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.
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 was designed by Dr. James Robinson from the Center on Education and Lifelong Learning and the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
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.
As a “responsive” model, the tool explaining our pedagogy is updated as students’ needs shift. See the most up-to-date model in the link above.
The video below was initially used to guide the creation of the IU Design Academy courses. While the model has been updated, the video below is a relevant walk-through of our approach to virtual course design and delivery.
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.
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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 how to access the IU Design Academy courses, how they can be used, and their limitations.
HELLO TEAMS!!
Wow, we are in t
he home stretch of the Course Design Academy. Great work to all teams as you move through the design process and finalize your curriculum maps. Keep up the good work, we are almost there. You all should be proud of yourself and the work you have accomplished thus far.
Great job teams! We can’t wait to see how these courses come together.
Hello Teams,
Please check out the Press Release about the Course Design Academy!
Great work Course Design Academy teams!!!
Best,
Keyandra
Hello Course Design Academy Team,
Congratulations to making it to Week 5!! Thank you for your hard work on your curriculum maps, the Indiana Department of Education was thoroughly impressed with the progress that teams have made thus far. With the strong foundation of your curriculum maps, I am eager to see the progress of the design process over the next several weeks. Thank you for your passion of improving online education for Hoosier students, this work would not be possible without YOU! We thank each and every one of you for your work as a teacher! 
Best,
Keyandra Whiteside