Remote classes, this will probably the new normal for schools in Kyrgyzstan for the school year 2020-2021.
A new normal for schools in Kyrgyzstan
In recent news, Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Education and Sciences is gearing its schools for full implementation of distance learning amid COVID-19 threat in the country.
Schools in Kyrgyzstan shall change its preparation for the school year 2020-2021, leaning towards online learning and zero face-to-face classes. According to the Ministry of Education and Sciences, the first quarter for the school year 2020-2021 will mainly operate through distance learning programs.
Currently, a total of 29,980 cases of COVID-19 has been recorded in the country, with 1,111 total deaths. The volume of reported daily cases in Kyrgyzstan has yet to flatten, however, there is a significant drop in the number of active cases in the country.
For sanitary and prevention purposes, the ministry announced full implementation of distance learning in all schools and all grade levels in the country. Teachers from various schools in Kyrgyzstan are expected to undergo training to improve the quality of their online learning services.
Education experts are also monitoring other countries’ approaches to distanced learning to help them come up with better guidelines for online learning programs.
First on the list is digitalizing textbooks and improving its contents to suit the self-learning experience of home-schooling. Websites to be used for online classes should also be reconstructed to cater to all grade levels attending distance learning classes.
The team of education experts from Kyrgyzstan is also looking into adaptive methods from other Asian countries involving mass media as a tool to deliver school lessons to the general public.
Just like other countries trying first-hand the distance learning program, flaws are expected, but rest assured that the Ministry of Education and Sciences will continually monitor and improve the student’s online learning experience.
