Montgomery Community Media

More than 165 thousand students start remote leaning Monday, March 30 All Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) buildings are closed through April 24 to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Friday evening, Superintendent of Schools Jack Smith sent a message to the school community with information for the first week of remote learning. Monday, Montgomery County […]

School Buildings Closed Through April 24; Remote Learning Starts Monday, March 30 With Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) starting remote learning on Monday, March 30, Superintendent of Schools Jack Smith sent a message to the school community Friday evening. The letter, titled “Continuity of Learning in MCPS: Getting Started” explained the goals of the first […]

With schools closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, teachers have had to do a complete 180 on their lesson plans for the rest of the academic year. Teachers are suddenly having to create online curriculums with little notice. It’s a challenge, but teachers at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda are rising […]

Montgomery County Public Schools is preparing its move to online learning on March 30. Jack Smith, superintendent of MCPS, said in a video following the statewide announcement that Maryland Public Schools will remain closed through April 24, MCPS will start distributing Chromebooks to students in need starting Thursday. In an email to families on Thursday, […]

The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Board of Education is awaiting guidance from state officials about whether to extend the current school closures, Deputy Superintendent Monifa McKnight said during a board meeting Monday.    McKnight said MCPS is planning for an extension just in case COVID-19 circumstances require it. MCPS is designing plans for remote […]

Montgomery College English Professor Emily Rosado has been named the Individual of the Year in Higher Education by the Maryland Distance Learning Association (MDLA). Professor Rosado developed the first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) offered by a community college in Maryland. Attracting about 850 students from not only Montgomery County and the state of Maryland, […]

Emily Rosado, a Montgomery College English professor, created the first “MOOC” class at Montgomery College. “MOOC” is the acronym for Massive Open Online Courses. In this report, she explains how the class was created and how students from around the world can participate. Visit our PEG partner MCTV10 (Montgomery College Television program schedule) to see […]