The online classroom : resources for effective middle level virtual education / Edited by Brooke B. Eisenbach, Paula Greathouse.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eisenbach, Brooke, editor.

Greathouse, Paula, editor.

Series:

Handbook of resources in middle level education.

The handbook of resources in middle level education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Middle school education--Computer-assisted instruction.

Middle school education.

Middle school teachers--Training of.

Middle school teachers.

Internet in education.

Web-based instruction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 pages).

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, North Carolina : Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2018.

Summary:

"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 growing rate. As of 2015, middle level students represent 14% of learners taking virtual courses to supplement their current coursework, and 28% of full-time virtual school students. As a result, it is essential that teachers identify the unique needs of today's virtual middle level students and find ways to address these needs within this digital context. This book volume will explore resources centered on the growing world of virtual education and its implications for the middle level learner, middle level classroom, and middle level educator. It is our aim to provide virtual teachers and teacher educators the tools and information necessary to address the needs of middle level learners within blended or virtual classrooms. We invite researchers and teachers to share tips, strategies, guidance, and stories in working with middle level students in a blended, hybrid, or fully-online classroom setting"-- Provided by publisher.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

ISBN:

1-64113-461-5