Routines and Structures

One landing page or Announcement on Canvas should be used consistently as the “first stop” for students and parents.

• All Grades

  • 1. Daily Lesson Agenda, Hyperdoc to All Assignments

    2. Teacher Contact Information

• Pages for Grades 4-12

  • 1. Current list of assignments and projects, reminder for students to contact you with questions, Information about grading

• Information for Families

  • 1. Information about report cards, communication information, procedures for setting up conferences during office hours, other helpful links- school, district website , FAQs

    2. Inform parents how to check if work has been completed

• Teachers should post and share daily schedule at the beginning of each class meeting including:

  • Major learning events & specific times

  • Pictures symbols for younger students an, EL students, and students with learning needs

  • Times for check-ins

• Remote Learning Resource- Setting Norms

  • Teachers should teach students signals they may use including:

    1. Gaining attention during video sessions (i.e. doorbell sound, clap, paper signs held up)

    2. Embedding video timers to help students with pacing for synchronous activities for independent work or collaborative work

• Teachers should incorporate scheduled movement breaks, mask breaks, and shifts in instructional strategies to break up the sessions

• Teachers should build in regular opportunities for students to make connections with each other through class "morning meetings," ice breakers, or collaborative work, and breakout rooms.

• Teachers should Utilize researched models adapted to class schedules, learning platforms, teacher proficiency with online apps/tools, student needs: https://www.blendedlearning.org/models/

• Synchronous Sandwich: https://craftedcurriculum.com/a-synchronous-sandwich-the-virtual-lesson-planning-template/

• NPDL Global https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke1Uie3sFy8&feature=youtu.be

Teachers should create procedures for learning material organization including:

• Naming conventions for digital folders

• Naming conventions for assignment topics within a LMS (Day 1, September 4, 8.4.20, Assignment 1, etc.)

• Naming conventions for other digital work for students (StudentName.Block1.TermPaper1 vs. Term Paper)

• Daily attendance plan

• Daily agenda with links to assignments on Canvas

• 3 Days of asynchronous lessons in the event of a power outage

• Opportunities to check in with in-person and distance learners

• Videos for students who are absent

• Live streaming for distance learners

• Communication plan- inform parents and students of preferred method of contact, when to expect responses for emails, times for office hours appointments, location of daily and weekly assignments, etc.

• Teachers may want to consider a statement that informs parents of when to expect a response to messages. For example, any messages received after 4 p.m. may not be answered until the following day.

• Student tips for successful video calls- from Karly Moura

• Tips for Successful Virtual Meetings - from Remote Learning 101 with Matt Miller

• How to make Good Video Responses- from Holly Clark