When school closed in 2020, ALTERA pivoted to make students’ homes their extended learning space. Because of inadequate internet we activated face-to-face daily learning opportunities with parents and siblings as teachers and co-learners engaged in home-centered, place-based and culturally responsive learning activities relevant to rural Eastern Washington Hispanic, Caucasian and Native American agricultural families. A panel of six Altera Site Directors from elementary and secondary settings share specific tools and student feedback that will inform participants in innovative practices with: learning through place-based themes; celebrating students’ unique home settings; academic content enmeshed with social emotional supports; student voice via visual and oral storytelling; tracking and measuring in-home learning through choice boards and family interviews; sustaining student engagement through text, ZOOM and social media; and elevating the role of multimodal literacies to diversify access to literacy experiences, from family reading to the backyard night sky.
STARS Credit offered for live attendance or watching the recording of this session.
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