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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		What Learning Looks Like In The Middle Of A Pandemic
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:05:54
	Publish Date:		2020-05-08 05:53:00
	Description:		Since Gov. Evers mandated the closure of schools on Mar. 13, educators have been scrambling to teach remotely. In the Northwoods, the level of instruction varies considerably based primarily on the availability of high-speed internet in the households of students. Education in our Northwoods’ schools looks very different than it usually does. With little notice, principals and teachers had to transition from in-classroom instruction to teaching remotely. For Rhinelander’s Central Elementary School, the transition to remote learning has been made easier because their teachers and students were already using portable computers in the classrooms. “Because students use Chromebooks during the school year and a lot of our teachers have used those platforms to supplement direct instruction for some it was a pretty smooth flow,” said principal Paul Johnson. Such devices have become a standard tool in classrooms because it has user-friendly software designed for education and instructors can
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