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Advice for Excelling in Online Learning

Posted on by Ceilidh, IU High School Graduate

This is a companion piece to Pursuing Balance, Not Perfection written by Celidh, an IU High School 2020 graduate.
This piece is crossposted from Ceilidh’s Writing Place.

  • I found that focusing on 1-3 courses each day was more productive than working on all of my courses I was taking in a semester; this allowed more time to intently focus on a few assignments, rather than 5-6 assignments.
  • Use a planner to assign dates and times for your assignments, tests, and exams. Over the course of four years, I have used a paper planner, Todoist, Trello, iCloud calendar, and others to help me figure out the best way to plan out my days, weeks, and months. You will have to experiment to find out the method/s that work best for you, but having a planner and a to-do list will help you keep track of what needs to be done every day.
  • Find someone to help you stay on track. My mom has served this role for me. It can be simple, such as sharing your progress and plans with your accountability partner through a productivity platform like Trello. Or it can be something more complex like having a morning meeting every day to discuss what tasks need to be completed in order for you, the student, to stay on track. (more…)

Educational Eavesdropping: Experiences and Expectations in Online Learning: How To Prepare Students, Families, And Ourselves for Learning in a Digital Space

Posted on by Dr. Rebecca Itow, Principal

Educational Eavesdropping episodes offer webinar-style resources, guidance, and food for thought from experts in the field. Listen in on conversations about relevant topics between practitioners, researchers, and community members.

This presentation is sponsored by Indiana University’s Office of School Partnerships and IU High School.

In this episode of Educational Eavesdropping, Rebecca Itow, IU High School Principal and Adjunct Professor in the School of Education at IU Bloomington facilitates an overview and discussion of what to expect in an online course setting and why learning in digital environments feels so foreign. We will examine four major areas of concern: (a) Is online learning as valuable as brick and mortar learning?; (b) How can teachers, students, and families build meaningful educational relationships and support systems if they cannot see each other?; (c) How do we know students are learning?; and (d) What does learning look like online and how does this differ from our conceptions of brick-and-mortar learning environments?

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Educational Eavesdropping: Engaging Parents in Supporting Virtual Instruction

Posted on by Dr. Rebecca Itow, Principal

Educational Eavesdropping episodes offer webinar-style resources, guidance, and food for thought from experts in the field. Listen in on conversations about relevant topics between practitioners, researchers, and community members.

This presentation is sponsored by Indiana University’s Office of School Partnerships and IU High School.

This episode of Educational Eavesdropping features Tommy Renfro, Lecturer in the School of Education at IU Bloomington. Tommy offers strategies to equip teachers with skills to help parents understand that partnerships with the teacher and school leads to success. I will cover communication with parents, techniques for gathering information before making an opinion/criticism, community building activities, and autonomy and belonging.

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