As with all educators, ITRT’s are scrambling to adapt to a new way of doing their jobs, and mentoring teachers in new skills and educational approaches. Luckily, nearly every division is doing the same thing at the same time, developing resources to help teachers handle virtual and hybrid learning. And, also luckily, we have a new place where ITRTs can share their professional … [Read more...]
Supporting the 5Cs with the Distance Learning Toolkit
Teachers across the nation are wondering how to get students engaged, connected, and excited about learning right now. That is why we are thrilled to share our Distance Learning Toolkit with all educators throughout Virginia. We’ve been working with educators throughout the country to compile dynamic, interactive lesson templates that capture student interest and use little, if … [Read more...]
#GoOpenVA and Sharing In The Time of Crisis
#GoOpenVA launched in late January, which turned out to be just in time. As Virginia educators move into several months of building closures due to COVID-19, we at least have a place to share and connect with other educators. Although #GoOpenVA is designed as a repository of educational materials that teachers can edit and share, it is most importantly a community where … [Read more...]
Brainstorm 2020: Mixing and Remixing With #GoOpenVA: Ten Ideas for Using OER
<-- Back to conference page Presented by Karen Richardson, Executive Director, Virginia Society for Technology in Education; Jean Weller, Virginia Department of Education #GoOpenVA, Virginia's repository of Open Education Resources (OER), offers a wide variety of materials for teachers and students from complete textbooks to individual lesson ideas. Because they are … [Read more...]
