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Strategies
Flexible Scheduling for Virtual and Hybrid Learning
Virtual and hybrid schools can offer flexibility in scheduling for students to decide what will best meet their needs, learning preferences, and individual situations.
Teaching Practices
Unfinished Learning: What system conditions are needed to address unfinished learning?
Although long-term, systemic inequities ultimately need to be addressed, unfinished learning presents an immediate challenge. In the short term, schools and districts can organize their current systems around learner-centered principles and...
Artifacts
Edtech Focus Group Questions from KIPP MA
KIPP MA created a list of focus group questions for each audience they engaged with, including teachers, leaders, students, and families. The questions were grouped into six different themes, including student outcomes, student agency, digital...
Strategies
Capturing Teachers’ Thoughts on Technology Usage
Teachers can offer valuable insights on whether devices and tools effectively meet student needs for learning, and therefore should be regularly included in the evaluation process for technology decisions.
Strategies
Empowering Teachers to Pilot Edtech Tools
A district technology team in MA created a process for teachers to propose pilots of new edtech tools in their classrooms
Strategies
Gathering Family Feedback on Edtech Usage
Edtech tools can serve as a channel to involve families in their students’ lives, strengthen the home-school connection, and provide access to teachers for better communication. School leaders should seek to gather family feedback to ensure all...
Strategies
West Chester Area School District's Approach to Mastery and Expectations
Through their participation in TLA's Strategy Lab: Virtual & Hybrid program, West Chester Area School District's Cyber Program sought to develop multiple ways for students to demonstrate mastery of standards and establish common understandings of...
Spotlights & Case Studies
Addressing Teacher and Student Capacity with Technology
For students to succeed in a virtual/hybrid learning environment, it is essential for schools to improve both teacher and student capacity with technology. This Insight explores the research behind this critical lever and real-world case studies of...
Spotlights & Case Studies
Learner-Centered Design in Virtual and Hybrid Learning
For students to succeed in a virtual/hybrid learning environment, it is essential for schools and teachers to implement learner-centered design practices. This Insight explores the research behind this critical lever and real-world case studies of...
Strategies
Resources for the K-12 Education Sector to Prepare for the NTIA Digital Equity Funds
In 2024, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will announce new programs to help eligible entities such as schools and systems pursue activities to advance digital equity in their communities. Several organizations...
Examples From The Field
Montana Digital Academy
Montana Digital Academy is a state virtual school that provides supplemental, flexible coursework options, for both original and college credit, serving students across Montana public schools.
