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I am reading about what works, or might work in online learning for K-12. I am interested in what methods/tools/etc you have found to work. You can download last summer's free issue of Education Leadership as well, which will come as a PDF: https://information.ascd.org/hubfs/EL/EL_Special_Report_April_15_2020_2.pdf?utm_campaign=ALL-EL-DownloadThankYou_Remote0420&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=94172888&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--Jrln-9AkVByWVnYJjslZqgaORCNuiTwhRkmSyJfFZAy-AQ2aU-8IXJhQZG2jDA-pdZM2HovaE5AA52B12kkfQI795ksxYhJhTFYbrCItu9v4UTW4&utm_content=94172888&utm_source=hs_automation
from Justin Reich. I agree with this, and it's the reason I think the idea of "digital natives" was right, but also wrong. Anyway, "lack of persistence" was me with MOOCs, but I also had to learn how to do a Master's online, so there is that.
also from Reich. My own kids have full class meetings, but I think breakout rooms for small groups needs to come in (with school boards purchasing enterprise level Zoom or Teams or whatever).
from Reich: "A Cautious Approach To Experimentation". Indeed there is room to experiment, but caution is indeed wise.
from Mike Flynn, a pull quote. I would guess as school systems around the world grappled with COVID-19 on short notice, it was hard to envision or build community online, for those with no experience doing that:
more from Flynn. I think the "structure of the day is key". And then for math teachers, "what should be in any given week?" is a key question. Also simplicity in platforms, tools-easy to employ too many.
truth from Kaitlin R. Tucker. My experience in online courses, both teaching and learning, is that discussion makes or breaks the course. (Early 2000s experiences for me were of students in AQ classes with me chiming in with the nearly useless "I agree with..." comments. :) )
Tucker absolutely nails potential building blocks of online instruction. So I guess we pick from these depending on our learning/lesson goals. This chart from her article would be useful in professional development sessions.
small things can help kids get acclimated. My gr 3 does the national anthem each AM. (Not saying I find this necessary, just that it helps keep things normal.) Another parent: https://twitter.com/jm_mcgrath/status/1348995202141327361?s=20
Beyhan Farhadi notes in at least one piece that we know about little about what works in e-learning. This section from her PhD thesis, informed by her own literature review, notes how narrow and concentrated the research base is:
interesting thread from EduHistorian. I will say my sons' online schooling improved so much since round one (March-June). Proud of their teachers. https://twitter.com/Edu_Historian/status/1349365221924642823?s=20
