Screenside Chats feature online practitioners as they discuss their experiences, strategies, and tools building and interacting in pedagogically sound online learning environments. In this Screenside Chat, we examine how to use Curriculum Maps to guide instruction, help personalize learning, and clarify the scope and sequence of a course for students and families.
Professional Development
Differentiation, accommodation, and modification in virtual courses
Screenside Chats feature online practitioners as they discuss their experiences, strategies, and tools building and interacting in pedagogically sound online learning environments. In this Screenside Chat, we explore how a Universal Design for Learning Checklist can be used to facilitate conversations between Special and General Educators to increase accessibility in virtual courses. The UDL Checklist… Read more »
Screenside Chat: Why are the IU Design Academy courses built this way? Exploring Responsive Online Pedagogy
Screenside Chats feature online practitioners as they discuss their experiences, strategies, and tools building and interacting in pedagogically sound online learning environments. In this Screenside Chat, IU High School principal, Dr. Rebecca Itow, introduces the Responsive Online Pedagogy model used to guide the creation of the IU Design Academy courses.
Screenside Chat: Strategies and structures for getting started with the IU Design Academy Courses
Screenside Chats feature online practitioners as they discuss their experiences, strategies, and tools building and interacting in pedagogically sound online learning environments. In this Screenside Chat, we discuss four strategies for using the virtual courses created in the IU Design Academy. Use these infographics to help you get started: How to Use the IU Design… Read more »
Dr. Itow Speaks on Whole-School Wellness
Our Principal recorded an episode on the Wellness for Educators Podcast!
Click here to listen to Dr. Rebecca Itow and Dr. Kathryn Kennedy discuss issues around wellness for students, families, staff, and faculty in schools!
Be sure to also check out other Wellness for Educators Podcast episodes and the to learn more about keeping educators healthy so that we can serve our students with vibrancy and excitement.
Educational Eavesdropping: What To Do When Business As Usual Doesn’t Work: Rethinking Teaching Strategies In Response To The Pandemic
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, David Pace, Emeritus Professor of History in… Read more »
Educational Eavesdropping: Experiences and Expectations in Online Learning: How To Prepare Students, Families, And Ourselves for Learning in a Digital Space
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… Read more »
Educational Eavesdropping: Engaging Parents in Supporting Virtual Instruction
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.
This presentation is sponsored by Indiana University’s Office of School Partnerships and IU High School.
Screenside Chat: Transitioning to Online Teaching with Tools We Already Possess
In this Screenside Chat, IU High School social studies teacher, Christine Hitchcock, discusses how teachers can use their existing experiences, expertise, and tools to transition from brick-and-mortar to online teaching.
Screenside Chat: Reflections and Peer Feedback
In this Screenside Chat, IU High School social studies teacher, Christine Hitchcock, shares how she helps students think about what they know and how learning from their peers shaped their own thinking.