Teaching Online: Strategies, Resources and Support

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Innovative learner-centered education comes in many forms, from apprenticeship learning and homeschooling to Montessori, Summerhill and Waldorf schools to the national model of Finland, here's links and information on some of the most successful learner-centered approaches over the last century...

How Children Naturally Learn - Christopher Chase
https://creativesystemsthinking.wordpress.com/2015/09/18/how-children-naturally-learn/

Childhood of Thomas Edison (Homeschooling/ Unschooling)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZZ59M8ZUMI

Inside Montessori Schools
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_m6OIqYH4Q&t=33s

A Documentary on Finland's Schools (Michael Moore)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-DcjwzF9yc&t=2s

Pupil power reigns: Summerhill School in the UK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERQKi9fBRnw

Waldorf School Education
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkrgkslnD9g

Teaching for Artistic Behavior
https://teachingforartisticbehavior.org

Democratic School Education
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhUx1pArrO4

UNSCHOOLING EXPLAINED (by an unschooler)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqkYQ-3etxE

Sudbury Valley School
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awOAmTaZ4XI

Mission Hill (An Unfamiliar Revolution in Learning)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A9yor_4Qdo&t=35s

Education for Democracy | Escuela Nueva | Vicky Colbert
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pol9ewNpXM&t=78s

Reggio Emilia: in a nut shell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvwpLarbUD8

An Introduction to Reggio Emilia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9Zo_ch2so4

The Comer School Development Program
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eprnhrkNEs&t=109s

Ken Robinson & Peter Senge - Education for the 21st century
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1egR1szeH4

Why schools need to embrace kids' creativity | Sir Ken Robinson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4IAa8wZlqU

Children Full of Life (Japan school)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qeprj9vPtSM

School Lunch in Japan - It's Not Just About Eating!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL5mKE4e4uU&t=31s

Reggio Emilia (Italy School)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db3iVdZN41U

In and Out of Finnish Schools (Young Teacher)
http://journey2finland.blogspot.com/2018/04/in-and-out-of-finnish-schools.html

Good Morning Mission Hill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO4d_dRmlXw&t=4s

Reggio Emilia (CNN, 1990s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVv5ZL9nlgs&t=12s

Founder of Summerhill School - 1964
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-C2i9Iq9vY

A Quaker Education (Sidwell Friends School)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmU1Lj2SI28

Social and Emotional Learning: A Schoolwide Approach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmVhO3nL2EM

Why I Quit Teaching to Unschool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhSCXBkfjZw&t=485s

Academic Pressure Pushing S. Korean Students To Su***de
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXswlCa7dug&t=659s

Educational Malpractice – The Child Manufacturing Process https://creativesystemsthinking.wordpress.com/2014/11/05/educational-malpractice-the-child-manufacturing-process/

Six Su***des, One Year, One High School | WSJ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkAFY6y9SFo

America Prefers Teachers Who Offer Themselves as Tribute. And That Needs to Stop. I was a Chicana and I hated algebra; history was my jam. The movie also featured Latine nerds, an archetype that was familiar.

Homeschooling help! https://photomath.app/en/

Photomath - Scan. Solve. Learn. Photomath is the #1 app for math learning; it can read and solve problems ranging from arithmetic to calculus instantly by using the camera on your mobile device. With Photomath, learn how to approach math problems through animated steps and detailed instructions or check your homework for any print...

https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/how-to-make-your-virtual-discussions-engaging-effective-and-equitable-in-eight-steps/

I find discussion boards invaluable in creating a community in the online course.

How to Make Your Virtual Discussions Engaging, Effective, and Equitable in Eight Steps | Faculty Focus Make your online discussions more effective and full of quality by understanding social, emotional, and intellectual dynamics.

Fun exercise for theater, vocal improvement, or media

https://www.commonsense.org/education/lesson-plans/creating-captivating-radio-dramas

Creating Captivating Radio Dramas – Teacher-Created Lesson Plan | Common Sense Education Check out this lesson from a classroom teacher who uses Common Sense Education. It's part of a huge library of lessons that span grades K–12 and every school subject.

Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ on Broadway Is Offering a Free Online Theater Course for Kids The Lion King Experience is a holistic arts education program that provides kids and their parents with an immersive introduction to theater through the lens of the Broadway production of "The Lion King."

Lin-Manuel Miranda Announces Virtual School Program, #EduHam at Home The free digital program encourages teens and their families to create their own theatrical pieces.

Explore Pharaoh Ramesses VI Tomb in 3D Matterport 3D Showcase

Online Teaching Tip: maintain structure and deadlines with your classes. I’ve heard from students that many professors have put all of the semester remaining work up - due the last day of the semester. In most cases, this is a stressful recipe for failure for both the students and the professor. While you can show “the big picture” on your revised syllabus, maintaining a weekly schedule with assignment deadlines makes the work manageable and enjoyable. And easier for the professor to maintain grades and see who needs assistance.

Online Teaching Tip of The Day: Using Remind to contact your students. You can text with students but personal information (phone numbers) are never shown. You can group text assignments, info regarding zoom meetings, add attachments, and even set up groups. https://www.remind.com/resources/remote-learning/

Remind

How to use zoom for theater scene work.

Online Teaching Tip of the Day: Podcasting! You can podcast right from your smart device, add others to the conversation, interview, and more! The free Anchor app can turn your smartphone into a basic studio which will record, allow others to join in from their phones or laptops, do basic editing, add music, and give you a link to distribute your finished work. You can record a lesson and interview an expert in the field. Think of the possibilities beyond podcasting! A group chat, or a family check in. Fun and easy to use. https://medium.com/anchor/remote-podcasting-just-got-easier-introducing-record-with-friends-2-0-from-anchor-45b5bef4b536

Remote podcasting just got easier: Introducing Record With Friends 2.0 from Anchor Anchor is making it easier to record your conversations with anyone, wherever they are in the world, from any device.

