Temporary Online Learning

On November 24, the province declared a state of public health emergency and announced several new measures to slow the spread of COVID-19—some of which impact Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) and in-school learners.

CHANGES TO IN-SCHOOL LEARNING: OVERVIEW AND TIMELINE

Students in grades 7-12, enrolled in in-school learning, will move to a temporary online learning model from November 30 to January 8.
The Christmas break takes place December 23 to January 5. During this time there is no school for students.
All students, K-12, resume temporary online learning on January 6 to January 8.
In-school learning resumes on January 11.

NOTE: Alberta Education has directed school divisions to follow their Division calendars if dates differ from what was announced during the COVID-19 update on Nov. 24, 2020. As such, the EIPS Christmas break remains unchanged.

Daily Schedules

Students moving to the temporary online-learning model will do so using the Brightspace platform. Every day, students will log on to Brightspace.

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Daily Schedule: Kindergarten to Grade 6

As kindergarten to Grade 6 students are only in temporary online learning for three school days, the focus for these three days is literacy and numeracy.
Students in kindergarten to Grade 6 will follow the below schedule for temporary online learning, January 6 to 8.
Each teacher will share the specific whole-class and small-group meet times through Brightspace, as these will vary from school to school.

Time	Activity
30 minutes at the start of the morning	whole-class literacy instruction (morning attendance taken)
Remainder of the morning	small-group meets and instruction students assigned to small groups by the teacher and a specific timeslot to meet (approximately 15-20 minutes per small group) students who are not in small-group instruction have time to work on assignments
30 minutes at the start of the afternoon	whole-class numeracy instruction (afternoon attendance taken)
Remainder of the afternoon	small-group meets and instruction students assigned to small groups by the teacher and a specific timeslot to meet (approximately 15-20 minutes per small group) students who are not in small-group instruction have time to work on assignments

Each whole-class instructional time starts with attendance, followed by a virtual instruction lesson led by the student’s in-school class teacher.
Students must join the virtual instruction meetings five minutes before it’s scheduled to begin.
Student cameras must be turned on during all virtual instruction, including small groups, to ensure students are actively engaged.
Once the lesson is finished, students can leave the virtual lesson to work on the related assignment.

Learn more about K-6 temporary online learning

Daily Schedule: Grades 7-12

Junior high and senior high students are following their regular bell schedule and course timetable.
Each class period starts with attendance, followed by a virtual instruction lesson led by the student’s in-school class teacher.
Students must join the virtual instruction meetings five minutes before it’s scheduled to begin.
Student cameras must be turned on during all virtual instruction.
Once the lesson is finished, students can turn their camera off to work on the related assignment.
The teacher will be present the entire class period to answer questions and offer further instruction.

Learn more about grades 7-12 temporary online learning