Non-Traditional Instruction Week #2

Team,

I am so proud of our team and the way in which everyone has tackled the task of creating online and remote learning environments for our students.  I've had the opportunity to view the choice boards and Google Classrooms and thank you for preparing engaging activities for our students. 

We are moving into week two of Non-Traditional Instruction and our continued focus must be on student engagement, feedback, and communication.

Student Engagement:

• Review the assigned work from this week and pattern the next week in a similar fashion.  Students need consistency and repetition and this is achieved with developing routines and procedures for students to become familiar.  Types of activities, number of assignments, and the frequency of feedback.

Feedback

• What will be your routines and procedures for providing meaningful feedback to students?
• What is the frequency -- how often will you provide feedback?  This should be standardized with room for additional student questions.
• What format will it take - phone calls, written feedback (Google Classroom), Class Dojo, short video explanation, online meeting?  Make this a routine.
• Make sure students know they have the opportunity to redo assignments following feedback to improve their performance.

Communication

• How are you establishing weekly routines and procedures for communicating with  students and families?
• If you share students with ESL and ECE, how are you collaborating to ensure all students have contact each week from the teacher of record and the collaborating teacher?
• K-2, how are you sharing the communication/feedback duties with instructional assistants?
• How can families/students reach you with questions/concerns?
• Be sure families know this is a growth model, students are not penalized for making mistakes, but will be encouraged to improve performance.
• NTI will not impact placement decisions for next year (students will not fail the grade as a result of NTI work completion)
• Students who work with Ms. Allen (advanced/gifted) will still have enrichment opportunities, Ms. Allen will provide information this week.

Continuous Improvement

• There are learning opportunities this week from the digital learning department.  Click here for this week's schedule.

Reminder:  Report grades are due in Infinite Campus by Friday @ 4:00PM.

Have a great week.