NBC15’s Amy Pflugshaupt followed up with Doug Maughan, a seventh-grade science and social studies teacher at Patrick Marsh Middle School to see where student and teachers are at heading into the holiday season.
NBC15 News has been following five different classrooms, from elementary school to college level, in our "Class During Covid" series. With the Thanksgiving holiday approaching, we checked in with the director of the Paramedic Program at Madison College to see how the Paramedic Academy class has been going during this challenging school year.
Some schools in the district have switched back and forth between online learning and a hybrid model, but this is the first time all schools have made the switch.
The Baraboo School District announced Wednesday that families will get to choose their preferred model of teaching and learning for the second half of the school year beginning next week.
Students learning vital skills needed to become paramedics have had to be flexible at Madison College Paramedic Academy. Most students have had to rely upon high-tech "sim manikins" to learn hands-on skills they'd normally learn working with human patients at hospitals or in care centers. Those health facilities have restricted access because of COVID-19 concerns.
Portage High School English teacher Nicole Giessel said with all the changes this school year, there are also changes to assessments to accurately measure student learning.
Measuring the success in the classroom in this new Covid-era of education. NBC15 answers: What does this look like and how are students measuring up? This is part of NBC15’s special series: Class During Covid.
Students are shutting off their Zoom cameras out of fear that others will take pictures of them and share to social media, a Middleton Cross Plains district spokesperson says.
The switch to virtual schooling has been a challenge for many families, but one Madison family has been doing it for years. They say virtual learning works better for them.
Families can pick up their students' Ipad and charging card via drive-through at the school’s main entrance between the hours of 12 p.m and 3 p.m Monday, Oct. 19.
More than ten students at a Middleton elementary school are withdrawing this week, following a districtwide decision to remain all-virtual until public health metrics can be met.
The Milton School District’s hybrid model allows for some students to attend in-person throughout the week, but the Band Director Jessica Westlund took some extra creative steps to keep music education alive even in the age of COVID-19.
For Madison high school and middle school students enrolled in the Food and Consumer Science classes, over 500 said they could not afford the required equipment.
Portage High School English teacher Nicole Giessel is excited to be back in her classroom this year as students return with a hybrid learning model combining virtual and in-person class time.
To learn how to save lives, in-person classes can be a life saver for students. Madison College Paramedic Academy Student Heather Seeber said, "So much of what we do as paramedics is hands-on. It’s really hard if you’re doing a virtual IV. "
Most students who attend Van Buren Elementary School in Janesville are physically in class but there are some major rule changes they need to keep in mind
All Markesan School District staff members will be utilizing the break to deep clean schools, adjust and adopt practices, and plan for virtual instruction.
Students in the Monroe School District alternate weekly between in-person and virtual instruction. Teachers at one elementary school say students have adjusted to the new routine well.
In an interview with NBC15 Investigates, The State Supt. of Public Instruction Carolyn Stanford Taylor said there are other educators willing and able to step in.
NBC15 Investigates learned that if a teacher or student tests positive for COVID-19, educators are expected to call state and local health departments right away.
