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Technical Support Centers for Families
To ensure every student and family could get help troubleshooting technology, Metro Nashville Public Schools launched districtwide support centers online, by phone, and outdoors.
At Home Access to the Summit Learning Platform
Parents and students can access the Summit Learning Platform at home to learn outside of class as well as monitor progress.
Workshop
Driven by the previous day’s formative assessments, students participate in blended learning stations in different parts of the classroom that feature student choice about the learning modality for that part of the day.
Self-Directed Summer Math Piloting
Valor piloted a self-directed summer math course to help prepare students for more challenging content the following academic year.
Take Advantage of Lost Learning Time
Virtual learning days may occur once a week, just a few times a semester, or exclusively when there is an emergency situation such as a “snow day.” On these days, teachers post class assignments online and students work on them at their own pace...
Example: Prior Knowledge - Mental Hooks for Learning (IgnitED Research)
This video shares evidence from the learning sciences and a practitioner perspective around prior knowledge.
Total Language Response
How to use body language and non-verbal cues in addition to verbal directions to better support understanding for students who are learning English, as well as all students.
Model, Model, Model
The teacher uses a variety of teaching styles during a “think aloud” to explicitly model for students what they will be doing during their independent practice. This modeling process eventually moves from the teacher modeling to the teacher modeling...
Virtual Collaboration with Jamboard
Learn how to share ideas, build alignment and understanding, and push thinking effectively by using services such as Jamboard and collaborating through virtual sticky notes.
Digital Demonstrations
Students can demonstrate their learning by sharing work products remotely, like videos, documents, and pictures, where they illustrate or apply what they have learned easily – regardless of their physical location.