NYC teachers train in remote learning after school closures

NEW YORK — As lessons move from classrooms to living rooms amid the coronavirus outbreak, teachers will be tasked with educating their students remotely.

Ruth Chasek, a high school teacher in Queen, said Tuesday will be her first lesson on remote-learning from top NYC Department of Education officials.

“We always use Google Docs, Google Classroom," she said. "That’s an online platform they’re familiar with, we will continue to use.”

She said calls will be important going forward.

“We’re gonna be checking with kids with phone calls once a week, we will call each kid," she said.

What parents, students need to know about the NYC public school closure

Chasek said while she knows students and teachers will be safer doing tele-learning, there will be challenges.

“The challenges will be the kids who have difficult home lives and I don’t believe education works well without class interaction," she said. "We will do the best we can.”

NYC Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza was at PS130 in Lower Manhattan Monday where meals where being prepped for students while they’re home.

“We centrally will be developing lesson plans resources for teachers to pull off a central site as well," he said.

Students in need will receive the technology they need. About 300,000 students need technology assistance.

“Students who do not have a device, the goal next week is all students students will have a device," he said. “In some point in the future, we’re going to look back and say 'this was our finest hour. We really did some innovative things and kept students engaged.'"

Parents play a big role in this process, they will have to sign up for a NYC schools account - that’s how most of the communication regarding remote learning will be done.