualify instructors to guide the students. If enough instructors are missing. There is a lot of information kids maybe missing or missundertandining]]> 2020-12-09 23:43:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004441093 Commitment to professional learning https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004441363 2020-12-09 23:43:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004441363 Commitment to innovation https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004441722 2020-12-09 23:43:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004441722 https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004442172 That instructional methods that work in school do not work. With online. Keeping students engaged, reduced on screen work. Eye fatigue should be considered]]> 2020-12-09 23:44:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004442172 How to better engage and connect online learners https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004443749 2020-12-09 23:44:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004443749 https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004444054 Some teachers are doing a lot of communication. It helps a lot as a teaching parent to know what is going on]]> 2020-12-09 23:44:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004444054 https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004445830 The kids need a lot of engagement with other students as well as the teacher]]> 2020-12-09 23:45:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004445830 Instruction https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004445971 My son is only taking one class online right now. But he has little connection with the teacher or the course. Everything is just Kahn Academy which he works on independently. He would be more engaged if it felt a bit more like a real class. Even recorded lectures would be great.]]> 2020-12-09 23:45:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004445971 Comet Connection Teachers darlingcupcake513 https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004446014 I think it's a great idea do have the Comet Connection teacher!   However, I do think that my son's assigned teacher is overloaded with the sheer number of students that he is assigned.  As a result, he is not able to remember previous conversations and catch things that maybe he could otherwise.]]> 2020-12-09 23:45:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004446014 https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004448339 We need to improve the teacher quality time. Interacting a with students just like in a physical classroom ]]> 2020-12-09 23:46:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004448339 https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004448663 Teacher reviews from students should be considered as a method of improvement]]> 2020-12-09 23:47:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004448663 Issues have been resolved quickly and responsively. https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004451333 2020-12-09 23:48:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004451333 Cutting Options for Online Learners darlingcupcake513 https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004451499 Before school started, we had a list of electives that we had to choose from and we were asked to choose which I did for my child. Once school started, they dropped one of the classes that my son was actually really excited about (he isn't interested in a whole lot, so I was excited for him) and it was dropped for high school students right at the beginning of the school year, so we had to choose something else. The 8th graders were able to still take it, but not the high schoolers. This was disappointing, to say the least. He is already missing out on Orchestra because he is online, so we didn't know what to choose. ]]> 2020-12-09 23:48:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004451499 https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004452579 A large district makes changes slowly but look at ways to incorporate feedback continuously]]> 2020-12-09 23:49:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004452579 How can we better connect online kids to feel more part of the MHS community as a whole? https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004453074 2020-12-09 23:49:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004453074 Teacher capacity https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004456149 Poor teachers! What an incredible challenge they have this year. Definitely we can make progress as time goes on with building proficiency for best practice online instruction

]]> 2020-12-09 23:51:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004456149 Communication darlingcupcake513 https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004459560 I think the district is great at keeping us in the loop through weekly communication.]]> 2020-12-09 23:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004459560 Connection https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004471286 I feel like my kid is less plugged into the stuff that comes over email but would normally be communicated during announcements. We miss stuff regularly (like cap and gown orders, picture dates, etc.)

]]> 2020-12-10 00:00:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004471286 https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004473029 Dumping all learning to the student.tIt feels like my kids have to do all the lessons by reading reather than being explain by the teachers]]> 2020-12-10 00:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004473029 https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004485849 Online and in school teaching looks different, use khan academy as a teaching supplement but the teaching needs to be done by the teacher]]> 2020-12-10 00:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sontyp/imog7ob4103vrrf0/wish/1004485849