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"Research about how to successfully teach kids in virtual classrooms has been underway for years. If mainstream teacher prep programs impart those findings to future teachers-and create meaningful ways for them to practice online instruction-it won't be useful just for the next crisis, experts say, but also because careers in K-12 online education are increasingly viable."

"The online teachers provided support by building ties to students through interactions via discussion forums and individual communications. Peers also provided support through online forums and webinar-facilitated exchanges. Online teacher and peer student support contributed to the formation of virtual online learning communities. This is important as social and academic integration are mechanisms for retention and success. This research is significant as the numbers of online students have increased markedly in recent times, but student support services do not appear to have changed accordingly. Further, support models for retention and success have not been adequately adapted to suit online learners' needs."

"...open access eBook contains 133 chapters with over 850 pages documenting best practices, strategies, and efforts by teacher educators, professional developers, researchers, and practitioners. It is divided into seven sections that address pedagogy, collaboration, field experiences, preservice education methods, professional development, digital tools, and equity issues. Chapters are presented as innovations with supporting materials that could be easily replicated or studied. (v1.02)"

Delivering engaging lessons via video - don't be afraid to let your personality show through!

"What you will find here is advice on how to make your online pedagogy as effective and satisfying as the in-person version"

"Whether schools are using regular grades or not, teachers need to accurately assess learning while their students are at home. These are some helpful ideas to consider."

"With teachers and students separated, maintaining a sense of community relies on some of the same practices they used in the classroom."

"Instructional videos can help students learn at their own pace and free up time for teachers to support students individually."

How VHS Learning trains its teachers to be best in class in the virtual learning environment