Learning NOW One-Minute Spotlights Are Back!

With the school year well underway in distance learning mode and hybrid learning on the horizon, we are proud to announce the 2020 reboot of our Learning NOW in Barrington 220 One-Minute Spotlight series. Learning NOW One-Minute Spotlights highlight some of the many ways Barrington 220 students are learning across the district in episodes that are just one minute long. 

These two episodes to restart our series have something in common—they both use examples of concurrent learning, that is, some students are in-person and some are participating from home via Zoom at the same time. Like any other mode of learning, a concurrent classroom isn't an ideal situation all the time for all learners in all situations. However, the teachers featured here have used the format well for these examples.

One-Minute Spotlight - Barrington HS - Mr. Pemberton - Choir

Barrington High School Director of Choirs Brandon Pemberton conducts a choir rehearsal with some students live on the BHS outdoor stage—and some students attending the rehearsal on Zoom in a concurrent classroom mode.

One-Minute Spotlight - Barrington MS-Prairie - Ms. Canace & Ms. Aliperta

Students in Ms. Canace's and Ms. Aliperta's classes at Barrington Middle School–Prairie Campus learn in a concurrent classroom environment—where some students are in-person in a socially distanced classroom and some students are learning from home on Zoom.

My sincerest thanks to Brandon Pemberton at BHS, and Molly Canace and Peggie Aliperta at BMS–Prairie for allowing me to visit their classrooms!