Forsyth County Schools has announced a plan to recover instructional time lost due to school closures by utilizing asynchronous (not at the same time) online learning using itslearning, the district’s online learning management system.
For the 2014-15 school year, two Inclement Weather Days were built into the calendar when it was approved in November, 2013. If both Inclement Weather Days are used this year, additional lost instructional days will become asynchronous online learning days. For the 2015-16 and beyond school calendars, there will be no Inclement Weather Days built into the school calendar. For school closures, all days will be made-up with asynchronous online learning.
Forsyth County Schools had positive success in 2013-14 when the district utilized itslearning to recover lost instructional time due to inclement weather. Additionally, many of Forsyth County’s teachers currently utilize blended learning (face-to-face and online) with their students.
The district has been training its teachers on itslearning over the last two years and will hold an Online Learning for School Closure Practice Drill on the recommended date of Monday, January 5, 2015 (Professional Development Day). Each teacher will instruct student on where to find school closure activities in their itslearning classroom and students will have five days to complete the Practice Drill posted in itslearning.
Forsyth County Schools is providing Parent Training Classes on itslearning from 6-7 pm on:
Monday, December 1, North Forsyth HS Cafeteria
Tuesday, December 2, South Forsyth HS West Hall Cafeteria
Thursday, December 4, Forsyth Central HS Performing Arts Center
Online training for itslearning is also available at http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/Page/44389
For more information on the Online Learning for School Closure Plan, CLICK HERE.
For a list of Frequently Asked Questions, CLICK HERE.
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