By Chris Brown

Guidelines in place for students to learn from home

Mar 20, 2020 | 10:18 AM

MEDICINE HAT, AB – The province has released its plan for how student learning will continue as the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic.

At-home learning opportunities will be available to all Kindergarten to Grade 12 students either online or through other means such as course packages or telephone check-ins.

Teachers will evaluate portions of the curriculum yet to be covered and will plan specific lessons for students based on what is manageable for students working from home.

The plan is broken down as follows:

Kindergarten – Grade 3

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• Education content will focus on language/literacy and mathematics/numeracy outcomes of the provincial curriculum.
• Teachers will assign an average of five hours of work per student per week, and will be expected to work with their students and parents on the delivery of these materials.

Grades 4-6

• Education content will continue to focus on language/literacy and mathematics/numeracy outcomes, and there will be opportunity to incorporate science and social studies outcomes through cross-curricular learning.
• Teachers will assign an average of five hours of work per student per week, and will be expected to work with their students and parents on the delivery of these materials.

Grades 7-9

• Education content will focus on core mathematics, language/literacy, science and social studies curriculum outcomes.
• Teachers will assign an average of 10 hours of work per student per week, and will be expected to work with their students and parents on the delivery of these materials.

Grades 10-12

• Education content will focus on specified and core courses required for high school graduation requirements, including language (English, French and French language arts), social studies, mathematics, biology, chemistry and physics.
• Content from other courses will be delivered where possible, and accommodations for students unable to complete courses are in place.
• Teachers will assign an average of 3 hours of work per course per week, and will be expected to work with their students and parents on the delivery of these materials.

The full announcement from the government can be found here