[School Closures] Resources for Successful E-Learning Days
[School Closures] Resources for Successful E-Learning Days
Unexpected school closures can send everyone into a tailspin without a proper plan in place. While automatic rescheduled school days were once the norm, widespread implementations of technology in classrooms have allowed more and more schools across the United States to embrace e-learning to combat missed school days and avoid lost learning time.
Whether you’ve started implementing e-learning days to make up class time or you’re just looking for more information to help prepare for the unexpected, we’ve compiled a list of our best resources all about e-learning to help you and your students get the most out of unforeseen school closures.
What Are E-Learning Days?
Whether it’s due to extreme weather or other things out of your control, like unexpected illness or scheduled staff development days, occasional school closures are inevitable. Administrators know that missed days can be detrimental to student learning and state requirements. To combat this, many states are adopting e-learning day policies. If you’re curious about this education trend, take a look at some of the tips we’ve compiled and important elements we think you should consider.
[Administrator Tips] 6 Elements of Effective E-Learning Day Plans
School closures due to unanticipated circumstances are often the most common and really can’t be helped. They can however, quickly put students behind. Learn more about what e-learning days are, and pick up some disciplinary rules of thumb to ensure that learning continues even when you can’t physically be in the classroom.
Making the Most of Unexpected Closures for Elementary Students
Making the Most of Unexpected Closures for Secondary Students
Program-Specific Guides
Edmentum knows that unexpected school closures can cause their fair share of disruption both inside and outside of the classroom. Take a look at the guides below to see how you can keep your students on track with your Edmentum programs when virtual learning days are necessary.
Managing School Closures: 4 Ways Educators Can Use Study Island to Keep Students from Falling Behind
Managing School Closures: 4 Ways to Use Exact Path to Keep Learning On Track
Keeping Students Engaged
Just like when you're in the classroom, it's vital your students feel involved and connected with what you're teaching when it comes to e-learning. Take a look at a few of our resources on driving engagment when you're teaching remote:
Free K-12 Grade-Specific Worksheet Bundles
Download these free K-12 worksheet bundles for your students to take home. These bundles include math, language arts, science, reading and literacy activities from a variety of our online programs.
10 Tips to Keeping Students Engaged During Unexpected School Closures
In this quick, 10-minute webinar, we lay out tips and tricks that will keep students engaged and help you make the most out of unexpected school closures.
[Free Printable] Make Learning Fun with the Edmentum Brain Game!
Implementing e-learning days doesn’t mean you can’t still have fun with your days out of the classroom! When students are out of the classroom, send them to the Edmentum Brain Game page for extra learning! The Edmentum Brain Game is a fun, learning-centered game that puts an interactive twist on flashcard review by challenging players to describe terms with a partner or group. There are multiple ways to play the game, and as a bonus, it can easily be used as a quick activity for out of the blue school closures.
Hungry for more? Browse our online learning blogs and resources.
Learn from the Best
Meeting Minnesota Department of Education Requirements for High Quality E-Learning Days
Nobody knows a bad weather day quite like Minnesota. To combat the frequent snowstorms making it hard to get students to classrooms, the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) approved amendments to allow for up to five e-learning days a year. To those looking for inspiration, we’ve broken down the four e-learning day requirements that MDE has outlined, and provided tips on how Edmentum’s online program can support your e-learning days.
[Educator Interview] Virtual Learning Day Success in Random Lake, Wisconsin
Random Lake School District in Random Lake, Wisconsin, is one of the many schools commonly affected by bad weather days that is putting the concept of virtual learning days to the test. Learn from Random Lake Elementary School Principal Sandy Mountain to find out how the school prepared and executed two such days this past January and what it learned from its experience to date.
How Four Schools Are Using Virtual Learning to Solve Unique Challenges
Schools across the country are creating and building upon creative, innovative, and effective programs every year that are helping more students achieve success outside of the classroom. Looking for inspiration to launch a virtual program in your organization? Here are four schools with unique virtual programs that are making a real impact on student outcomes.
Looking for more ways to keep your students engaged? Check out our website for more virtual learning day resources!
