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​Distance Learning Progression | Phase 1
Establish a Learning Management System 

Identifies the sequence of actions that must be in place for students to access materials and actively engage with content in a distance learning environment. ​
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Below you'll find articles, research, practitioner training, and campus/classroom examples from Dallas ISD leaders to suggest the next move you (or those you coach) might take.

Leader Actions

4.  Leader identifies LMS for campus wide use or across grade level bands.
PEI Indicator 1.4 
Next Move: Review district approved LMS options and select a platform that is appropriate for each grade level. ​
  • ​​LMS Checklist for Blended Learning with Fluid Continuity | University of Michigan
5. Leader determines criteria for course design/ expectations.
PEI Indicators 1.3 and 3.3 
Next Move: Model expectations and use the LMS as the campus hub.
  • ​​How to use an LMS for teaching and professional learning | eSchool News
6. Leader determines how teachers will leverage the LMS during lesson planning.
PEI Indicator 2.1
Next Move: Create a lesson plan template to support planning over a week versus day by day. 
  • Distance Learning Weekly Planner | Adapted from The Distance Learning Playbook, Corwin Press, Inc.

Teacher Actions 

7. Teacher creates and designs a separate course for each grouping of students or by class period.
TPR[OL] Indicator 3.1 | Access to Materials
Next Move: Ensure everything posted in your LMS has purpose and consistency in formatting for students in a virtual setting. 
  • How to Align Your LMS With the Science of Learning | Edutopia
  • Designing Your LMS to Make Distance Learning Better | Edutopia
8. Teacher leverages features of LMS appropriately for online engagement.
TEI Indicator 1.4 | Access to Materials, Varied Learning Experiences
Next Move: Get to know all features available in the LMS so that the featured used best fits desired engagement from students.
  • PowerSchool Self-Paced Cornerstone Course [accessible for Dallas ISD employees] | Professional and Digital Learning Department 
  • Google Classroom Set Up and Basic Features webinar | Professional and Digital Learning Department 
  • Schoology
    • One-hour video tutorial
    • Schoology Help Center
    • Schoology Basics Webinar | To access the slides click here. 
9. Teacher posts the daily learning target and agenda for students in the LMS.
TEI Indicator 1.5 and 2.1 | Access to Materials, Differentiated Learning Objectives, Routines and Procedures
Next Move: Create and post an agenda for students to follow to access daily learning tasks.
  • 7 Easy Tips to Assure Standards Drive Your Instruction: Virtually or in Distance Learning | LSI School and District Solution
  • ​Self-Paced Learning with Google Slides Webinar | To jump straight to the recording of how to create a weekly template click here and make a copy of the sample weekly template here. 
  • ​Sample elementary daily agenda (Angie Lee) | PL Prep at Sam Houston Elementary

Student Actions

10. Students use LMS to access materials as needed.
TEI Indicator 1.2 | Access to Materials, Routines and Procedures
Next Move: Explicitly teach, practice and communicate routines for accessing the LMS.
  • ​Introducing New Digital Tools and Strategies | University of Michigan
11. Students know where to access all communication and daily agendas in the LMS to complete assignments.  
TEI Indicator 3.1 | Access to Materials, Routines and Procedures
Next Move: Post explicit and sequential directions for all agenda items that are either written, pictorial, or in video format. 
  • Announce Your Agenda | Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler
  • Five Tips for Designing Remote or Asynchronous Learning, #1 Create a Dynamic Agenda | Social Science Space
  • Keys to Success in Distance Learning | Nikki Healy, Edutopia ​
  • ​Google Classroom Agenda Demonstration (Alex Tiburcio and Claudette Monetmayor) | H.B. Gonzalez Personalized Learning Academy
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12. Students engage in at least one learning activity in the LMS each day. 
TEI Indicator 2.4 | Access to Materials, Sense of Purpose
Next Move: Use a getting-acquainted first assignment to help students learn the LMS fundamentals.
  • Google Classroom | How to for Students | FriEDTechnology 
  • Use a welcome assignment to teach or informally assess students’ basic technical skills (make a copy, insert an image, type in a text box, etc.) | John Stevens
  • How to Plan When You Don’t Know What to Plan For, check out the section on designing discovery activities | Edutopia ​
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    • Sharing the Work
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    • Flip the Switch
    • Resources for Families >
      • Personalized Learning for Families
      • Hybrid Learning for Families
  • The Rubric
    • Assessment and Data >
      • Data Driven Instruction
      • Student Feedback
      • Authentic Assessment
      • Choice in Assessment
    • Instructional Rigor >
      • Varied Learning Experiences
      • Differentiated Learning Objectives
      • Personalized Learning Pathways
      • Mastery Based Progression
    • Student Agency >
      • Rapport with Students
      • Self- Direction
      • Opportunities for Input
      • Advocacy Beyond Self
    • Classroom Culture >
      • Routines and Procedures
      • Peer Accountability
      • Growth Mindset
      • Sense of Purpose
    • Equity >
      • Self- Awareness
      • Diversity in Design
      • Collaborative Grouping
      • Access to Materials
    • Phases of PL
  • Readiness Continuum
    • 1 The PL Classroom
    • 2 Curriculum + Assessment
    • 3 Data Driven Instruction
    • 4 Social Emotional Learning
    • 5 The PL Graduate
    • 6 Principal/Leader
    • 7 Collaborative Design
    • 8 PL Campus Team
    • 9 Vision + Priorities
    • 10 Personalized PD + Supports
    • 11 Culture of Innovation
    • 12 Sustainability + Access
  • Progressions
    • Lab Rotation
    • Station Rotation
    • Individual Rotation
    • Flex Model
    • Flipped Classroom
    • Enriched Virtual
    • Distance Learning >
      • DLP | Establish a Learning Management System (LMS)
      • DLP | Engagement in Guided Learning
      • DLP | Engagement in Independent Learning
      • DLP | Feedback for Learning
    • Glossary
  • Fellowships
    • Innovation in Teaching Fellowship >
      • 2022-2023 Fellows
      • 2021-2022 Fellows
      • 2020-2021 Fellows
      • 2019-2020 Fellows
      • 2018-2019 Fellows
      • 2017-2018 Fellows
      • 2016-2017 Fellows
    • Innovation Showcase
    • School Retool
    • iDesign Central
  • At-Home Learning Webinars
  • Opportunities
    • Educator Tours
    • Winter Design Excursion Exhibition
    • Self-Paced Google Certification Courses
    • Google Certification
    • University Partnerships- Texas Tech
    • Edcamp
    • PL Road Trip 2023
  • The Lighthouse