PATHWAYS
This section provides resources related to powerful pathways that teachers can take to differentiate and scaffold instruction using remote learning tools to design personal pathways that support all learners with multiple entry points.
SAMPLE PATHWAYS
Grade 4: Finding Factor Pairs
Supports students to 1) develop multiplication and division fact fluency and 2) develops an understanding and strategies for finding factors, multiples, and primes.
Grade 7: Understanding Ratio Tables
Supports students in 1) understanding of ratios and rates, 2) understanding the basic meaning and usage of ratios, rates, and unit rates, and 3) solving problems with ratio tables.
Grade 1: relating Counting to Addition
Supports students to 1) finding 1 or 2 more than a number by fully modeling it with objects or pictures, and 2) counting on to find 1 or 2 more than a number, and 3) extending concepts of counting on up to 5 more.
Grade 3: Subtraction
Supports students to 1) subtract using a range of efficient strategies and explain why they work and 2) subtract three-digit numbers, but only when no regrouping is required.
SAMPLES OF REMOTE LEARNING TOOLS FEATURED IN PATHWAYS
Blueprint for Blended Learning Tools by Eric Siegel
Screencasting - QuickTime, Screencast-O-Matic, Screencastify, Snagit, Educreations
Interactive Slideshows - PearDeck, NearPod
Asynchronous Collaboration Tools - FlipGrid, ReCap, and Voicethread
Collaboration or Completing Assignments - Google Docs, Google Slides, Google Forms, Google Draw, Google Sheets
Embedding Questions in Videos - PlayPosit, EDpuzzle
Assessment and Feedback - Go Formative (Code = CQQ3NG), Front Row Education, Khan Academy, Pear Deck or Nearpod, Quizlet, Google Forms
Virtual Manipulatives - Math Learning Center,
Learning Management System - Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams
ARTICLES & BLOGS WORTH READING
Flip Grid vs. ReCap by Emily Major - Flipgrid and Recap: Video Response and Reflection for Education are both great options for reimagining class discussions and formative assessment. These tools empower students to record their ideas and demonstrate learning in a format that can easily be shared with parents and family members.
Enhancing Learning Through Differentiated Technology by Julie Stern Layton - Three tech tools -- SAS Curriculum Pathways, Newsela, and EDpuzzle -- can help differentiate instruction by showing where students are and offering appropriate formative assessment.