Christy Blankenship, M. Ed., NBCT Online Tips & Tricks Christy Blankenship, M. Ed., NBCT

3 Instructional Pillars Teaching through Announcements Grading & Feedback Communication with Students, Parents, & Schools

Announcements Visual Appeal Smore Canva or this Creative Commons images Embed/HTML—save the CODE Today’s announcement

Online Grading Enter 0s immediately Leave specific, detailed feedback on assignments For re-takes, include original scores in feedback Examples: --“Original score = 70%; re-taken on 5/14 for full credit” -- “Test corrections are available for HALF credit through 4/11” -- “This writing demonstrated improvement from level 1 to level 3”

Communications Journal

Communications Tricks Google Voice-- https://www.google.com/voice/?setup=1#setup/gaplus/ Remind 101 https://www.remind.com/ Yet Another Mail Merge (YAMM)—Google Add-on https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/yet-another-mail- merge/mgmgmhkohaenhokbdnlpcljckbhpbmef?hl=en

Virtual Discussion & Wikis Levels the playing field Equal access Equal expectation Makes participation obvious, democratic Quiet kid Slow processing speed Loud kid REQUIRE comments Examples: Current Events, flipped videos

Flipping the Classroom FIZZ Method

North Carolina Virtual Public School www.ncvps.org Requirements: NC Standard II License in correct area Time available (2-3 hours per day, per course) Computer skills, hardware, software, connectivity Complete online application If hired, complete TNT course with practicum

NCVPS Needs Teachers AP Physics 1 AP Physics 2 AP Psychology Japanese AP Calculus BC and AB AP Computer Science A (Secondary Math Certification or a Business Finance and Information Technology (BFIT) license required.) AP Computer Science Principles (Secondary Math Certification or a Business Finance and Information Technology (BFIT) license required.) AP Human Geography AP Physics 1 AP Physics 2 AP Psychology Japanese Psychology Psychology Honors

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