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“Possible”
A second grade pupil and his mother sent our Head of School this Origami Swan they made for her entitled “Possible”.
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Flattening the Learning Curve
We keep hearing about the importance of flattening the curve of the COVID-19 outbreak. For those of us who work in academia, we have seen another curve begin to flatten since the pandemic has forced us to make sudden shifts to digital teaching and learning. The learning curve, when it comes to faculty, staff, students, […]
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Tutorial 5: Communicating with Your Community – For Administrators – Video
Distance learning on specific curriculums and Counseling and Student Support.
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Lower School Back to Virtual School Message for Parents
Outreach to lower school parent community about the why’s and how’s of virtual programming, and a pep talk encouraging parents to stay strong during this crisis.
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Case Study: Stanford Online High School
The following is a case study that Stanford Online High School published in collaboration with Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning (VPTL) at Stanford, in their course, Blended and Online Learning Design from Stanford.
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Resources for Remote Hiring for Schools
This guide is a summary of how Avenues approaches interviewing and hiring at a distance. We’re sharing it in hopes that these ideas and materials can support other schools to keep hiring well during these challenging times. Find us on Twitter: @Avenues_org
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Tutorial 3: IT Resources and Support
Free resources and considerations for IT resources and support for distance learning.
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Building Community
At Sea Crest School we have created the following ways to build community and make sure we all feel connected. – Friday Happy Hour with faculty/staff – Weekly T (Tea/Talk) with Tekakwitha (Head of School) for parents – Birthday cards sent home to each pupil from Head of School – Friday Assemblies (video showcasing monthly […]
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Extension of school year
One of the ideas that we are considering is extending the school year by two or three weeks if the circumstances allows. If parents are able to head back to work sometime in late May or June, we thought it would be good to bring our students back to campus to assist our parents with […]
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Resources for Parents
We created a direct mail postcard and sent to target households in our community to position ourselves as a resources for parents and it leads to a landing page where we can monitor traffic. There’s a small CTA for our virtual open house, but the overall intention is to give parents support during this time […]
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Distance Learning Spirit Week
We took each class of the Upper School and challenged them to submit videos based on their “day.” Seniors started us off on Tuesday with Tik Tok inspired snippets; Juniors followed up with their special talents; Sophomores shared their best “dad jokes;” and Freshmen shared their favorite quaran-teen snacks. We posted them to our Instagram […]
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Offering Sharable Stories of Engagement
Indiana school campuses are closed through May 1, 2020, so students across the state are experiencing their school’s interpretation of e-learning. Word among University High School of Indiana students and parents is that their public school peers are dissatisfied and disengaged with asynchronous forms of e-learning. In our communication to current families, prospective families, and […]