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How Do Edtech Products “Stack” Up?: Improving Quality in Virtual and Hybrid Learning Through Technology
This resource distills learnings about what must be true for edtech to promote virtual and hybrid learning program quality and offers leaders a series of questions to ask themselves when considering their own edtech products’ ability to do so.
Using Data to Advocate for Changes in Virtual and Hybrid Learning Models
Districts that establish new virtual and/or hybrid schools should regularly collect data and engage stakeholders to evaluate the strength of their program. Virtual and hybrid schools can advocate for changes with district leadership using proper...
Student Belonging Through Routine Connection-Building (FLEX Online)
Through participation in TLA's Strategy Lab: Virtual & Hybrid program, FLEX Online sought to determine how to use their existing systems and structures to build connectedness and engagement in a virtual environment.
Highline Virtual Academy's Approach to Student Expectations and Engagement in Virtual Learning
Through their participation in TLA's Strategy Lab: Virtual & Hybrid program, Highline Virtual Academy sought to establish common expectations for synchronous class participation and provide scaffolds to encourage student discourse.
Cabarrus Virtual Academy's Approach to Active Engagement in Virtual Learning
Through their participation in TLA's Strategy Lab: Virtual & Hybrid program, Cabarrus Virtual Academy designed and piloted a program centered on actively engaging project-based learning for students.
Learner-Centered Design in Virtual and Hybrid Learning
For students to succeed in a virtual/hybrid learning environment, it is essential for schools and teachers to implement learner-centered design practices. This Insight explores the research behind this critical lever and real-world case studies of...
Emotions Scan
For students to learn how to manage their emotions during intense and/or challenging moments, they first must be able to identify them. An emotions scan helps students build their skills in noticing and naming their feelings.
Digital Use: How can leaders ensure students actively use technology as a core learning component?
This problem of practice offers school leaders three strategies to close the “digital use divide,” ensuring each student has the ability and opportunity to actively and powerfully use technology as a core component of their learning.
Virtual Innovators Academy
Virtual Innovators Academy (VIA) is a fully-virtual high school that serves 9-11th grade students in New York City.
How can teachers begin to effectively and responsibly enhance teaching and learning through implementing generative AI tools?
This problem of practice offers three approaches that teachers can effectively and responsibly use to enhance teaching and learning by implementing generative AI tools.
Individual Check-ins for Student Success
Individual check-ins create structured, personalized conversations between instructors and students to build relationships, provide feedback, and address challenges early. These meetings help students feel seen and supported while modeling the type...