Kerry Rice, Ed. D.

Today, for a keynote at the SITE 2021 conference, I reflected on the impact on our educational systems as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the pivot to remote teaching. In particular I took a deep dive into where we have been, where we are now, and where there is potential for future systemic … Continue reading Think small?

I asked one of my students this week to elaborate on her efforts in implementing a flipped classroom model with her 7th graders this year and the reasons for straying from the typical approach of watching recorded video at home and using in-class time for practice and hands-on learning (she had previously shared that she … Continue reading The age of the “bizarre HYBRID flipped classroom”

Results of the current remote/hybrid classroom experiment are starting to surface. Since the combined use of remote and face-to-face instruction is such a new development - it is neither blended nor fully online - we have very few examples of effective methods and strategies to use for reference. However, after several weeks of experiments with … Continue reading Lessons learned…

Collaboration Create a classroom timeline focused on a trend or topic and have students add to it each year. Top 10 Free and Paid Interactive Timeline Makers (Updated 2020) Create a Diigo shared resource repository for your classroom. Allow students to join and share resources. Post links to student projects on Padlet and ask students to post … Continue reading Quick Tips for Collaboration and Differentiation in the online and blended classroom…

The shift to remote teaching has created a disruptive mix of teaching delivery modalities that share many of the same attributes as online and blended learning, but not all. However, one of the most prolific delivery methods is the use of live web conferencing. While we can expect that this would be a natural response … Continue reading How Not to be a ZOOMBIE!

I’ve been quiet for the last couple of weeks, primarily because I was neck deep in the final stages of getting the second addition of my text published. It is currently available in ebook format, with print coming soon to Amazon:  Making the Move to K-12 Online Teaching: Research-Based Strategies and Practices.  Here is an … Continue reading Making the Move to K-12 Online Teaching (Second Edition) is now available on Amazon

As we come to the end of the current school year, thoughts are now turning to long range planning for possible continued disruptions at the start of the next school year. There may be a tendency to push for intensive, formalized training for teachers to learn how to teach online. Although there is a time … Continue reading Shifting expectations for remote teaching…

Online discussion forums are probably the most challenging aspect of online learning. Yet they are the most critical in establishing and maintaining a sense of community in the online classroom. They also provide a great opportunity to engage students who may have been too shy or introverted to speak out in class, to engage students … Continue reading Moving discussions online…

This topic has come up several times in discussions I’ve had with others on the impact of coronavirus on the lives of, well... everyone. So I thought it might be a good time to clarify where we stand in terms of making a shift to educating students from a distance. Remote learning is a response … Continue reading Remote vs. online learning