Shifting to Digital: A Guide to Engaging, Teaching, and Assessing Remote Learners (Create Synchronous Instruction for Student Engagement and Enrichment) [Minkštas viršelis]

"Virtual learning is more important than ever as schools across the world transition to digital classrooms. With their book Shifting to Digital: A Guide to Engaging, Teaching, and Assessing Remote Learners, James A. Bellanca, Gwendolyn Battle Lavert, andKate Bellanca mine the most recent research and best practices to provide a broad guide for maximizing the potential of remote learning. They provide specific strategies for handling technology, planning high-engagement instruction, assessing collaboration and assignments, and more. Additionally, you will gain access to a helpful list of digital tools, along with online-specific lessons and projects for various subjects and grades. Shifting to Digital is a comprehensive resource for teachers to use as they attempt to transition smoothly to a new era of education"--

Rely on Shifting to Digital to deliver clear and concise answers to all of your remote teaching questions. This comprehensive guide provides specific strategies for planning high-engagement instruction, handling technology, assessing collaboration and assignments, and more. You'll also gain access to a helpful list of digital tools, along with online-specific lessons and projects for various subjects.

• Learn how to engage and manage multiple students online at one time.
• Create effective lesson plans that incorporate synchronous and asynchronous instruction based on best-practice cooperative learning and project-based learning.
• Gauge students' executive function and increase their self-direction--a crucial part of online learning.
• Understand how to best teach and support English learners and students with special needs.
• Plan communications for students, parents, and guardians that address technology procedures, expectations, and privacy.

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Technology
Chapter 2: Instructional Planning
Chapter 3: Document Handling
Chapter 4: Mindful Engagement
Chapter 5: Positive Interaction and Social-Emotional Learning
Chapter 6: Feedback
Chapter 7: Assessment
Chapter 8: Students With Special Needs
Chapter 9: Communication With Parents and Guardians
Epilogue
Appendix: Distance Learning Lesson and Project Designs
References and Resources
Index