Three students (who may or may not have actually seen the message) did score 50 out of 50 last week. Brandon D., Jaedyn L., and Gavin H. successfully met the criteria for some free food.
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Secret Messages and Pizza
Mr. Eck has posted a few videos inside his online lessons. He has also "hidden" some messages and challenges inside some of those videos. One such message from two weeks ago was -
Three students (who may or may not have actually seen the message) did score 50 out of 50 last week. Brandon D., Jaedyn L., and Gavin H. successfully met the criteria for some free food.
Three students (who may or may not have actually seen the message) did score 50 out of 50 last week. Brandon D., Jaedyn L., and Gavin H. successfully met the criteria for some free food.
Sunday, April 26, 2020
"State of the Academy" - Two Weeks into Distance Learning
Compass Academy - Schuylkill has had another successful week of distance learning.
By the numbers - Out of nineteen families, fifteen have joined our efforts to continue learning digitally. Half of the families that are participating have students who regularly attend ZOOM Classrooms. On average, thirteen students log onto Jupiter Ed at least once every school day. And one other number; Mrs. Williams was able to make three laptops available for students who needed a boost n technology. (If you are having equipment difficulties and could use a laptop, contact one of the staff and we will try to find one for you.)
Compass Academy is one of the many programs offered by JusticeWorks YouthCare. JWYC operates three academies in Pennsylvania. The academies were recognized in a recent article. Click here or the image below to go to the article.
Ms. Shannon now has a ZOOM Classroom. Her office hours and the link to her room can be found on the "Distance Learning" page.
By the numbers - Out of nineteen families, fifteen have joined our efforts to continue learning digitally. Half of the families that are participating have students who regularly attend ZOOM Classrooms. On average, thirteen students log onto Jupiter Ed at least once every school day. And one other number; Mrs. Williams was able to make three laptops available for students who needed a boost n technology. (If you are having equipment difficulties and could use a laptop, contact one of the staff and we will try to find one for you.)
Compass Academy is one of the many programs offered by JusticeWorks YouthCare. JWYC operates three academies in Pennsylvania. The academies were recognized in a recent article. Click here or the image below to go to the article.
Ms. Shannon now has a ZOOM Classroom. Her office hours and the link to her room can be found on the "Distance Learning" page.
Friday, April 24, 2020
How are we doing?
If you are a parent or a student, please take a few minutes to complete an "interim survey". The academy staff needs feedback and information so that we can make the distance learning experience better.
If you are a parent, use this link - https://forms.gle/YPiSED8M2ni6WouZ6
If you are a student, use this link - https://forms.gle/xEuyQ9ZyKd2wySQr9
Please, only fill the form out once. If you completed the form through the Jupiter Ed message, you do not need to fill it out a second time.
Thank you for your helpful feedback.
If you are a parent, use this link - https://forms.gle/YPiSED8M2ni6WouZ6
If you are a student, use this link - https://forms.gle/xEuyQ9ZyKd2wySQr9
Please, only fill the form out once. If you completed the form through the Jupiter Ed message, you do not need to fill it out a second time.
Thank you for your helpful feedback.
Friday, April 17, 2020
"State of the Academy" One Week into Distance Learning
First, compared to expectations, this has been a fantastic week for Compass-Schuylkill!
That is not to say that this experience has been easy. Technical issues, trying to motivate ourselves or our children, and trying to understand how to use JEd and ZOOM, has made this a challenge. Compass - Schuylkill serves 8 different school districts. Some districts have offered to help with distance learning devices. Some have not. The academy has 20 students from 19 families. Some families already had access to the internet and own laptops. Other families are making distance learning work on phones without carrier plans by "borrowing" WiFi from their neighbors. And, by the way, most of Pennsylvania is under a stay-at-home order while we wait out a pandemic.
That is not to say that this experience has been easy. Technical issues, trying to motivate ourselves or our children, and trying to understand how to use JEd and ZOOM, has made this a challenge. Compass - Schuylkill serves 8 different school districts. Some districts have offered to help with distance learning devices. Some have not. The academy has 20 students from 19 families. Some families already had access to the internet and own laptops. Other families are making distance learning work on phones without carrier plans by "borrowing" WiFi from their neighbors. And, by the way, most of Pennsylvania is under a stay-at-home order while we wait out a pandemic.
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Nothing About This is Normal
Nothing about this is normal. Who would have thought that we would close most businesses and all of the schools? Did anyone anticipate that we would be asked to isolate ourselves and avoid contact with our friends and family not living in our house? Nothing about this is normal.
But that is OK. Learning at an Alternative Ed has rarely been "normal". Learning has very little to do with "school" and an awful lot to do with our mindset about learning.
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