Online Learning

Teacher Office Hours:

Each teacher has three “Office Hours” each split into:

  • Direct Instruction: Teaching new content through live instruction, teacher voice-overs, or relevant teaching videos
  • Check for Understanding: Checking on student comprehension usually via google classroom
  • Feedback and Support: 1-1 availability via Google Meet, Google Classroom, or email to answer student questions and provide feedback via grading
  • SCHEDULE linked here: PSJ Office hours

Attendance:

Monday – Watch Virtual Town Hall released at 9am

Tuesday – Check into your grade-level Meeting

Wednesday – Respond online to the Weekly Theme on the School Google Classroom

Thursday/Friday* – Complete and turn in your required weekly assignments

* – Each teacher is assigned 15 students to monitor for success with online learning.  Mr. Wilson, Ms. Morris, and your assigned teacher will check in with any students who do not check-in by Thursday.

Overview of Weekly Schedule

MONDAYS –

  • Virtual Town Hall released at 9am (MacFarland, Morris, Wilson, and PSJ Theme for the Week)
    • Confirm that you viewed this through Google Survey from Ms. Morris
  • PSJ Rise and Grind announcements at 10am
  • Online Learning for the week “released” by teachers on Google classroom
  • Office Hours begin

TUESDAYS –

  • PSJ Rise and Grind announcements at 10am
  • Teachers review learning activities in Google Classroom and during Office Hours
  • Grade level check-in meetings led by teacher teams
  • Respond to PSJ Theme for the Week and participate in Enrichment activities by choice

WEDNESDAYS –

  • PSJ Rise and Grind announcements at 10am
  • Continue working on learning activities
  • Spend time focusing on longer-term projects
  • Answer discussion questions on PSJ Theme for the Week by the end of the day

THURSDAYS –

  • PSJ Rise and Grind announcements at 10am
  • Online learning activity and/or assessment (Test/Quiz/Essay) “released” by teachers
  • PSJ Virtual Conference at 3pm – Community Leader discussing the PSJ Theme for the Week

FRIDAYS –

  • PSJ Rise and Grind announcements at 10am
  • Complete weekly assignments and assessments
  • PSJ Weekly Showcase including student performances, highlighting student work, and rewarding students of the week

Suggested Student Daily Schedule:

10am – PSJ Rise and Grind Announcements

10:15am – Core Subject #1 (English, Math, Science, or Social Studies)

11:00am – Core Subject #2 (English, Math, Science, or Social Studies)

11:45am – Lunch

12:30pm – Core Subject #3 (English, Math, Science, or Social Studies)

1:15pm – Core Subject #4 (English, Math, Science, or Social Studies)

2pm – Longer-term project work

3pm – Enrichment Activity through the Peace and Social Justice Theme of the week

EACH TEACHER HAS OFFICE HOURS FOR 90 MINUTES PER DAY