ED 629 Blog Collaboration

Crisis management has been a huge topic of discussion for leaders around the nation, especially since the Covid-19 pandemic. In the past few weeks, I have watched videos from colleagues and friends concerning the crisis. One common trend that I think every educator agreed on was that most educators were not ready! So, how can we change this? How can we be better prepared in case of another crisis such as a tornado, school fire, or in our recent cases a pandemic? Several entities have come together to create rubrics to help guide leaders in case of extended school closures The infographic pictured below was created by one of my colleagues in-regards to our crisis teaching study, much of what is on the rubrics is on the infographic. After careful consideration, there are three main categories on the rubrics that directly affect my continuity of instruction at the school level. The categories we will take a look into in this particular blog are: planning goals, instructor training and ce...

Distance learning is becoming more and more prevalent for K-12 educational entities. The Covid-19 pandemic led educators around the world to see how important being prepared to teach using distance education is. Today, I’m going to share with you key elements of distance learning. The key components are 1. Designing your lesson plans for distance learning 2. Teachers roles and responsibilities during distance learning 3. What role the student plays in distance learning 4. Types of assessment for Distance Education. The video below gives teachers a starting point on how to plan for virtual learning. She gives great tips and tricks on distance education!   This video gives tips and tricks on the planning process of distance learning! ❤ Help! Where do I start in designing my plans?!? Take time to learn about your students! This will help class yield a more productive environment. Look at your class roster, find out how many students you have in each class. Teachers need to know demogr...

My distance learning experience had its good and its bad. So before I start blogging my experience, what exactly is distance learning? As defined by Simonson, Smaldino, & Zvacek (2019) distance learning is telecommunication used to connect learners, resources and instructors. There are three top attributes for distance learning to be successful and those are: Learner Perception, Learner Attributes and Interaction.  My successes were learner perception and my failures were learner attributes.  Distance learning forces collaboration of everyone involved. The teachers at the school in which I worked collaborated on means in which to meet with the students. We were all unfamiliar with the technology, so we exchange ideas on how to best reach students. Student discourse was also a success when it comes to virtual learning. Communication with your students is key to success in learning. According to Simonson, Smaldino, & Zvacek (2019) communication should: Be the connection ...