Learning from both home and school
Some or many students unable to attend school.
Guiding questions
- How will I adapt my existing teaching and learning program/s?
- What actions do I need to take regarding planned incursions/excursions?
- How will I ensure students have access to learning materials?
- How will I maintain regular contact with students and families?
- How will I monitor and assess student progress and achievement?
- How and when will I provide feedback to students?
- How will I modify my lesson structure to support students learning from home?
Key actions
- Review the COVID-smart measures at school.
- Use existing teaching and learning programs – where required, adapt for students learning from home.
- Where required, provide alternative learning activities for those impacted by restrictions (for example, incursions, choirs, school performances, sport and physical activities). Use DART virtual excursions, virtual events toolkit and COVID-safe advice.
- Make adjustments and adapt learning activities to support the learning needs of all students.
- Include regular check-ins to clarify content and support wellbeing of students learning from home. Use the learning from infographics (learning environment checklist and remote learning guidelines).
- Provide learning materials to students (for example, digital platform, mailout).
- Build in flexible options for students to demonstrate learning.
- Consider NESA’s COVID-19 school-based assessment advice for Year 11 and 12.
- Plan for alternative provision of feedback to students learning from home (even if formal assessment tasks have not taken place).
- Implement strategies to support the wellbeing and engagement of all students.
Resources
- Statewide staffrooms
- COVID and Early Childhood Education and Care
- Contemporary learning and teaching from home – learning modes
- Contemporary learning and teaching from home – teaching strategies
- Digital learning selector
- Using technology
- Simultaneous learning at home and school videos
K-6 teachers
- Learning sequences for teachers
- Guided learning packages and digital learning packs
- GetActive@Home
- Art Bites
- ABC educational programs and resources
7-12 teachers
Professional learning
Early learning
- Planning and assessing remotely
- Supporting learning remotely for young students: age appropriate pedagogy
Primary curriculum
- Session 1 – Teaching and learning in the virtual space
- Session 2 – Quality assessment in the virtual space