Instructional Problem

Our problem is that the school has been closed for the remainder of the academic year due to Covid-19 and we are forced to
have teaching and learning take place online. Until now, teachers have provided instruction in a brick and mortar setting. We
recognize that our teachers have had various levels of exposure to incorporating technology into their brick and mortar
classrooms. Very few have prior online teaching experience. As a result, their technological capabilities vary greatly.
Therefore, we need to provide our staff with appropriate technological training to transition from teaching in a brick and
mortar setting to an online environment in order to continue serving our students with the best educational experience
possible.

There are a multitude of resources on the internet which will benefit teachers and their students. Although we cannot
cover all of them, we want to provide the teachers with a basic ¨virtual toolbox.¨ The following resources will be our focus
and will include:

● Google Classroom

● Google Meet

● Screencastify

● Edpuzzle

● Flipgrid

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The role of an alignment chart

It is apparent that the alignment chart is a critical tool in instructional design and it has many purposes. Not only does it keep
the designer focused, but it is straightforward for anyone else to look at. In addition, it is an important framework that lays the
foundation for learners to have appropriate activities tied to a learning objective in a variety of ways (absorb, do, connect).
Finally, the alignment chart also helps avoid the common ¨failures of instructional design¨ that Horton points out which are:

● Trying to teach too much

● failing to teach what people need
● omitting supporting objectives
● teaching what is easy to teach
● boring or frustrating the learners
● forcing people to learn in ways that are awkward or embarrassing.

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Terminal Objective:Schedule and hold a Google Meet session (for synchronous instruction) utilizing various
features as needed. (Cognitive)

Enabling Assessment Idea Absorb Activity Do Activity Connect Activity

Objectives?
Enter the meet via the Observe successful Watch:comprehensive Host an actual Share your
entry. video presentation Google meet and experiences with
live link in your
which will record your others.
Google calendar at demonstrate how to successful session.
the scheduled time. meet the enabling
objectives.

Turn mic and camera ln a live Google meet Watch: Mic and camera Write a short
session, call on comprehensive video activity: Perform reflection sharing
on and off as needed
individual participants presentation which these tasks in your what worked well and
and where to demonstrate that will demonstrate how live Google Meet. what you could have
they can use these to meet the enabling done better.
appropriate. (For
features. objectives.
example, given the
Write a short
participant is
reflection sharing
presenting, they what worked well and
what you could have
should have their mic
done better.
on). (Pass/fail)

Monitor and use the ln a live Google meet Watch: Record your Google Review your Google
session, call on comprehensive video meet while you meet video and
chat features.
individual participants presentation which monitor and use the evaluate how
to demonstrate that will demonstrate how chat feature. successful you were
they can use these to meet the enabling at these tasks related
features. objectives.  to the chat.
Screenshare when ln a live Google meet Watch: Screenshare while in Review your
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 presenting with others session, call on comprehensive video your live Google meet screenshare and
individual participants presentation which and record while you reflect on what
to show/share
to demonstrate that will demonstrate how are doing this. worked well and what
pertinent information. they can use these to meet the enabling could have been
features. objectives.  better.

Terminal Objective:Create and share an audio/video recording in Screencastify to share with students for an
asynchronous learning session. (Cognitive)

Enabling Assessment Idea Absorb Activity Do Activity Connect Activity

Objectives?
Prepare a slide deck on Successful sharing of Watch: a tutorial on Present the slide deck Review and reflect as
appropriate lesson slide deck in how to create a simple in your live Google in above activities.
content via Screencastify. Google slide meet.
Powerpoint or Google presentation. (If
slides. needed)
Decide and practice Practice sessions and Listen:teacher story Same as above. Same as above.
for how you will peer review. about success stories
verbally explain the and best practices.
content on this slide
deck.
Open the slide deck Successful sharing of Same as above. Same as above.
and click record on slide deck in
screencastify. Screencastify.
Narrate an The well prepared Watch: Present the slide deck See below.
explanation of your and rehearsed comprehensive video narration and record
slide deck as you go screencastify presentation which the presentation.
through the slides. recording will act as will demonstrate how
(Think of this as a the assessment. to meet the enabling
recorded version of objectives. 
how you would
present in a live

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 session).
Click stop at the end The finished video will Watch your full video Watch and review. Rewatch the
of your presentation. be the assessment. and re-do if needed. presentation. Perform
Review and re-do if a self-critique.
needed.

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