HELLO! Manuela Adsuar-Pizzi, M.Ed. Founding Principal STADLP 2 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

HELLO! Manuela Adsuar-Pizzi, M.Ed. Founding Principal STADLP 2

Agenda Q&A INTRODUCTIONS As we go along, please feel free to OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM place your questions in the Q&A ACADEMY and PARISH SCHOOL section of the presentation and PARTNERSHIP our moderator will lead us in a REGISTRATION & NEXT STEPS Q&A session at the end of the presentation. 3

Distance 1 Learning What is the St. Thomas Aquinas Program?

“The principal goal of “ education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done” -Jean Piaget 5

What is the program? All instruction happens remotely ▸ Whole group, small group, independent work ▸ Teachers engaging with children “face-to-face” ▸ in some capacity throughout the school day Your child remains a member of the home academy / parish school community but is enrolled in the distance learning program, receiving uniquely tailored instruction. 6

Staying Connected An important feature of STADLP is the individualized and differentiated support your student will get in a distance learning format. 7

How is it different from a Hybrid Model? Distance Learning Hybrid Learning Live, real time classes Students split time between “brick and mortar” Interaction with teachers school and learning at and students in lessons home Adaptive programming Remote learning at home through Realize varies per academy Synchronous and Model subject to change Asynchronous Activities based on external factors 8

What are the benefits of DL? Continuity Consistency Community Students will have zero Students will receive high Students get the benefit of interruption to their learning quality and appropriately being a part of two caring and scheduling if there is a paced instruction delivered Catholic learning change to in person using best practices for communities. They remain instruction mandates. distance learning and active members of their utilizing high quality, Next home academy while also Generation Standards building friendships, bonds aligned curriculum. and connections with their distance learning classmates. 9

How do I participate? Register with your home 1. academy and tell them you want to participate in the STADLP. Your principal will share your 2. contact information with STADLP You will receive a confirmation 3. packet via email from STADLP 10

What happens next? What is the timeline? 11

Projected Timeline 8/21-8/28 8/31-9/8 9/9-9/11 9/14-9/18 Open Enrollment Secure Registration Orientation First Week of Classes STADLP will confirm Students attend Students begin full day Contact your home enrollment and we will orientation and distance learning - academy and get your help you to get set up teachers meet with schedules are provided child registered for distance learning families 1:1 for goal during the registration setting and orientation period 12

Let’s review Distance Learning Program Home School Partnership Open Communication Students are enrolled full time in STADLP connects with your home Teachers remain in frequent contact school in a 100% remote format with a school on an ongoing basis, keeping in with families and families will have combination of synchronous and communication about your child’s open and ongoing access to their asynchronous sessions progress child’s learning, grades and progress. Enroll with your Home School Differentiation @ STADLP Continuity of Learning Your child remains a student of the Students work within the Realize Despite any changes to in person home school, including all benefits that system as well as with teachers learning, the St. Thomas Aquinas come with being a part of that “face-to-face” in order to receive Distance Learning Program will community. STADLP teachers connect education tailored to your their talents continue without interruption. Return frequently with academy teachers. and needs to the home school or enrollment in the program opens each trimester. 13

Q&A Session Place your screenshot here Please add questions to the Q&A chat box 14

THANKS! Any questions? You can find me at: info@stthomasaquinasbq.org ▸ stthomasaquinasbq.org ▸ 15