Distance Learning #6
April 11th - April 17th 2020
Happy Easter!
April 14th - April 16th -
Free Live and Recorded Sessions
ILA 2019 Replay - International Literacy Association
Available April 1 at 9:00 a.m. ET through April 30 at 11:59 p.m. ET
When literacy is embedded in every aspect of education, it creates the environment students need to reach their full potential in the classroom and throughout their lives.
For a limited time (April 1–April 30), ILA is offering this six-session replay free to members and nonmembers (registration required).
These sessions demonstrate the importance of working collaboratively to build and sustain a culture that extends beyond the school setting.
Teaching and Learning in the New Normal
Apply the Principles of Clarity
When considering our teaching and our students learning, clarity is key. The goal of any classroom, whether digital or brick and mortar, should be that teachers and students are able to communicate what they are learning, why this particular content, skill, or understanding is important, and what success looks like. As we sit down and map out our next online learning experience or task, we should start with explicitly identifying and sharing the answer to these three questions:
- What am I learning?
- Why am I learning it?
- How will I know I have learned it?
(Almarode, Fisher, Frey, & Hattie, 2018; Fisher, Frey, & Hattie, 2016; Hattie, Fisher, Frey, Gojak, Moore, & Mellman, 2017)
Maintain Best Practices
Whether we are deciding to use synchronous or asynchronous methods of running their classroom remotely, we must keep best practices on the forefront of our instruction.
- Outlining and Summarizing
- Classroom Discussion
- Revising and Reflecting
- Spaced Practice
- Deliberate Practice
- Self-Questioning
- Integrating New Learning with Prior Learning