How The Expectations Of Distance Learning Compare To Kansas City's Pandemic Reality

By Steve Kraske,

Chelsea Engstrom

Published May 11, 2020 at 4:24 PM CDT

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Empty desks sit in rows and columns in an empty classroom — As classrooms sit empty around the country, teachers are having to adapt their in-person lesson plans to distance learning.

Our experts say it's no easy task to adapt an in-person lesson plan for online classes.

Michael Horn, chief strategic officer at Entangled Group and author of "Choosing College: How to Make Better Learning Decision Throughout Your Life"
Michael McCloud, chief academic officer for Johnson County Community College

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When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.

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