With in-school classes suspended for the foreseeable future because of COVID-19, many parents, teachers and students in British Columbia are navigating new ways of keeping kids learning while maintaining the provincial and federal governments directives for social distancing.
As a parent, you already have the two key attributes for being great teachers: you love your children and you want them to master real life. Your role is to support your children as they learn. In online learning, this presents different opportunities than what is available in traditional, bricks-and-mortar school environments.
Drawing on our 20 years of experience providing successful blended and distance learning to B.C. children that meet the BC Ministry of Education’s objectives and goals, we share our expertise with you here. The 10 tips listed below capture the successful strategies, approaches and best practices that our parents rely on to ensure learners are learning, meet Ministry of Education requirements and are engaged in their own learning.