Teaching Online tip of the day: Don’t lower your standards. Be consistent and teach to your course outcomes. Have a discussion board (or zoom) and an assignment each week. If a student misses, that is between you and the student. But keep the course going. If all of them miss, keep the class going. Don’t lower your standards. You can help them succeed individually. Even if the Dept of Ed says grades don’t count, keep the students accountable. This is more than a grade right now, it’s a commitment to learning.

Check out these great resources on WGBH https://www.wgbh.org/distance-learning-center

WGBH Distance Learning Center As schools and students, families and educators adapt to the current health crisis, WGBH is supporting them with free, trusted digital resources from PBS LearningMedia.

AMEB Theory of Music courses are now FREE!

Follow this step-by-step guide to access your free courses and start learning now. ➡️ https://www.ameb.edu.au/study/online-courses.html

We're here to help music education continue throughout this time. To help you transition to online teaching and learning we have compiled a list of tools and resources on our website and will continue to update this regularly.

https://www.ameb.edu.au/here-to-help

Online Teaching Tip of the Day: Laugh! Be yourself. Don't redo a video because you made an error or your dog barked. Your students will love that. They want to know you are real, not a computer. Be the same person you are in the classroom but in pajamas at home with a cup of coffee. Students care more that their teachers care and connect with them then that they are experts in their field.

College/HS online teaching Tip of the day: Use discussion boards to build community and keep connection within the class. You can pose questions for the class to discuss; or have them upload videos/presentations/projects to share and discuss. Vary your due dates so all students must make an initial post by Wednesday, then reply to two classmates by Friday (or I do Sunday!). Posts should be 3-8 sentences, spell checked. I also ask students to share an outside source in the board (a video, article that they found online).
Presentations are best shared in discussion board so the whole class can view and give feedback. You can even put whoever is presenting in charge of encouraging conversation.
Here’s a recent source regarding discussion boards in our new health crisis: https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2019/03/27/new-approaches-discussion-boards-aim-dynamic-online-learning

New approaches to discussion boards aim for dynamic online learning experiences Instructors and students alike are growing tired of the discussion board formula. Innovative approaches point to the potential for more meaningful online learning experiences.

https://www.natcom.org/academic-professional-resources/teaching-and-learning/classroom/online-learning-resources?fbclid=IwAR07MfGsgYuQbwEED0SWeIw-wxjqpD6GtiADqENMNW5Sn573h1BoA5Z9ltk

Online Learning Resources In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more colleges and universities are shuttering their physical campuses and ordering instructional faculty to migrate courses online. NCA’s Teaching & Learning Council has developed this list of online teaching & learning resources; please return for up...

A letter to Educators teaching online for the first time.
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-03-13-a-letter-to-educators-teaching-online-for-the-first-time

A Letter to Educators Teaching Online for the First Time - EdSurge News Dear Teachers,Last week, the two of us had a conversation about school leaders who would be leading and making decisions related to the spread of ...

College/HS Tip of the day: wakelet.com Wakelet is free and super simple to teach and use. Students can create projects (similar to blogs) in which they write their own text but drop in embedded content such as videos, articles, tweets, podcasts, and images. It’s like writing a paper, but the embedded media examples replace your source links. Students can also upload their own content (videos,photos). Visibility can be set to unlisted so only those with a link can see it. The platform can be used on smartphones as well as laptops. I use it in place of papers and have students share and discuss in discussion board. I also have them publish for their digital portfolio.

Wakelet – Save, organize and share content Save, organize and share content from across the web with Wakelet. Save articles, videos, images, Tweets and more, organize them into stunning collections, and revisit them anywhere, anytime.

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The following is a document that has links to read alouds and access to online texts from Modules 3 and 4 for grades K15; it's better to simplify and provide a high-quality experience using a worthy text rather than trying to re-create the lesson as it just won't translate from classroom to video.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14Tx0LegsB1_hMsTdLosPqem_aLIyNrRbvqguaGPP-vA/mobilebasic

Art at Home Hello Artists! Ready to stay creative from the couch? Here is your guide to enjoying art at home! Art Contests: submit your art for cash prizes Museums: take a virtual field trip to museums around the world and even stream Operas on your TV Art Games: compete against yourself and others Digital...

https://stories.audible.com/start-listen

Audible Stories | Audible.com Free stories for kids of all ages. Audible Stories is a free website where kids of all ages can listen to hundreds of Audible audio titles across six different languages—English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Japanese—for free, so they can keep learning, dreaming and just being kids.

Parents of toddlers! This one is for you! https://busytoddler.com/

Busy Toddler - making it to naps, one activity at a time making it to naps, one activity at a time

Teachers are making it happen. From another site...

Here's a link to FREE 60-day Comcast "Internet Essentials" for qualifying low-income households

https://www.wxyz.com/news/national/coronavirus/comcast-offering-internet-essentials-package-free-for-60-months-during-coronavirus-outbreak

Comcast offering 'Internet Essentials' package free for low-income customers for 60 days Comcast announced Thursday it will be increasing speeds for the Internet Essentials program, and making the program free to new customers for two months, amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Google now lets you explore U.S. National Parks via 360-degree virtual tours – TechCrunch Exploring the world is something that’s always been a bit of a luxury for those who can afford to travel, but technology is changing that. With VR and 360-degree videos, you can now immerse yourself in virtual environments that give you a real sense of what a place is like, without actually b…