K-12 Virtual Student Engagement

K-12 Virtual Student Engagement Module 1
Teacher-Student Relationships from a Distance

Our first module discusses the importance of developing and delivering quality distance learning experiences for students in any location. We describe how to develop a classroom management plan for distance learning and how to identify student and teacher expectations.

• Identify Expectations
• Establish Norms
• Develop and Teach Organizational and Procedures Routines
• Characteristics of Teacher-Student Relationships
• Reaching the Hard to Teach

K-12 Virtual Student Engagement Module 2
Teacher Credibility and Clarity

Ensuring clarity with assignments and directions can be a bit of a challenge at a distance. This module describes how to ensure credibility and clarity in a virtual environment, as well as how to create valid and attainable learning intentions.

• Teacher Credibility at a Distance
• Unit Planning
• Teacher Clarity
• Create Learning Intentions
• Identify Success Criteria

K-12 Virtual Student Engagement Module 3
Planning Instructional Units

Designing assignments with engagement in mind is vital for any classroom, but especially in a virtual learning environment. In this module we learn how to design experiences that impact students’ understanding and how to create engaging tasks.

• Conditions for Engagement and Learning
• Scheduling to Promote Engagement
• Demonstrating
• Collaborating
• Coaching and Facilitating

K-12 Virtual Student Engagement Module 4
Feedback, Assessment, and Grading

In our final module, we discuss how to give effective, constructive feedback during assessments and while grading. Distance learning underwent dramatic changes during the pandemic in 2020. A lot of educators had to ‘make it work’ very quickly. We describe how crisis learning can make schooling better.

• Student Feedback
• Formative and Summative Evaluations
• Competency-Based Grading
• Crisis Learning
• Making Learning Better for Students and Teachers

**Outlines are subject to change, as courses and materials are updated.**