Against the unprecedented backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools world over have moved to the virtual mode of teaching and learning and at RNS this transition has been well-planned to give our students an engaging educational experience
In designing the virtual school model we launched the virtual school in May 2020, it has been an enriching and transformative experience for all, with students seamlessly transiting to this new mode of learning and parents sharing their encouraging feedback.
The Microsoft Teams application on the Office 365 Education suite, which has emerged as one of the most sought-after and effective online teaching-learning solutions across the world, serves as the platform for RNS virtual school.
The School has invested significant resources and time in training and mentoring our teachers to become proficient in effectively and meaningfully making use of the many education-focused features and tools of Microsoft Teams.
Our teachers, through high-quality lessons and resources, provide students a blended learning experience every day – a fine blend of synchronous instruction, asynchronous resources support, and assessment practices.
Teachers have put in tremendous efforts in preparing and also collating and curating various resources like videos, web-links, PDF documents, tasks, activities, assignments, and projects to enhance students' learning experiences.
The virtual school platform has been an excellent avenue for teachers to design and offer a wide variety of creative and interactive teaching techniques and activities to enhance students' level of engagement and understanding.
On-going and personalised feedback is being provided within the online environment, as part of the School's goals to ensure authentic and valid assessment practices. The formative and summative assessments are conducted.
The virtual school has been instrumental in making the teaching and learning processes more collaborative and participative, while also preparing students to effectively navigate and thrive in the digital world in the future.
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