How do I know what Tech Tool to use?
With so many of us moving to online spaces it seems that there is an endless list of tech tools available that add to the overwhelm. But…you don’t have to use them all! In fact, we’d urge you not to! Find the tools that best serve your needs and...
Redesigning the Live Online Classroom
The biggest challenge we’re hearing with virtual learning is that students are disengaged and off task. Everyone is frustrated, teachers are putting hours into planning and kids aren’t showing up. How can we pivot and re-engage students? The short answer...
Overcoming Instructional Challenges with Student Notebooks
Covid-19 has brought many challenges to the classroom. It doesn’t matter if you are teaching face-to-face, hybrid/blended or completely online, teaching in a global pandemic creates hurdles. If you are like me, one of the challenges you face may cause you...
Parents and Guardians as Partners in Connected Learning
We’re about five weeks into virtual learning at our house, we’re all still learning our way and figuring how to make it all work. One thing that is becoming more and more clear though is that the parent/guardian-teacher relationship is shifting. While a...
Class Jobs in Live Classrooms to Create a Connected Classroom Culture
It is 9:00 AM and the first virtual class of the day has started. Students begin to join some with video and some without and a few students talk to each other so several conversations are going at once while others are silent. The lesson begins and it feels to the teacher that they are the only one engaged in the lesson. It is quiet and at times silent when the teacher asks questions. How might we develop structures for all students to be active in their live online classroom?
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