A.T.A.C. 19A Trilateral Approach to COVID-19

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Meet Our Team : The Brainy Bunch

Jayashree Adivarahan

Technical/Solutions Integrator

Annika Buelt

Project Manager

Viveka Chinnasamy

Research Analyst

Emma Skaggs

Data Analyst

The Problem at Hand

From worrying about our normal day to day routines to a world filled with COVID-19…

Easy TransmissionRemains on Surfaces

New

Normal

Our New Normal

Affects the following:

Really, the list may seem

endless

Our Thought ProcessOur First Pick: The Cafeteria Issues:

1) Most likely will not be used for eating

a) Too many risks associated with eating/taking

off masks

b) Schools with 4000+ students, like Hamilton,

might find it difficult to house all students for

lunch while keeping them safe

2) A solution might be to keep lunch lines outside the

schools going (like they are now) and send other

students home for lunch

End conclusion we reached:

Focus on the generic classroom because of its wide applicability

Zooming in on Our Location: The ClassroomBase Information:

Average classroom size: 900 square feet Class sizes must be smaller

Our Focus: The communal aspect of classroomsa) Shared servicesb) Communication between teachers and students

Our Goals:

What do people in our community think?

What do people in our community think?

A Teacher’s Perspective on School

What do you miss the most about being in the classroom?

Interacting with my students, them interacting and collaborating together

What do you believe to be the most difficult challenge about online learning?

Missing the relationships and it is all the same lesson, where as we can differentiate in the classroom and meet students where they are

What is the most important aspect of education that you believe was lost in purely online schooling?

Human interaction and learning from each other

How do you think schools could improve online education so that it would be equally interactive for students physically in

a classroom and for students learning online?

Flipped model where teaching is happening in class and readings, practice and “busy” work would be done at home.

Mrs. Keppley

A Student’s View on School

What do you miss the most about being in the classroom?Social connection of learning in groups with other classmates

What do you believe to be the most difficult challenge about online learning?Staying Motivated

How do you think schools could improve online education so that it would be equally interactive for students physically in a classroom and for students learning online?More online group communicating

Are you willing to learn/teach in areas other than a traditional classroom like the gym, cafeteria, or outside to better

accommodate social distancing?

Yes

How would you prefer school to start this fall?

A mix of online and in person classes

A.T.A.C Part A: (Planning Solutions)

1. Online sign up genius that limits number of kids to 10-12 per class

2. Virtual learning continues

3. In-person and online tutoring available, online sign up

A Schedule LayoutClass Schedule for Freshmen:

Arrival: 6:50-7:05First Hour: 7:10-8:10

Second hour: 8:20-9:20Third Hour: 9:30-10:30

Lunch Release: 10:30-11:45Fourth Hour: 11:50-12:50

Fifth Hour: 1:00-2:00Sixth Hour: 2:10-3:10

Class Schedule for Junior:Arrival: 7:30-7:45

First Hour: 7:50-8:50Second hour: 9:00-10:00Third Hour: 10:10-11:10

Lunch Release: 11:10-12:25Fourth Hour: 12:30-1:30

Fifth Hour: 1:40-2:40Sixth Hour: 2:50-3:50

Class Schedule for Sophomore:Arrival: 7:10-7:25

First Hour: 7:30-8:30Second hour: 8:40-9:40Third Hour: 9:50-10:50

Lunch Release: 10:50-12:05Fourth Hour: 12:10-1:10

Fifth Hour: 1:20-2:20Sixth Hour: 2:30-3:30

Class Schedule for Senior:Arrival: 7:50-8:05

First Hour: 8:10-9:10Second hour: 9:20-10:20Third Hour: 10:30-11:30

Lunch Release: 11:30-12:45Fourth Hour: 12:50-1:50

Fifth Hour: 2:00-3:00Sixth Hour: 3:10-4:10

A.T.A.C Part B: (Behavioral Solutions) 1. Social Distancing (6+ ft apart)

a. Directed one way hallway pathways

b. Students and teachers wearing face masks at all times while at school

c. Desks in classrooms are 6 feet apart

d. No Cafeteria tables => people sit on the floor in outlined circles (used for classes that

are too large for the regular classroom space

2. Plexiglass dividers between desks, portable plexiglass dividers for students

3. Online textbooks

4. Staggered passing periods and lunches

5. Installation of foot handles on doors and door holders to ensure doors stay open during

passing periods

A Visual Depiction of A.T.A.C. Part B

Sketched Outlines of Details in A.T.A.C. Part B

A.T.A.C Part C: (Technological Solutions)

Containment of COVID 1) Reusability: UV cleaning stations for bacteria on washcloths, wristbands, and masks=> UV

lighting and UV sanitation stations2) Use a wearable machine (like a wristband that looks like a fitbit or apple watch) that students

keep on their person which measures their temperature regularly and beeps when students are standing closer than six feet apart (maybe through specialized gps or radio frequency?).

3) Automatic Hand sanitizer station located at the entrances and exits of classrooms.4) Installing new air filtration systems and open ventilation by keeping windows and doors open.

A.T.A.C Part C: (Technological Solutions) - Illustrated

Used to sterilize:1) Cleaning Rags2) Masks3) Wristbands

UV Technology

Sanitation Systems Wristbands

Used to:1) Measure temperature2) Ensure students are maintaining social

distancing regulationsEnsures students are healthy and helps

students stay healthy

COVID is

transferred

through the air

from student to

student even if

social distancing is

maintained

All student receive air and do not infect

other students around them if they are

abiding by social distancing standards.

No

Yes

Issues to Address with New Ventilation

Barriers to Design Implementation

1. Parts A & B

● Fast and easy to put into place

● Inexpensive, most schools should be able to afford the necessary supplies

● Some students may ignore tape markings/online sign up

2. Part C

● Will require more time to be implemented

● More expensive in upfront costs and to maintain

● Will likely not be ready by the fall

How A.T.A.C will Change the Space

Pros Cons

● Continued interactions between students

and teachers

● Accountability for work

● Continue Education

● Students and Teachers feel out of place

● Different Environments

What We Learned and How We Worked as a Team

Why Our Solution is Unique1) Makes solution well-rounded2) Makes solution widely

applicable3) Covers several aspects that

comes with implementing any change successfullya) Planningb) Architectural/Physicalc) Behaviorald) Technological

Well received based on:

1.

2.

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