Educators in Buncombe County Schools (BCS) will provide students with learning experiences that continue their planned learning path and help them stay connected with teachers and classmates. These experiences will offer authentic opportunities to focus on key concepts, knowledge, and skills with emphasis on engagement and creativity, while providing a balance of on-screen and/or off-screen assignments designed to complement previous and current standards-based classroom curriculum.

Educators in Buncombe County Schools are responsible for designing coherent instruction related to a specific content area, relying on District-approved curriculum and materials to build student knowledge for that content area, selecting appropriate resources to support the instructional design, and then implementing the instructional lesson plans. Planning for in-person or virtual educational experience also takes into consideration different methods of student engagement, as well as the ways students will be expected to demonstrate their learning. When considering meaningful engagement in learning through virtual means, additional considerations to be made by educators include 1) the identification of the online tools that will best support their students' needs and the chosen instructional design, and 2) considering the individual needs of students when creating assignments to ensure access to the content. The curriculum support and tips and tools provided here are intended to support the ways in which BCS educators and other instructional staff are planning for the meaningful engagement of students in the learning process through virtual means.