Yes, it's March 31st and we are preparing for another snowstorm and a possible early release. This got me thinking about the best way to use technology and keep students on track. Some school districts are exploring a different model of making up snow days other than tacking them on to the end of the school year. (ateMany Sates time requirements for public schools mandate 180 days of learning per school year, and if too many snow days occur, days are added at the end of the school year to fulfill the 180-day requirement). Many schools have 5 snow days are used, and they are added to the end of the school year.
There are three ways communities outside of Massachusetts are implementing different snow day programs. The first way is by creating "blizzard bags" that are sent home with students. Five blizzard bags would be created. The bags would contain worksheets and writing assignments that would be completed at home on the snow days. On the first snow day, bag one would be used, and on the second snow day, bag two would be used, and so on through the fifth day.
Isn't it time to do something innovative with technology to support this initiative especailly at the high school level? How do we make this pitch?
