Introduction

Meet the Presenter

Michelle Starcher

Michelle Starcher is the District Training Specialist for the Educational Technology Department in Fort Worth ISD. Michelle has served in K-12 education for over twenty-years with experience as an elementary teacher, curriculum writer, librarian, and technology coach. Over the last two years, Michelle has led the e-learning team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of professional development eCourses for over 5,000 teachers and administrators. Since July of 2020, the instructor and colleges have provided over 50,000 hours of professional development to district staff in preparation for virtual instruction this fall.

In addition to Michelle’s work in FWISD, she is currently working on a PhD in Learning Technologies. Research interests include personalized instruction, online teaching and learning, professional development, digital learning leadership, and school transformation. Michelle has previously presented information related to online instruction and technology integration at state and local conferences.

Email: MichelleStarcher@my.unt.edu

Twitter: @EdTechBookworm

Introduce Yourself

In the chat, introduce yourself. Tell us where you are joining us from and your role in education.

Workshop Agenda

Module 1: Introduction and Terminology

1. Introduction

2. Workshop Overview

3. Teacher Personas

Module 2: Instructional Delivery

1. Lesson delivery process

2. Instructional frameworks

3. Best Practices for planning and delivering virtual instruction

4. Virtual learning lesson plans

5. Setting up your virtual classroom

6. Best practices for using and recording instructional videos

Module 3: Curriculum and Instructional Resources

1. Digital curriculum materials

2. Selecting digital resources

3. Designing instructional activities

4. Student Data Privacy

Module 4: Student Progress

1. Formative Assessments

2. Digital Feedback

3. Small Group Instruction

Module 5: Student and Family Support

1. Communicating with Parents

2. Instructor Websites

Teacher Personas

To provide you with a clearer understanding of the best practices for virtual teaching and learning, I have created four separate teacher personas. Each teacher persona has a sample lesson plan, instructional video, independent activity, assessment and Google Site for you to review.

Ms. Preak, Pre-K Reading

In Ms. Preak’s lesson plan sample, students learn to retell the story, Chrysanthemum.

Her lesson includes:

an activation of learning activity
instructional video
interactive practice activity
independent practice activity
formative assessment.

Ms. Preak’s lesson materials have been posted in her digital classroom in Seesaw.

Ms. Kasey, 4th Grade Math

In Ms. Kasey’s lesson plan sample, students learn to to model decimal place value using Base 10 Blocks.

Her lesson includes:

an activation of learning activity
instructional video
interactive practice activity
independent practice activity
formative assessment.

Ms. Kasey’s lesson materials have been posted in her digital classroom in Google Classroom.

Mr. Middle, 8th Grade Social Studies

In Mr. Middle’s lesson plan sample, students analyze the Gettysburg Address.

His lesson includes:

an activation of learning activity
instructional video
interactive practice activity
independent practice activity
formative assessment.

Mr. Middle’s lesson materials have been posted in his digital classroom in Google Classroom.

Mrs. Jones, 10th Grade ELA

In Mrs. Jones’ lesson plan sample, students analyze a famous poem and write a poem imitating its style.

Her lesson includes:

an activation of learning activity
instructional video
interactive practice activity
independent practice activity
formative assessment.

Mrs. Jones’ lesson materials have been posted in her digital classroom in Google Classroom.

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