With the extension of school shutdowns due to COVID-19, we know that everyone is scrambling to get some sort of remote learning experience up and running in their districts. When dealing with a crisis of this magnitude, it is easy to respond to chaos with chaos. Dr. Judy Houle, SFO, Vice President of Entrepreneurship, has experience in the world of virtual learning with a background of two years as Executive Director of the Greenfield Commonwealth Virtual School (GCVS). Having lived through the experience of shifting that school’s model of delivering instruction, she learned some valuable lessons worth sharing. There are several guiding principles that districts must consider when implementing remote learning plans:

Be methodical
Keep the gateway to learning simple and consistent
Make sure you have systems in place that are equitable for all students
Partner with Parents/Caregivers
Be mindful of IT supports needed
Make sure resources are vetted for quality, alignment to standards, and ease of deployment
Remember that remote learning is a process.

Judy has published an article on Linkedin that addresses these points in greater detail. Click here to read the full article. If you would like to talk more with Dr. Houle about your remote learning plan, send an email to judy.houle@themanagementsolution.com.