DISTANCE TEACHING PRACTICAL TIPS FOR EDUCATORS PRESENTED BY: SARA WATKINS RACHEL ADAMS
"When 12-year-old Rylee Anderson struggled with her algebra homework, she didn't have a ton of options. She couldn't raise her hand and ask her teacher to look over her shoulder, she couldn't whisper to her classmate for help, and - if her parents are like most when it comes to modern-day math instruction - she couldn't ask her mom or dad to explain it to her."
OBJECTIVE To equip educators with practical and effective strategies to facilitate student learning in a virtual setting.
DELIVERING EFFECTIVE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION ▪ Flexibility ▪ Engagement ▪ Positivity and Patience ▪ Student-Driven ▪ Celebrate Success
FLEXIBILITY ▪ Use a variety of strategies ▪ Build in supports ▪ Understand student needs
CONCISE WRITING ACTIVITY For the assignment you will be completing today, you will go to the ▪ Imagine Math site, where you normally log in each morning, and you will complete one lesson, and then you will be expected to do journaling for 10 minutes about what you learned in the lesson that you completed. Wednesday, May 6th: Complete one lesson in Imagine Math. Then, journal for 10 minutes about the lesson.
Mrs. Smith is a math teacher instructing on fraction addition. How could she deliver virtual instruction on this concept? ▪ Virtual whiteboard ▪ Concrete examples ▪ Visual modeling ▪ Higher-order questioning
ENGAGEMENT ▪ Connect with students and families ▪ Use relatable real-world examples, application tasks, and manipulatives ▪ Determine what motivates you as an educator
What application tasks and manipulatives could you use with your own students?
POSITIVITY AND PATIENCE ▪ Recognize effort ▪ Support misconceptions ▪ Provide encouragement
TONE ACTIVITY That does not answer the question I asked. Please take some time to ▪ think about that again. I understand why you might think that. Let's think about this together to make sense of it. ▪ I am trying to help you. Are you ready to work on this? Let's try to stay focused on this together. I am happy to help you think about this another way.
STUDENT-DRIVEN ▪ Engage students in academic discourse ▪ Promote student collaboration ▪ Provide student choice
HOW COULD YOU USE THESE STRATEGIES IN YOUR VIRTUAL LESSONS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN ACADEMIC DISCOURSE?
CELEBRATE SUCCESS ▪ Highlight student growth and achievement ▪ Build a community of learners ▪ Stay connected with educators
The most valuable resource that all educators have is each other. Without collaboration our growth is limited to our own perspectives. -Robert John Meehan
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