Special lessons for teachers and students infected with COVID-19.
(Baonghean.vn) - A large number of students and teachers who are F0 or F1 cases have affected the teaching and learning activities of many schools in the province. To adapt, schools have implemented various measures to avoid disrupting students' learning.
Teachers who are F0 or F1 cases are still teaching classes.
This Tuesday, one day afterpupilUpon returning to school, Ms. Nguyen Thi Quynh Chi, a teacher at Le Mao Secondary School in Vinh City, received the news that she had tested positive for Covid-19. This was unexpected because just one day before returning to school, she and her colleagues had been tested and received negative results. Along with her, her husband and two children, a 3-year-old and a 1-year-old, also tested negative.
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| Online class for students at Le Mao Secondary School. Photo: MH |
Up until now, teacher Quynh Chi still doesn't know the source of infection for her family, but she received information at the same time that all her relatives were infected.Covid-19This caused her considerable worry, especially since her children were still young. On the first day she learned the news, she monitored the health of her entire family to observe the progression of the illness and its symptoms. After examination, her family was advised by medical staff to receive treatment at home because they had no symptoms or only mild symptoms.
At Le Mao Secondary School, Ms. Quynh Chi is the head teacher in charge of the school's student council. In addition, she teaches four Civic Education lessons per week for grades 6 and 8. When the school administration learned that her family had contracted the disease, they allowed her to stay home to recover. However, after her mental state stabilized and her health improved, she requested to return to teaching as usual, but online.
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| This teaching method may be suitable in situations where both teachers and students are self-isolating at home. Photo: MH |
Sharing her thoughts on this, teacher Quynh Chi added: "At this time, my health is quite good, and I only occasionally experience chills. Therefore, I can still handle all my professional duties from home through online teaching. In fact, this format isn't too unfamiliar because we've had almost a whole semester of online learning. However, the feeling of the teacher teaching online while the students are still learning in the classroom is quite different. Fortunately, in the past few days, the students have been very understanding of my situation and have cooperated very effectively. Even without me in the classroom, they remain well-behaved, quiet, and interact with me normally."
Just one week after returning to school, Le Mao Secondary School has discovered many students who are F0 and F1 cases, and the school also has 3 teachers who are currently self-isolating at home due to infection or contact with infected individuals.
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| Despite undergoing treatment for Covid-19, teacher Quynh Chi still teaches classes as usual. Photo: MH |
Despite unfavorable teaching conditions, classes at the school have continued as normal in recent days. Accordingly, if a class has a student who tested positive for COVID-19, the school switches to online learning. Teachers who cannot come to school teach online via television screens. Meanwhile, students in all classes continue to attend school as usual.
In class 9B this morning, the students had four in-person lessons with their teacher at school. The remaining lesson was online because their physics teacher is self-isolating at home. Although this new format was quite unfamiliar, after just a few minutes of getting used to it, the teacher and students were interacting normally. Besides the online lecture, all other activities, such as reviewing previous lessons and students answering questions, were not significantly different from a live in-person lesson.
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| Teachers at Le Mao Secondary School are simultaneously teaching in person in the classroom and providing online lessons for students who are self-isolating at home. Photo: MH |
When the Covid-19 pandemic began to break out, we developed various scenarios and prepared the conditions for organizing teaching and learning, both in-person and online.
Even now, although teachers cannot come to school, the teaching of classes remains undisturbed because we still conduct lessons through the LMS system. All classrooms have TVs with internet access, and the school has upgraded its Wi-Fi coverage to be strong enough for Zoom connections in all classrooms, so students can still easily follow the teachers' lectures.
No interruption to students' learning.
The resurgence of the pandemic after the Lunar New Year has significantly impacted teaching and learning in schools. Never before has the number of students who are COVID-19 cases increased so rapidly and continuously, and thousands of students have been unable to attend school due to the high risk of spreading the disease.
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| Live-streamed lessons at Huynh Thuc Khang High School. Photo: MH |
This also poses a challenge for schools in organizing teaching and learning. However, with the principle of "contain the outbreak wherever it occurs and try not to affect students' learning," schools have been flexible in implementing teaching and learning.Huynh Thuc Khang High SchoolAccording to school statistics, as of the morning of February 10th, the entire school had 33 students classified as F0 (positive for COVID-19). Classes where F0 cases were detected after students arrived at school switched to online learning, while other classes continued with normal in-person instruction. In addition, the school identified 211 F1 (close contact) students who were advised by local authorities to self-isolate at home and have also switched to online learning.
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| Many classrooms at Huynh Thuc Khang High School are empty of students. Photo: MH |
Currently, there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 among the teachers, but three teachers who are close contacts (F1) have been assigned to teach online. This arrangement allows for both disease prevention measures and adherence to the curriculum schedule.
Mr. Nguyen Van Tho's Physics class this morning had 11 students absent, including 8 F1 cases. The classroom was significantly less crowded than usual, with many desks empty. However, the atmosphere in the classroom remained normal.
To ensure students' rights and help them keep up with the curriculum, Mr. Tho teaches in person in the classroom while also recording lectures and livestreaming them for those studying online. “The transition from in-person to in-person teaching, or a combination of both, has become familiar to both teachers and students. Over the past two years, we've done this many times and no longer feel unfamiliar or encounter too many difficulties. Whether teaching online or in person, students still acquire the core knowledge and skills of the lesson,” Mr. Tho explained.
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| During the pandemic, a single lesson could combine in-person and online instruction. Photo: MH |
Currently, all students in the school have received two doses of the vaccine. Based on the current situation and the directives of the Department of Education and Training, we will continue to provide a combination of in-person and online teaching for students who are F0 or F1 cases.
Teachers who were F1 (close contacts) were encouraged to teach online at home according to the assigned timetable. Therefore, although the school's teaching and classes have been adjusted, they remain stable and on schedule for the school year. At this time, the health of over 250 students and teachers who were F0 (close contacts) and F1 (close contacts) is stable. The school anticipates that the number of F0 students may increase, especially given the complex epidemic situation in Vinh City and the emergence of many positive cases in the community. However, the school remains calm and proactively strengthens epidemic prevention measures and implements various scenarios and teaching plans. All situations are considered with the motto "the school must be safe and students must be safe when they come to school." Simultaneously, efforts are being made to reassure parents about sending their children to school.
Thai Lao High School in Hung Nguyen is simultaneously implementing three forms of teaching: students learning in person at school, learning online with teachers who are in isolation, teaching online for classes with COVID-19 patients, and teaching in person and livestreaming for students who are in isolation at home. Through this approach, schools are continuing their teaching activities normally and adapting promptly to the circumstances.
Previously, many schools suggested that students classified as F0 or F1 should be grouped together in separate online classes within their respective schools or districts. However, this option is being reconsidered because it would disrupt each student's individual curriculum and might not be as effective as other methods currently being implemented.
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| Online class for students at Thai Lao High School. Photo: MH |
In the current context, the Department of Education and Training has also directed schools to be flexible in organizing teaching and learning, prioritizing in-person teaching above all else. Furthermore, to reassure students, schools must also pay attention to students who are in isolation and unable to attend school by assigning online homework and sending online lectures to help them catch up with the curriculum. These solutions may need to continue for several more weeks as the number of students and teachers who are F0 and F1 cases in schools is expected to continue to increase.
