Students are included in a platform with their peers
The general education curriculum is differentiated to meet the needs of students
Curriculum should be identical to that used in the school setting
Materials may depend on what is available in the remote setting
Universal design for learning
provide multiple means of engagement (session 1 ppt)
Provide multiple means of representation (session 2 ppt)
Provide Multiple means of action/expression (session 3ppt)
Accommodations and directions with demonstrations on how to use them should come in advance from the student’s teachers via written instruction and/or synchronous meeting during teacher’s office hours
Step-by-step
Step by step directions with visuals (MSSC challenge example)
Templates are provided for student work
Step-by-step directions may need to be provided for the caregiver on how to present the materials
Step by step same as the classroom
Custom cursor in form of student’s interest
Use of pictures of teacher (bitmoji, photos, etc.)
Use of backgrounds or icons that are interesting to students (favorite topic, etc.)
Students are given multiple ways to respond: verbally, use of icons, polls, kahoot, flipgrid, type in chat, thumbs up, responding visuals, etc.
Videos are kept to a maximum of 6 minutes
Teacher utilizes agenda/schedule to keep up with activities
Online platform includes synchronous, asynchronous, breakout roms, whole group tasks
Materials and content are universally designed so that accessibility and comprehension for all is at forefront
Comments on discussion boards (picture of schoology/google classroom)
Comment options when students submit assignments online
Programs that provide the feature of explaining an answer as soon as a student answers (google form:” yes it’s correct!” “No it’s not and this is why”)