List of 3 items.

• Lower School

  Remote learning will be most varied in our Lower School. As you might imagine, there is a wide range of developmental readiness in this 9-level division, where independence is nascent even at the upper end. The difference between the capabilities of students in one grade level to the next cannot be under-estimated. Teachers know their students’ needs and are best able to address them with the latitude to shape remote learning activities to best match learning goals.

   

  In this division, the lower the level, the less remote learning will rest on technology. Activities in this division require more participation from parents. Our Lower School teachers will use Google Classroom and email (mostly to parents, depending on level) to communicate information about assignments and scheduling. Students below grade 4 have not been using email nor had instruction to do so. We may start to gradually introduce email during our remote learning sessions for grade 3, but parents in this grade and below should expect that their own emails will be the primary means for teachers to communicate information to students.

   

  Synchronous activities may happen in smaller groups or for shorter amounts of time in this division. Most video conferencing will happen through Zoom.

   

  All students in grades K-5 will have a technological device from school. Grade 5 will continue to build on their work in Microsoft OneNote and Microsoft Teams, which will be the primary platform for asynchronous activities and lessons. Parents with children in Early Childhood who do not have home devices for tech-mediated activity should contact us. We can loan out iPads as needed, but we prefer home devices when possible because we cannot manage iPads at home to the same degree we can manage our school-loaned laptops. Please contact Bryan Wamsley bwams@hawken.edu if you would like to borrow an iPad from the school.

   

  If you have any other questions about remote learning in the Lower School, the following people can be helpful to you:
  
  

  General questions about remote learning or about learning support 
  Mary Beth Hilborn (Toddler-Kindergarten) mhilb@hawken.edu, 440-423-2044 or
  Courtney Martin (Grades 1-5) cmart@hawken.edu, 440-423-2122
  
  

  Questions regarding social emotional support
  Steven Karaiskos – skara@hawken.edu, 440-423-2907
  
  

  Questions about youth sports
  Brian McLaughlin - brian.mclaughlin@hawken.edu, 440-423-4446 x351
  
  

  To report absences or if your child is sick
  Tina Ecker – 440-423-2902; be sure to complete absence form  

   

  Questions, concerns or reporting about COVID-19
  Vicki Goodrich Health@hawken.edu

• Middle School

  In the Middle School, all students and teachers will continue to use the familiar learning management systems and online tools we have used all year, including Hawknet, OneNote, Zoom. Some faculty members will also supplement these foundational tools with other online options such as Google Classroom, Canvas, and other apps to facilitate a variety of learning goals. Hawknet and email will continue to serve as our primary sources of communication about assignments. Every Friday, students, and parents will receive a “Week-at-a-Glance Academic Schedule,” which will include your child’s class schedule as well as scheduled chapel talks, assemblies, clubs, and groups. If you have any questions about our approach to remote teaching and learning in the Middle School, please reach out to Dr. Michelle Harris at mharr@hawken.edu. Parents may direct specific questions about the philosophy and application of instructional technology tools to Dr. Ryan Wooley at rwool@hawken.edu.

   

  If you have questions or concerns during remote learning, please know that the below list of resources is available to you:
  
  

  Questions on remote learning
  Dr. Michelle Harris mharr@hawken.edu, 440-423-2933
  
  

  Questions about technology tools
  Dr. Ryan Wooley rwool@hawken.edu, 440-423-2990
  
  

  Questions about specific classes
  Reach out to faculty member directly
  
  

  Questions about general academic support
  Reach out to the faculty member first. Next, include the advisor in the situation. If more support is needed, Vonceil Strobel will be included (vstro@hawken.edu)
  
  

  Questions regarding social emotional support
  Gregg Moses – gmose@hawken.edu; 440-423-2922
  
  

  Questions about athletics
  Greg Marmaros - greg.marmaros@hawken.edu; 440-423-2063

  
  To report absences
  Amy Lee – 440-423-2903; complete absence form
  
  

  Questions, concerns or reporting about COVID-19 Health@hawken.edu

• Upper School

  Students and teachers at our Upper School will work primarily from Canvas, the familiar learning management system that has been in place there for the past four years. Each course has an asynchronous home base in Canvas. For synchronous activities, Upper School students will use mostly Zoom for video-conferencing sessions with teachers and classmates.

   

  Canvas and email will be the primary sources of information about assignments and class scheduling. Of course, teachers may supplement these foundational tools with others that help to facilitate the learning goals of their classes. OneNote, Google G Suite and a host of other tools will serve as extensions. Questions about remote learning in the Upper School can be directed to Rennie Greenfield: rgree@hawken.edu.

   

  If you have questions or concerns during remote learning, please know that the below list of resources is available to you:
  
  

  Questions on remote learning
  Rennie Greenfield - rgree@hawken.edu, 440-423-2026
  
  

  Questions about specific classes
  Reach out to faculty member directly
  
  

  Questions about general academic support
  Rick Tate; rtate@hawken.edu, 440-423-4446 x552
  
  

  Questions regarding social emotional support
  Dr. Nicole Pucci – npucc@hawken.edu, 440-423-2943 or
  Dr. Ashley Poklar - ashley.poklar@hawken.edu, 440-423-2085

  
  Questions about athletics
  Jim Doyle – jdoyl@hawken.edu, 440-423-2108
  
  

  To report absences
  Lisa Gilbert – 440-423-2904; be sure to complete absence form  

  
  Questions, concerns or reporting about COVID-19
  Health@hawken.edu