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Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well. Coronavirus closures gave many just days.

The Hechinger Report

After the Arizona State University Preparatory Academy announced on Friday, March 13, that it would shift its 11 schools to online learning because of the coronavirus crisis, teacher Theresa Ordell switched to high gear. Experts say teachers need weeks — if not months — of training to develop and implement an online class.

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Blended Learning: Building a Playlist

Catlin Tucker

At the start of a virtual workshop last week, a teacher sent me a note in the chat saying that she wanted to quit. This is a sentiment I’ve repeatedly heard this year as I work with educators who are teaching online, on hybrid schedules, or juggling the demands of the concurrent classroom. She was frustrated and exhausted.

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A Guide to Choosing an Interactive Learning Platform

ViewSonic Education

To meet these demands, educators should consider interactive learning platforms that put lesson interactivity first. Great online learning platforms go beyond traditional lesson delivery by offering a range of interactive elements, from virtual classrooms and multimedia presentations to discussion forums and dynamic assessments.

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Balance Instruction and Feedback with Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

When I facilitate blended learning workshops, I ask participants to think about these three roles and identify the role they spend the most time and energy in. They may jump in and out of digital documents leaving comments, suggestions, and linking students to additional resources to help them develop and improve their work.

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College Students With Learning Disabilities Are Asking For More Support. Will They Get It?

Edsurge

And 67 percent of institutions reported that they reconsidered pre-existing accommodations for students due to the shift to online learning. For example, this fall, freshmen arrived without having received proper documentation of their needs from their high schools due to school closures.

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4 Great Alternatives to Google Classroom

Ask a Tech Teacher

What no one argues is that it works better with Office documents. Kiddom is a free standards-based classroom management platform designed to help teachers curate individual learning experiences. a flexible curriculum planner that allows teachers to modify individual student learning pathways. workshops and online meetings.

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5 edtech tools that take personalized learning to the next level

eSchool News

In the past several years, we have implemented a number of district-wide initiatives to support personalization and differentiation for students including the launch of our Virtual Instruction to Accentuate Learning (VITAL) program in 2008. In our first year, we implemented personalized learning in our six middle schools.