Best Practices and Course ExamplEs

The flow of online learning is unique. In any given week, we recommend each course accomplish three tasks: preview, prepare, and engage in learning.

PREVIEW

Teacher posts...

• Overview of the lesson

• Objectives & connections to prior lessons/learning

• Quick Attendance Check (to ensure students are present and following along)

Using these tools...

• MySA

• Google Classroom

• Grade-level pages on MySA (lower school)

• Screencast (via screencastify)

PREPARE

Teacher posts...

• Course readings (textbook, novel, packets), digital texts, podcasts, video content, recorded lecture, screencast lesson, etc

Using these tools...

• Create/Post content: upload audio, video, screencast, text, links to docs, images, links to sites, etc

• If desired, access existing curated content: SHP Library, Library of Congress, TED, NatGeo, PBS, Smithsonian, Bio.com, Discovery Education, History Channel, Khan Academy, Bozeman Science, CommonLit, NYTimes Learning, Newsela, Youtube Learning Hub

ENGAGE

Teacher posts...

• Reflective writing, journaling, guided note-taking

• Discussion boards, assignment submission, post/share/ respond to audio, video, images, media

• Writing, collaborating, peer editing Google Docs

• Virtual labs/simulations; home labs/observations

• Remote synchronous class

• Practice problems

• Research, writing, projects

• Online assessments (AP)

• Quiz, formative assessment

• Summative assessment

Using these tools...

Asynchronous Tools:

• Google Suite (docs, slides, forms/surveys, sheets)

• Screencastify

• Quizlet, Kahoot

• Flipgrid

• Checking for Understanding

Synchronous Tools:

• Google Hangouts

• BackchannelChat

• Google Chat

This guide is [loosely adapted, modified from] the "Flexible Plan for Instructional Continuity" from Sacred Heart Preparatory, Atherton, CA (tinyurl.com/instructionalcontinuity). The lead writers are Diana Neebe (@dneebe, dneebe@shschools.org) and Joy Lopez (@technomaven, jlopez@shschools.org).