Despite a few hiccups, students and teachers at Oak Park High School say they are breezing through the first week of online learning.
FROM LEARNING IN THECLASSROOM - TOLEARNING ONLINE.STUDENTS AND TEACHERSARE ADJUSTING TO THEIRNEW NORMAL.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER MCKENZIENELSON EXPLAINS HOWTHE CHANGE IS WORKINGOUT IN NORTH KANSASCITY.MCKENZIE NELSON- REPORTINGDESPITE A FEW HICCUPS -STUDENTS AND TEACHERSHERE AT OAK PARK HIGHSCHOOL SAY THE FIRSTWEEK OF ONLINELEARNING HAS BEEN ABREEZE.KATHERINE WHITAKER- MATHTEACHER, OAK PARK HIGHSCHOOLSRight now I"m reallypleased with everything, I feellike right now it"s going asgood as it possibly couldbe.KATHERINE WHITAKER HASBEEN TEACHING MATH ATOAK PARK HIGH SCHOOLFOR FIVE YEARS -BUT THIS IS THE FIRSTTIME SHE"S HAD TOCONSISTENTLY TEACHALGEBRA ONLINE.WHITAKERSI was nervous onMonday, I really had thoseweird like back to schoolnightmare dreams Sundaybefore, seriously, because Ifelt so prepared but then I hadthose nightmare dreamswhere you"re just like ohmy goodness, what if kidscan"t get online, what ifthey choose not to participate,like what do you do.EACH DAY - WHITAKERPRE-RECORDS A LESSONAND POSTS IT ALONG WITHAN ASSIGNMENT ONLINE.FOR THE MOST PART - SHESAYS STUDENTPARTICIPATION HASINCREASEDWHITAKERSOne of my kids whoactually struggles in class,he"s like, I"ve honestlyreally like this because I canwatch the video and pause itwhen I can tell that I"mgetting distracted and rewind itand try again, and sothat"s been really positiveand it makes me wonder if Ishould record more videos"AVERY VANFOSSAN IS ONEOF WHITAKER"SSTUDENTS THAT"STAKING ADVANTAGE OFTHE ONLINE LESSONS.HOWEVER - IT PRESENTSHER WITH A CHALLENGE....AVERY VANFOSSAN - FRESHMAN,OAK PARK HIGH SCHOOLSNormally in class, I justhave that set time to focus onit but during online school, Ican just do it whenever.DESPITE MISSING HERFRIENDS " AND NOTKNOWING IF SHE"LLRETURN TO SCHOOLBEFORE THE YEAR"SUP "AVERY IS ENJOYING ONINELEARNING AND SO ISHER TEACHER.VANFOSSANSI normally do all my workin one day and I go in order,so it takes me like 2-3 hourseveryday, so not nearly aslong as like normal schoolwhich is a plus.MCKENZIE NELSON - REPORTINGOUT OF 125 OF MISSWHITAKER"S STUDENTS- SHE SAYS THERE"SONLY 10 THAT HAVE NOTLOGGED ON TOASSIGNMENTS.NEXT WEEK - THE SCHOOLWILL REACH OUT TOTHOSE STUDENTS TOMAKE SURE THEY HAVEEVERYTHING THEY NEED.REPORTING IN Kansas City,MCKENZIE NELSON, 41ACTION
School districts are getting used to virtual learning.
