E-Learning

E-Learning days will be announced as soon as possible but no later than 6:00 AM using our automated calling system, email, social media, and through our website, www.gkschools.org. A school day cancellation may generate an E-Learning Day, which may include online assignments or packets of material previously sent home to be completed by students during the E-Learning Day.

Teachers will hold classes from 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM, via Google Meet to provide instruction & support for students. Students will need to login to their Google Classroom accounts by 8:00 AM on E-Learning Days. Completion of the E-Learning Day activities allows for the district to count the canceled day as a day of attendance and thereby not have to make up the day at the end of the year.

Research Based Instruction

In general, students’ work on an E- Learning day will be based upon Research Based Instruction. Some examples of Research Based Instruction appropriate for E-Learning include but are not limited to:

  1. Setting Objectives

  2. Reinforcing Effort/Providing Recognition

  3. Cues, Questions & Advance Organizers

  4. Nonlinguistic Representations (Graphic Organizers)

  5. Summarizing & Note Taking

  6. Identifying Similarities and Differences

  7. Generating & Testing Hypotheses

  8. Homework for later grades with minimal parental involvement with a clear purpose

  9. Scaffolding Instruction

  10. Student practice

  11. Individualized Instruction

  12. Inquiry-Based Teaching

  13. Concept Mapping

  14. Reciprocal Teaching

  15. Promoting student metacognition

  16. Teacher clarity (learning goals, expectations, content delivery, assessment results, etc.)

  17. Setting goals

  18. Higher-level questioning

  19. Learning feedback that is detailed and specific

  20. The Directed Reading-Thinking Activity

  21. Question-Answer Relationship

  22. KWL Chart

  23. Comparison Matrix

  24. Anticipation Guides

  25. Response Notebooks

  26. Student Reflection

E-Learning Bell Schedule

Follow your regular A or B Day schedule and attend the appropriate A or B classes in the below time slots:

Period

Start

End

1

8:00

9:11

2

9:16

10:27

3

10:32

11:43

4

11:48

1:00

Support

Teachers will hold classes and be available from 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM, via Google Meet to provide instruction & support for students. Students are expected to log into their Google Classroom and be on time.