Back to school: A framework for remote and hybrid learning amid COVID-19 provides a useful summary (Exhibit 5) on the “teaching value chain” to help guide hybrid learning models.
Six Case Studies in Hybrid Models
Consider using or adapting one of the schedules in the six case studies that Education Week recently published. The strengths and challenges of each model are outlined.
Bell Schedule Builder
A free tool to help school and district leaders experiment with their bell schedule, keep track of instructional minutes and visualize how changes to the bell schedule impact the student and staff experience.
Google for Education webinars
A free two-part webinar series for education leaders: Distance Learning Strategies for Education Leaders, Part 1 and Distance Learning Strategies for Education Leaders, Part 2
Make Formative Assessment More Student-Centered
A website with cheat sheets, video tutorials, apps and websites.
Formative Assessment in Distance Learning
An article that highlights formative resources including: 24 Digital Tools for Formative Assessment (Global Online Academy) and Clear feedback rules (video from High Tech High)
The Science of Keeping Kids Engaged—Even From Home
An article that provides ready-to-use choice activities such as, giving students the choice to share their work in the form of a podcast, children’s book, 2- to 3-minute video, art installation, or paper.
English Learners Success Forum
Includes guidance and resources for supporting instruction for English Learners during COVID-19.
Remote Learning Instructional Improvement Toolkit
Supporting Learning in the COVID-19 Context: Research to Guide Distance and Blended Instruction
Ten recommendations distill the key findings from the PACE report, Supporting Learning in the COVID-19 Context, which offers a framework for educators and district leaders to use in their preparation to provide quality instruction through distance and blended models.