For all districts around the country that did not completely close, Special Education has not stopped. Districts and Special Education teachers have scrambled to ensure students are receiving services and supports. For those that may not be involved in Special Education or how the United States provides services for students with disabilities, Individualized Education PlansContinueContinue reading “IEP Meetings During Distance Learning – Tips and Tricks to Get Ready and to Conduct Effective Online IEP Meetings”
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Blended Learning is the Future – Types of Blended Learning Models for Fall 2020
By: Matt Rhoads, Ed.D Dr. Matt Rhoads is a Tech and Instructional Leader and Innovator with hands in Adult Ed, K-12, and Higher Education. He is the author of several books and is the host of Navigating Education – The Podcast. As we continue to think about Fall 2020 for K-12, it looks like thereContinueContinue reading “Blended Learning is the Future – Types of Blended Learning Models for Fall 2020”
Teaching High School Math Using Google Classroom and Seesaw – How we Transitioned to a 100% Paperless Math Class
Transitioning from co-teaching freshmen math face to face to co-teaching the same class virtually caused my co-teacher and me to completely redesign our class. Much of our thought process was geared towards trying to emulate our original class procedures, instructional pedagogy, and supports as much as we could to provide to our general education and Special Education students in our class. We also wanted to develop an online class design that would provide an equitable approach so all of our students can access the content at their own time and pace in addition to providing access to both co-teachers for one on one support. Thus, my goal here is to provide you with insight as to how we transitioned our face to face course to a fully online math course. I am going to provide you with our thought processes, the edtech tools we used, and how we decided to deliver content to our students. Specifically, I am going to focus much of the conversation on using two separate learning management systems, Google Classroom and Seesaw, to provide the most equitable platform in tandem for our students to access the content and to receive quality instruction and feedback from us.Β
EdTech Tools to Get You Started With Your Online Teaching! Start Now!
As classrooms in K-12 schools and university’s move online, there a many Edtech tools available to use. My district is beginning to implement online learning this week so I wanted to share some of the Edtech tools I have some expertise in teaching at the secondary level in English, Social Sciences, and Math. Here isContinueContinue reading “EdTech Tools to Get You Started With Your Online Teaching! Start Now!”
Scheduling Online Office Hours Using Edtech – Calendly and Google Appointment Slots
As we continue to transition to online learning, we all now have office hours to logistically schedule and make accessible to our students. Students need additional support for one on one or small group support. Therefore, creating an easy mechanism for you and your students to schedule office hours is critical to ensuring office hoursContinueContinue reading “Scheduling Online Office Hours Using Edtech – Calendly and Google Appointment Slots”
Teaching Online with Whiteboard Fox: Math Instruction and Co-Teaching
By: Matt Rhoads, Ed.D Dr. Matt Rhoads is a Tech and Instructional Leader and Innovator with hands in Adult Ed, K-12, and Higher Education. He is the author of several books and is the host of Navigating Education – The Podcast. This week I wanted to provide several posts aimed specifically at Edtech tools IContinueContinue reading “Teaching Online with Whiteboard Fox: Math Instruction and Co-Teaching”
Student and Parental Engagement for Online Learning: Building Community Online through Edtech
As classes and entire schools transition online, building a community is huge to stay connected with students and parents. Students want to hear and see their teacher and stay connected with their classmates. I wanted to spend this time going over several edtech tools and strategies to help teachers stay connected with their students asContinueContinue reading “Student and Parental Engagement for Online Learning: Building Community Online through Edtech”
Implementing Instructional Strategies and Lesson Plans with Edtech and your Online Classrooms
Here is a comprehensive guide of how face to face instructional strategies and lesson plans can be integrated to online classrooms. It is a powerful conversation of how research based instructional strategies can align with edtech tools that can be used within an online classroom setting. You can begin using what is discussed in this post now to make your online class an engaging environment and equitable to your students.
Steps to Building Your Online Classroom for K-12 Educators
By: Matt Rhoads, Ed.D Dr. Matt Rhoads is a Tech and Instructional Leader and Innovator with hands in Adult Ed, K-12, and Higher Education. He is the author of several books and is the host of Navigating Education – The Podcast. Building an online classroom in a matter of weeks may seem daunting. Many educatorsContinueContinue reading “Steps to Building Your Online Classroom for K-12 Educators”
Selecting Edtech Tools for your Online Classroom
By: Matt Rhoads, Ed.D Dr. Matt Rhoads is a Tech and Instructional Leader and Innovator with hands in Adult Ed, K-12, and Higher Education. He is the author of several books and is the host of Navigating Education – The Podcast. As we all transition to remote learning, we have been bombarded by a multitudeContinueContinue reading “Selecting Edtech Tools for your Online Classroom”
Launching YouTube Channel
Purpose This project has been a long time coming but it was recently spurred by the effects of the Coronavirus on K-12 schools and at colleges/universities. For months I have been planning on developing a YouTube channel devoted to edtech tool “how-to’s” for all classrooms and data literacy tutorials to help build the capacity ofContinueContinue reading “Launching YouTube Channel”
Doctoral Defense – Mission Accomplished & A Short Version of my Study’s Findings/Conclusions
My experience defending my dissertation as well as a short version of my study’s findings!
Doctoral Research Update! Winter 2019 – Recruiting Participants
Winter 2019 doctoral research update, recruiting participants, future projects, and ACSA conference!
New Book: Igniting Your Teaching with Educational Technology – A Resource for New Teachers
A New Book! I would like to announce the release of Igniting Your Teaching with Educational Technology: A Resource for New Teachers I helped write with my doctoral cohort. As a cohort, we worked extremely hard to complete this project over the course of the last quarter. I am proud of our accomplishment and IΒ extremelyContinueContinue reading “New Book: Igniting Your Teaching with Educational Technology – A Resource for New Teachers”