Brainstorm

Topic: Reopening of schools in COVID-19 times.

• Iván Duque said that from August the colleges and universities will
return to the classroom.
• Various protocols are being studied with the Ministry of Education.
• Under the in-person alternation method, the aim is to avoid
generating outbreaks of contagion.
• Educational institutions have to prepare to be able to comply with a
list of priorities depending on the stage in which their community is
with respect to Covid-19 cases and its rate of contagion.
• There are two reasons why governments are prioritizing opening
schools at the same time as industries of high need and relevance:
the academic and the economic impact.
• Many adjustments and flexibility in the territory have to be taken into
account.
• Transmission rate of a minor infected with COVID-19.
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Structure: I’m going to divide this talk into five parts.

1. Alternation method
1. Alternation method It is contemplated to combine work at home, virtuality,
2. COVID-19 in minors. and face-to-face.
3. The academic impact on students
4. Economic impact on families Biosafety protocols "because we have to recover face-
5. How to guarantee that schools are not the focus to-face with responsibility".
of contagion?
Schools and educational institutions are in the category
of highly relevant to the community with a low probability
of spreading contagion.

Let’s turn now to the first part: Alternation method… Needs of: (i) society, (ii) of the student and parents, (iii)
of the teacher and (iv) of the educational institution.

1 Then: COVID-19 in minors…

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2. COVID-19 in minors.
• Children are less susceptible to the virus.
• They have been less exposed to the virus.
• They are less symptomatic.
• The probability of transmission of a child and an adult
ranges from 0.25 to 0.5.
• Children are less susceptible to catching the virus.
• Do children serve as vectors of the virus?
From the above, …
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3. The academic impact on students.
• The current reality of distance education has an
unfavorable academic impact on students.
• The impact on student academic achievement in an
environment without adequate preparation to provide
quality distance education.
• The priority will be to continue to provide academic
support to your students and families on vacation.
• Technology will be the clearest tool.
Therefore,
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4. Economic impact on families. 5. How to guarantee that schools are not the
focus of contagion?
• In the short term, families cannot work at maximum
productivity. • Classrooms will need to be arranged to
accommodate separate desks.
• Hybrid and virtual quality education while delivering a
new face-to-face education. • Classrooms will be constantly disinfected.

• Structured health protocols that involve the entire • Make additional investments so that teachers have
educational and operational process. the correct sanitation equipment.

• Provide a quality education adapting to different • The class schedule will be extended with longer days.
realities.
• Check the health status of your students constantly.
In addition to the impacts, it will be necessary to
take into account… Thank you for your attention.
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• Forbes et all. Lo que los colegios necesitan para regresar a
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https://forbes.co/2020/05/20/actualidad/lo-que-los-colegios-necesita
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https://www.larepublica.co/economia/asi-sera-la-reapertura-de-cole
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https://uniandes.edu.co/es/noticias/el-covid-los-ninos-y-la-reapertur
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colegios. Recuperado de: https://
colombia.as.com/colombia/2020/06/07/tikitakas/1591491776_2039
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