DESCRIPTION
Faculty members have worked extraordinarily hard to deliver academic continuity to their students this spring. As we look ahead, teachers must be prepared to deliver their courses in a hybrid learning model in order to toggle between being on-campus and online in 2020-2021.
This three-unit course trains middle and high school teachers in the essentials of hybrid course design, development, and facilitation. During the first two units/weeks, teachers learn to design and build a course with the assumption that some of the work will be done fully online - either synchronously or asynchronously - at any given time. They will work backwards from defined values and learning objectives and learn to predict how design decisions affect outcomes. Teachers then focus on building a pedagogically rich hybrid experience within the design. Teachers work collaboratively during the first two weeks of the course.
The third unit focuses on teaching a hybrid class. This unit is asynchronous and self-paced for teachers to complete after the course has been designed and built.
Some material covered in the course may feel familiar, and other topics may be new and very challenging; but the course is scaffolded so that teachers can recast themselves as designers of learning experiences.
By the end of this course, teachers will be able to:
This three-unit course trains middle and high school teachers in the essentials of hybrid course design, development, and facilitation. During the first two units/weeks, teachers learn to design and build a course with the assumption that some of the work will be done fully online - either synchronously or asynchronously - at any given time. They will work backwards from defined values and learning objectives and learn to predict how design decisions affect outcomes. Teachers then focus on building a pedagogically rich hybrid experience within the design. Teachers work collaboratively during the first two weeks of the course.
The third unit focuses on teaching a hybrid class. This unit is asynchronous and self-paced for teachers to complete after the course has been designed and built.
Some material covered in the course may feel familiar, and other topics may be new and very challenging; but the course is scaffolded so that teachers can recast themselves as designers of learning experiences.
By the end of this course, teachers will be able to:
- design and build a course that can be delivered in-person or online;
- leverage technology for active and mastery-based learning; and
- maintain the values of your school community during hybrid learning.
COURSE FORMAT
Teachers will be guided through an online course, which will take about four hours to complete per unit. The first two weeks/units of this course are asynchronous, but class-paced. There is no fixed time for participation, but assignments are due each week. Throughout the first two weeks, participants will connect and collaborate with each other through interactive media, including short videos and discussion boards. The third unit of this course is asynchronous and self-paced, with access to the third unit until September 4.
TUITION
It is not possible to individually enroll for this course. Instead, a school may enroll its entire faculty for the course using this "Register" link above. The price is varied depending on the size of a school's upper and middle school faculty (grades 6 and above). For every FTE in the upper and middle school, the cost is $300 for consortium schools; $450 for all other participants.
After registering the school, One Schoolhouse will set up an on-boarding call for key administrators at your school, and forward along an Excel spreadsheet for your school to sign up individuals for the correct sessions.
After registering the school, One Schoolhouse will set up an on-boarding call for key administrators at your school, and forward along an Excel spreadsheet for your school to sign up individuals for the correct sessions.
WHAT PARTICIPANTS SAY
Feedback from Continuity in Crisis: Planning for Teachers
100% of participants would recommend this course to a colleague.
"Take this class! It's worth every minute. It should be required emergency training. It will help you set realistic expectations of yourselves and your students and help you structure your content so that you can continue to teach effectively and connect with your students."
"So many great details and suggestions. A professional and polished course. "
"It was so incredibly efficient and had tons of information that was concisely stated and clearly organized. It was so seamless and I needed it to be given how little time I have to learn a bunch. "
"I loved the ease with which we, as teachers, were guided through the process, as well as the modeling of effective online teaching techniques for each of the modules."
"So many great details and suggestions. A professional and polished course. "
"It was so incredibly efficient and had tons of information that was concisely stated and clearly organized. It was so seamless and I needed it to be given how little time I have to learn a bunch. "
"I loved the ease with which we, as teachers, were guided through the process, as well as the modeling of effective online teaching techniques for each of the modules."