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Middle School Cohort Model for In-Person Learning During COVID-19

Cedar Rapids recognizes that instruction would likely be stronger if content teachers rotated classrooms, but district leaders had to accept the tradeoffs of synchronous online learning to reduce teachers’ interactions with multiple cohorts of students throughout the day. To mitigate this somewhat, Cedar Rapids is allowing teachers to rotate advisory classrooms on three-week intervals, allowing students to have in-person connections with each core subject teacher for three weeks during a twelve-week timespan.

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Teacher Office Hours at Laurel Springs School

Students at Laurel Springs School can see their teacher’s office hours each time they log into their courses. They can click directly on the link to enter the room and interact with their teacher. Office hour information is also available for students in LSS Live (a virtual help room). If a teacher is not available in the live room, students can see options for when to come back and ask for help.

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How Schools Can Redeploy Teachers in Creative Ways During COVID-19

EdWeek interviewed district and school leaders around the country to see how they are experimenting with different staff arrangements to provide support for the deep academic and emotional needs of children who are returning to school—physically or virtually—after the coronavirus threw their lives and learning into disarray.

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