Determine where and when learning packets will be distributed to students, such as during meal delivery or via mail, and how they will be returned to the teachers.
Create guidelines for teachers' review of student learning, including regularity of the review, formative feedback delivery methods, and platforms to record students' questions.
Consider ways to support student learning, such as differentiated work or exemplars/models.
Develop a communication protocol to connect families to students' learning.
Design a weekly schedule to keep teachers, students and families informed and on track.
Focus only on the most critical learning targets.
Limit the number of problems to 10 or less on a page.
Include problems with varied levels of depth of knowledge.
Avoid overwhelming students by simplifying the arrangement of tasks on each page.
Provide detailed directions.
Consider creating videos to explain the assignment and link videos with a QR code.
Communicate how/if the material will be assessed.
How will the student receive feedback?
Establish ways to connect with students and their families.
How will the student communicate questions about the assignment and/or the feedback?
How will parents contact teachers for additional information?
Encourage daily opportunities for reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
Ideas for the content of the learning packets can be obtained from Academic Resources.