Dear Educators, Schools and districts globally are facing unprecedented disruption and uncertainty. At Chalk, we share the concerns of all teachers and administrators doing their best to navigate the COVID-19 challenge on behalf of their students and communities. We know that many have already made the difficult decision to either pause the semester or close campuses indefinitely and are now looking at options to deliver course content to students remotely. For those schools that are making the shift to online education, it’s more important than ever to stay coordinated and focus on communication. That’s why we’re committed to supporting you and your team during this time of uncertainty. We’re continuing to deliver high quality and reliable service through our online chat support. Our customer success, support, education, and community teams are standing by to help you with any needs. We’ve also compiled some resources outlining best practices on how Chalk can support educators below. We are very grateful for the role we play at your school, and remain as committed as ever to ensuring your success. We wish you, your teachers, students, and families safety, wellness and positivity during these challenging times. On behalf of the Chalk team, we’re here for you, Evan Trafford, Head of Customer Success Here is a Remote Learning Plan Template for Administrators to help get started. Within your remote learning plan, make sure to highlight what technology is available, how to use it and the purpose it serves in your remote learning plan. Make sure to focus on the tasks you need to complete, then pick the technology that best serves that need (not the other way around). Here are 8 free technologies we recommend you utilize for remote learning. Depending on the tools you’re using, staff may need some additional training in order to be able to take full advantage. Below we’ve listed some tips and tricks on the most relevant features based on those using Chalk for Schools. If you are using our lesson planning solution, you have the ability to continue teaching online by sharing resources with colleagues, guardians and learners. Here are some recommendations on places to start in Planboard. Our Assessment solution includes several ways teachers, guardians and learners can work with each other. We have created a few recommendations on how teachers can best use Markboard. With our Curriculum solution, be sure to take advantage of some of our features that are geared towards remote teams collaborating on curriculum maps. Here are some recommendations so you can keep making progress on your curriculum mapping initiative. A quick tip: Don’t forget to use our Chat Support that is available Monday to Friday. We’re here to help :) Being able to understand where your teachers are in the instruction process is going to help your school stay on track during this transition. Re-visit the recommendations in Phase 2 and track your progress in areas such as map completion or use the pacing guide to see where teachers are in the process. Administrators can monitor a teacher’s progress in regards to their intended lesson delivery. We recommend constantly communicating with all members of a school whether that is through email, forums, or your dedicated SIS/LMS. Selfcare Infographic for Educators 💪 Selfcare Infographic for Learners 🧠 We hope that this helps you during your e-learning journey. We are very grateful for the role we play at your school and remain as committed as ever to ensuring your success. We wish you, your teachers, students, and families safety, wellness and positivity during these challenging times. From the Chalk Family ❤️
Phase 1: Create and Communicate a Remote Learning Plan
Phase 2: Train staff to use Chalk and other technologies for Remote Learning
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Phase 3: Monitor Progress
Phase 4: Continuous Check-In with Teachers and Students