Most first-year teachers can attest to the anxiety that comes during the first months in the classroom. The multi-tasking and flexible skills required wasn’t necessarily taught in college. Nationwide, teachers are experiencing the first-days-of-school feelings right now as they work rapidly to develop distanced teaching support for their students. Although there are certainly differences between…
The use of digital resources without forethought creates concerns for student learning in regards to privacy, accessibility, and the digital divide. Educators must not rush into the use of virtual conferencing tools without proper training on how the tools work and what the privacy settings are. It is important that all educators evaluate the accessibility…
Educators who were expecting to teach in classrooms in Beijing, China, are now teaching virtual classes remotely from their homes. To prepare to facilitate virtual learning, educators had about half a week to set up for online learning. During the first few weeks, patience and flexibility was a necessity. Currently, these educators are engaging with…
Hartford Public Schools has created a video library in order for teachers to analyze their own instruction. In order to do so, the district identified 66 K-12 classrooms where teachers were exemplifying high-quality practice. These exemplary classrooms are called “lab classrooms”. Then, the district provided training for the teachers on how to record and upload…
Just because school is out because of novel coronavirus doesn’t mean school is off. And if teachers are teaching, they still need professional development and support. So what can a “virtual” coaching process going to look like and how can all the video content teachers are producing feed into this process? Watch this video…