The online classroom : resources for effective middle level virtual education

"Researchers estimate that more than 2 million K-12 students were enrolled in some form of online school, district, or state virtual course over the 2015-2016 school year (Evergreen Education Group, 2015). Today's middle level learners are logging into virtual classrooms at a rapidly growi...

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Other Authors Eisenbach, Brooke (Editor), Greathouse, Paula (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing Inc., 2018.
SeriesHandbook of resources in middle level education.
Subjects
Middle school education > Computer-assisted instruction.
Middle school teachers > Training of.
Internet in education.
Web-based instruction.
Education > Distance, Open & Online Education.
Open learning, distance education.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806607259
DOI10.1108/978-1-64113-461-3
Physical Description1 online resource (306 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction / Brooke B. Eisenbach and Paula Greathouse
  • Section I. Overview
  • Chapter 1. Characteristics of virtual middle school students: Who they are and how we support their success / Suzanne Wolfinger
  • Chapter 2. The effective middle level virtual teacher / Kerry Rice and Shannon Skelcher
  • Section II. Preparation
  • Chapter 3. Preparing teachers for the virtual middle level classroom / Shelly Furuness
  • Chapter 4. Professional learning and leading for virtual middle level educators / Barbara Smith
  • Chapter 5. Collaborating to create middle level blended learning environments / Mark Stevens and Mary F. Rice
  • Section III. Community
  • Chapter 6. Fostering community in the middle level virtual classroom / Jillian L. Wendt, Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw, and Kyleigh B. Harrell
  • Chapter 7. Creating a community of care in the middle level virtual classroom / Brooke B. Eisenbach, Paula Greathouse, and Mary Kirk
  • Chapter 8. Mentoring virtual middle schoolers through the use of a guided online mentoring loop / Natalie Duvall and Matthew Duvall
  • Section IV. Strategies
  • Chapter 9. Making the leap from traditional to virtual: Resources and strategies for teaching middle level learners online / Jeremy Wendt and Jason Beach
  • Chapter 10. Motivating and engaging learners in the middle level online environment / Eve Bernstein and Andrea Mosenson
  • Chapter 11. Employing culturally relevant pedagogy in middle level blended and virtual classrooms / Ebony Terrell Shockley, Cachanda Orellana, and Arquimen Chicas
  • Chapter 12. Organizing and facilitating online teaching, learning, and schooling via effective classroom assessments / Nancy P. Gallavan and Shannon R. Maiden
  • Section V. Diverse populations
  • Chapter 13. Middle level virtual classroom development and instruction for students with disabilities / Sucari Epps
  • Chapter 14. Creating effective inclusion practices for students with exceptionalities in the virtual stem classroom / Jennifer Gallup and Cory A. Bennett
  • Appendix
  • About the authors.

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