Remote Instruction
Recent Newsletter Articles
5 Sites for Reading & Language Online Instruction
Looking for ready made activities to use for online instruction? Here are 5 excellent, free sites that can be used online or in person to build Reading and Language skills. Read More
An Introduction to Blended Learning with CommonLit: Part 3
This is Part 3 of a three-part series introducing Blended Learning using the state-approved platform CommonLit. Part 1 provided practitioners a simple exemplar of what instruction would look like with Blended Learning. Part 2 delved into the "how" and "why" of using CommonLit for Blended Instruction. Part 3 explains how to build a course in CommonLit and highlights some of its available features. Read More
Re-Imagining Instruction Part 2: Flipping the Classroom
As we look to lessons learned from the past 8+ months of Emergency Remote Teaching, now is a great opportunity to reflect on what we’ve learned and how we can continue to innovate our practice to better serve adult learners both within and beyond our classrooms. In Part 2 in this series, Joey Lehrman explores the flipped classroom as a means of enhancing the ways we engage students in meaningful learning. Read More
An Introduction to Blended Learning with CommonLit: Part 2
This is Part 2 of a three-part series introducing Blended Learning using the state-approved platform CommonLit. Part 1 provided practitioners a simple exemplar of what instruction would look like with Blended Learning. In Part 2 we delve more deeply into the "how" and "why" of using CommonLit for Blended Instruction. Read More
Re-Imagining Instruction Part 1: Independent Learning with Technology
As we look to lessons learned from the past 8+ months of Emergency Remote Teaching, now is a great opportunity to reflect as a field about what we’ve learned and how we can continue to innovate our practice to better serve adult learners both within and beyond our classrooms. In this 2-part series, Joey Lehrman proposes a few options for how we might leverage this moment to rethink and enhance the ways we engage students in meaningful learning. Read More
An Introduction to Blended Learning with CommonLit: Part 1
This is Part 1 of a three-part series introducing Blended Learning using the state-approved platform CommonLit. It provides practitioners a simple exemplar of what instruction would look like with Blended Learning. There will be two follow-up articles to delve into the "how" and "why" of using CommonLit for Blended Instruction. Read More
Developmental Word Study: Part 2
Do you teach transitional or upper level adult readers? Part 2 of this series describes their characteristics and offers more ideas and resources for remote reading instruction! Read More
Developmental Word Study: Part 1
Do you teach emergent or beginning adult readers? Learn more about their characteristics and gain ideas and resources for remote instruction! Read More
In Their Own Words: ABE Students Talk About Success Strategies – Part 2
This fall I started working on a project to gather student voices and hear what they had to say about remote learning during COVID-19. In this two-part article, I will explain the process that I went through to document talking with the students, as well as the main takeaways from doing the project. Read More
In Their Own Words: ABE Students Talk About Success Strategies
This fall I started working on a project to gather student voices and hear what they had to say about remote learning during COVID-19. In this two-part article, I will explain the process that I went through to document talking with the students, as well as the main takeaways from doing the project. Read More