When implementing a variety of breakout rooms, it is important to be clear and consistent so that students know what to expect. These two slides describe the various Amtrak Car breakout rooms and cover the expectations for specific student actions and opportunities for engagement.
This daily lesson slide deck shows a virtual replica of a classroom to ensure consistency and build a strong classroom culture in a visual manner.
This slide deck shares various virtual classroom backgrounds used for an elementary, bilingual classroom. It also includes a “star student” slide that the teacher uses as a background once a week to announce and celebrate their classroom’s exemplary student.
This screenshot shows how one teacher color-codes all of their assignments so that students can quickly scan and find assignments based on the days they were in person, in remote learning, and/or missed class entirely.
NOTE: To ensure accessibility for all students (including those that have difficulties perceiving color), it would be beneficial to assign shapes, alongside colors, to each day.
This screenshot of a teacher’s view of GoGuardian shows how helpful color-coding different sections and tasks in a virtual notebook or checkpoint document can be to ensure all students are on task and at the right spot in one glance. (NOTE: This color-coding is for the teacher and not the students.)
These fifth-grade daily agendas are clear, have an image to catch students’ attention, and are very detailed so that students know exactly what they should be doing and when. This is especially important when working in the virtual space, or when having some students working asynchronously while others work synchronously.
This video by Dallas ISD explains why it is so important to communicate a clear plan in simultaneous learning to ensure smooth routines and procedures.
This weekly plan for high school students is detailed with hyperlinks and objectives for each day. Educators should be clear and consistent with the design, ensuring all students know what to expect for the day, helping all students stay on the same page, which is especially important when transitioning between in-person and remote learning within a hybrid model.
This example schedule, or daily roadmap, is a fun way for students to know what to do throughout the day while also having all of their links and resources organized in one place. This is especially important for younger students to help them navigate remote and hybrid learning.
This is an example of a digital notebook that a high school science teacher builds for their students every unit. Their students participate in a hybrid model in which they are both in-person and remote throughout the week. By having everything in one place, students are able to engage more easily when switching between learning experiences, catch up if they miss class, review content, and show their understanding in various ways. By creating a Google Doc, students are also able to quickly tag their teacher when they need additional support or help.
