Module 1 - Session 1

Module 1: Shifting to Teaching Across Learning Environments (TALE)

Session 1: From Emergency Remote Teaching to Teaching Across Learning Environments

Getting Started

Overview

Welcome to TALE Academy Module 1: Shifting to Teaching Across Learning Environments (TALE)!

Goal - The goal of this module is to prepare educators to intentionally design and offer learning experiences that build upon the opportunities that different learning environments and formats can provide.
Module Content - This module consists of 10 sessions that will support shifting to teaching across learning environments. Each session will consist of a variety of content and learning activities.
Session Content - You are about to begin Module 1 – Session 1: From Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) to Teaching Across Learning Environments (TALE).

Download Module 1 Workbook

To set yourself up for success in this session, please complete the following steps before you begin.

Step 1: Make your personal copy of the Module 1 TALE Academy Workbook.

Throughout this session, you will complete the session activities and take notes in the Module 1 TALE Academy Workbook. You will have many opportunities to apply the knowledge and skills you learn using your digital workbook. When you click on the Module 1 TALE Academy Workbook link, you will be prompted to "Make a Copy" of the workbook. Once you make a copy of the workbook, your notes and your work within your workbook will be visible only to you. Please note that the workbook is fillable using Google Slides, and we do not recommend printing a copy due to the length of the workbook.

Step 2: Get familiar with the Module 1 TALE Academy Workbook by reading pages 1-7 of the workbook.

Now that you have your personal copy of the Module 1 TALE Academy Workbook, review pages 1-7 to learn about the workbook's contents and tips for using the workbook. Don’t forget to add your name to page 1 to personalize your workbook!

Step 3: Review “Key Terms” for Session 1 in the Module 1 TALE Academy Workbook.

Your last step is to review the key terms for Session 1. For every TALE Academy session, the key terms are listed at the start of each new session in the workbook. You can return to the Key Terms page(s) of your workbook throughout this session to add your notes.

Guiding Questions & Learning Objectives

Guiding Questions

What does “teaching across learning environments” mean to me as a teacher?
What changes in mindset and practices do I need to make in order to teach effectively across learning environments?
How can I plan for success when teaching across learning environments?

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, learners will be able to:

Distinguish between emergency remote teaching (ERT) and teaching across learning environments (TALE).
Describe the three principles that support resilient pedagogy.
Identify specific strategies to help move into a mindset that supports teaching across learning environments.

Apply the three-principle framework of resilient pedagogy to redevelop an existing lesson plan.

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Engage: Activate Prior Knowledge

Learn From Others: Voices from the Field

The following video highlights New York educators’ reflections on how they are shifting to a mindset of teaching across learning environments.

Reflect on Your Own Experiences

To activate your own prior knowledge on the topic, please complete the following steps.

In your copy of the Module 1 TALE Academy Workbook, complete Activity 1.1.1 - Word Association.
If you have not already made your personal copy of the Module 1 TALE Academy Workbook, you can make a copy of the workbook.

Explore: Connect to Powerful Learning

Read, Watch, or Listen

Select from the learning modalities below to explore an overview of the topic for this session: shifting mindsets for teaching across learning environments. Your options are to read a magazine-style article, watch a video, or listen to a conversational podcast. You only need to select one option: read, watch, or listen. As you read, watch, or listen as part of step one above, consider pausing and reviewing the key terms for this session in your workbook. You can add your own notes, ideas for application, or your definitions of terms in your own words.

READ

WATCH

LISTEN

Choice Board

Select one option from the choices offered below (i.e., Choice 1, Choice 2, or Choice 3) to learn more. You only need to select one of the choices below, but you are welcome to explore them all!

Choice 1: READ

Resilient Pedagogy: The Professional Development Opportunity Educators Need Now More Than Ever

Synopsis: A digestible overview of the Resilient Design for Learning principles, this article clearly defines Extensibility, Flexibility, and Redundancy. It ends by giving examples of what resilient pedagogy might look like in practice.

Type: Article

Time for Engagement: 10 minutes

choice 2: watch

Resilient Teaching Through Times of Crisis and Change (3 videos - watch all 3)

Synopsis: These three videos are part of a course instructed by Dr. Rebecca Quintana through the University of Michigan on the Coursera platform. The course is designed with higher education faculty, lecturers, and graduate student instructors in mind, but it is also applicable to educators in a wide variety of instructional environments. The course was designed to help educators redevelop instructional materials and strategies as part of emergency remote teaching. The fundamentals of the framework, however, provide a strong foundation for intentionally designing for teaching across learning environments (TALE) as part of ongoing high-quality teaching and learning.

Type: Videos within an Online Course

Time for Engagement: 17 minutes (selected videos), 21 hours (entire course, available on Coursera)

choice 3: listen

Resilient Design for Learning Podcast (7:13 to 20:40)

Synopsis: This podcast brings together Drs. Rebecca Quintana and Jacob Fortman of the University of Michigan to discuss their approach to designing for resilient learning. Dr. Travis Thurston of Utah State University hosts the podcast and focuses on their chapter in the open-source book Resilient Pedagogy. Drs. Quintana and Fortman also reflect on how they have used this strategy in a course they are currently offering at the University of Michigan.

Type: Podcast

Time for Engagement: 13.5 minutes (selection), 26 minutes (for entire podcast)

ESTABLISH: Reflection for Action

Workbook Activity

Return to your copy of the Module 1 TALE Academy Workbook and complete Activity 1.1.2 - A Preliminary Action Plan.
If you have not already made your personal copy of the Module 1 TALE Academy Workbook, you can make a copy of the workbook.

EXTEND: Deeper Learning

Workbook Activity

Return to your copy of the Module 1 TALE Academy Workbook and complete Activity 1.1.3 - Change One Thing. If you have not already made your personal copy of the Module 1 TALE Academy Workbook, you can make a copy of the workbook.

Time for Engagement: 20 minutes

Additional Resources

Best Practices for Hybrid Instruction

Topic: Strategies for effective learning in the hybrid environment

Format: Document

Time for Engagement: 10 minutes

5 Keys to Success in Hybrid Learning

Topic: Tips for engaging and equitable hybrid learning

Format: Article

Time for Engagement: 10 minutes

Getting Into the Blended Mindset

Topic: Ways to shift your mindset when teaching in hybrid environments

Format: Article with 3 embedded videos

Time for Engagement: Read (5 minutes) or Watch (4 minutes)

Flexible, Resilient Pedagogy

Topic: Teaching ideas, learning activities, and resources for creating resilient lesson plans

Format: Article with a podcast

Time for Engagement: Podcast (23 minutes) or Read (10 minutes)

Wrap Up & Next Step

This session gave you information and resources on how to expand on what we learned during remote learning and use that knowledge to look toward the future of teaching. In the next session of this module, you’ll explore the four constants across learning environments.

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