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Strategies
Virtual Family Meetups
Schools can schedule online meetups for families to informally chat and connect with each other to build community and provide support.
Strategies
Synchronous Virtual Learning
Schools can offer synchronous live classes for students to receive ongoing academic support, SEL check-ins, and real-time modifications.
Strategies
Student Internships
Students can begin to explore career pathways and develop basic workplace skills in high school by participating in student internships.
Teaching Practices
Virtual Learning: What types of supports enable successful student-driven learning?
Learning virtually can create opportunities for students to work flexibly, self-direct, and access the personalized resources they need. However, learning independently online can also pose a host of new challenges. Educators can proactively address...
Teaching Practices
Virtual Learning: How can I engage families remotely to connect, collaborate, and support them as partners for students?
Strong relationships and communication with families (including parents, guardians, and other adults at home) is a vital and often under-utilized force for students' ongoing success, especially when learning occurs in a virtual setting. Explore this...
Spotlights & Case Studies
Measuring Unfinished Learning: A Guide for Schools and Systems to Understand and Measure Student Progress
This insight investigates how education leaders can take an asset-based approach to measuring student learning, offering concrete processes and methodology to examine learner growth during times of disruption to student learning.
Examples From The Field
Map Academy
Map Academy is an alternative public high school in MA that offers students a different path to graduation than traditional high schools.
Examples From The Field
Gem Prep Online
Gem Prep Online is a free, virtual K-12 public charter school serving Idaho students with a focus on both academic preparation and the development of essential competencies.
Examples From The Field
My Tech High
My Tech High is a personalized virtual program, administered by K-12 public schools across ten states. Students in the program are full-time public school students and can take all of their courses through the My Tech High platform tuition-free.
Guides
EdTech Systems Guide: EdTech Systems Guide Overview
In May 2021, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (MA DESE) released its EdTech Strategic Planning Guide: Sustaining Progress in Access and Equity, which offered school and system leaders guidance related to sustaining...
Strategies
Creativity in Schools
In collaboration with BetterLesson, TLA has developed and piloted a number of resources to help educators, leaders, and students better understand creativity in the classroom.
