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The UVA Onboarding Course is organized as shown below.
The UVA Onboarding Course is organized as shown below.
Note: The target audience for each page or section is in brackets.
You may listen to the audio clip and/or read the page.
You may listen to the audio clip and/or read the page.
If you are on a mobile device, the audio might open in a new browser window. Remember to return to this window to continue onboarding.
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Course Outline (standard version).mp3Opening Pages
Opening Pages
Welcome to UVA! [For Students and Learning Coaches] -- The home page of this course. Consider bookmarking the page for an easy return to the course.
Introduction [For Students and Learning Coaches] -- Kicks things off with a brief overview of UVA and how this onboarding course will prepare the family for your journey with us.
Course Outline [For Students and Learning Coaches] -- This page. It explains how the onboarding course is organized.
Helpful Tips and Information [For Students and Learning Coaches] -- Provides a list of helpful tips, information, and explanations about what is happening at UVA while you are onboarding. This page should answer quite a few questions that new families tend to have when getting started.
Main Sections of the Course
Main Sections of the Course
(Click each down arrow for details)
(Click each down arrow for details)
Phase I (Orientation) [For Students and Learning Coaches]
Presents a series of videos, audios, and downloadable files that provide:
An overview of your new school
A look at the student experience (i.e., the typical daily workload, what is expected of a student to be in good standing with the school, our grading scale, enrichment opportunities and incentives for positive student behavior and engagement in school)
An introduction to the Learning Coach role, including audios and videos that capture the thoughts of a few of our experienced Learning Coaches along with your Learning Coach Support team's input. (This part of Phase I is intended for Learning Coaches only.)
A brief introduction to our learning platform (the online platform used for learning, for monitoring student progress, etc.)
A review of the student's school materials and shipping timeframes.
The school calendar (a student-only calendar for the school year)
Phase II (Canvas Prep and Training) [For Students and Learning Coaches]
Prepares students and Learning Coaches to use Canvas. It includes:
Preparatory steps for using the correct browser on the laptop
Instructions to switch from a mobile phone to a computer or large tablet to continue onboarding. (A decent sized screen is ideal for this phase of the onboarding course but instructions for mobile phone access are provided.)
Canvas access instructions
Log in instructions for the student
Set up instructions for the Learning Coach's Canvas Observer account
Instructions for navigating to the Canvas training course to learn about the learning platform
Instructions to notify teachers that the student's training is complete
Instructions for the Learning Coach to log in to the Canvas Observer account
Extended Canvas training for Learning Coaches
Phase III (Detailed Learning Coach Training) [Specifically for Learning Coaches]
Provides a References and Resources section with links, downloadable files, and other resources often needed by Learning Coaches during and after onboarding.
Links Learning Coaches to Learning Coach Corner, the comprehensive training course and year-round resource for Learning Coaches.
Knowledge Checkpoints are inserted throughout each phase to check for understanding. Responses are scored automatically, and you have an opportunity to review anything that you missed or misunderstood.
Your Support System
Your Support System
The Learning Coach Support team provides guidance to Learning Coaches regarding onboarding pacing. There is plenty of time to complete the course as long as you do not wait until the last minute to begin. The course is typically completed in a one-week period.
The Learning Coach Support team provides guidance to Learning Coaches regarding onboarding pacing. There is plenty of time to complete the course as long as you do not wait until the last minute to begin. The course is typically completed in a one-week period.
Students and Learning Coaches are encouraged to take this course together and to discuss what you are discovering.
Students and Learning Coaches are encouraged to take this course together and to discuss what you are discovering.
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The estimated time to complete the course is as follows:
The estimated time to complete the course is as follows:
Students (6-7 hours)
> Phase I (~2.5 hours)
> Phase II (~4 to 5 hours)
Learning Coaches (10 - 11 hours)
> Phase I (~3.5 hours)
> Phase II (~4.5 to 5 hours)
> Phase III (~2 to 2.5 hours divided into chunks; not designed for one sitting)
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