The Hybrid Teacher

Using Technology to Teach In Person and Online

Emma Pass

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN:
  9781119789857
• eBook ISBN:
  9781119789871
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Classroom Management

A practical, educational technology resource for educators teaching remotely or in the classroom

The most effective hybrid teachers are those that have a vast knowledge of instructional strategies, technologies, tools, and resources, and can masterfully build meaningful relationships with students in-person and through a screen. The Hybrid Teacher: Using Technology to Teach In-Person and Online will teach educators to leverage the technology they have access to both in their traditional brick-and-mortar classrooms and in remote learning environments, including established online and hybrid schools; emergency response models for pandemics, natural disasters; rural education; and connecting with students who can't make it to school.

Many of us had to adapt to online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, but we still need resources for optimizing our instruction and becoming the best teachers we can be. This book is a practical guide for teachers who want to prepare for current and future remote instruction or leverage the best practices of remote instruction and EdTech tools to bring back to their brick-and-mortar classrooms. Inside, you'll learn about the impact of social and economic differences on classroom technology, and you'll find strategies and advice for maximizing success in each situation.

• Learn how best to leverage technology in traditional brick-and-mortar and remote classrooms, with case studies of the hybrid school model
• Gain tips and techniques to ensure that your teachers, students, and parents have the skills to succeed with technology
• Discover strategies for setting norms and expectations and transitioning between online and traditional learning
• Put into place proven methods for accountability and assessment of classroom successes
• Gain resources to the most effective educational technologies available today in multiple subject areas including English language arts, science, math, social studies, visual arts, dance, drama, music, and general education
• View sample lesson plans for how to implement tools into your classroom, build culture and community, and adapt for different learners

Given the current push to remote teaching during the pandemic and the uncertainty over what the return to school and the traditional brick-and-mortar classroom will look like, The Hybrid Teacher will be an invaluable resource on the shelves of teachers and administrators alike.

Chapter 1
Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning

I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.

—Albert Einstein

When we talk about teaching and learning, especially in the context of a digital learning environment, we are typically thinking about it in one of two ways:

	Synchronous Learning Teaching and learning occur together, simultaneously. This can happen in-person or online.
	Asynchronous Learning Students access learning at different times and work through it at their own pace.

Synchronous learning is what typically happens in a traditional brick-and-mortar school; it's what we think of when we hear “teaching.” The teacher stands in front of the class and delivers instruction, and the students receive the information simultaneously. Then students practice and apply their learning within the time constraints of the class period.

However, it's important to note that synchronous learning can also be conducted remotely over a video conferencing platform like Zoom or Google Meet in a remote or hybrid learning scenario.

In contrast, asynchronous learning is typically prebuilt and posted for students on a learning management system (LMS) to access within the time constraints of a day, week, or unit.

Many 100% online schools are entirely asynchronous, where students have access to the entirety of their prebuilt course work, unit, or module, and they work through it at their own pace.

Hybrid schools often use a combination of both. Our PSD Global Academy (PGA) middle school schedule, for example, follows this system for delivering instruction:

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Remote Asynchronous	On-Campus Synchronous	Remote or On-Campus Asynchronous	On-Campus Synchronous	Remote Asynchronous

However, there are other methods for delivering synchronous/asynchronous instruction that you can read about in The Administrators' Appendix. These examples are found in schools that are attempting to teach synchronously to students who are both in the classroom and at home by livestreaming their lessons (concurrent instruction).

I believe there are benefits to both synchronous and asynchronous instruction, and both should be adopted as instruction methods regardless of whether you're full-time brick and mortar, hybrid, or remote.

Chapter 2
Synchronous Learning

Good teaching is 1/4 preparation and 3/4 theatre.

—Gail Goldwin

Synchronous Learning Teaching and learning occur together, simultaneously. This can happen in-person or online.

Typically, whenever we are in the classroom with our students, we are engaging in synchronous learning. However, synchronous learning can also be delivered remotely via a video conferencing platform like Zoom, Google Meet, or Skype.

At PSD Global Academy (PGA) Middle School, we typically engage in synchronous learning 2 days/week (Tuesdays and Thursdays). Those lessons are done in person at our school building. During the COVID-19 school building closures, we simply moved our classes t...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Title Page
• Copyright
• About the Author
• Acknowledgments
• Before We Begin
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning
• Chapter 2: Synchronous Learning
• Chapter 3: Asynchronous Learning
• Chapter 4: Apply, Create, Explore
• Chapter 5: Keep Design in Mind
• Chapter 6: Project‐Based Learning
• Chapter 7: Executive Functioning Skills
• Chapter 8: Social and Emotional Learning
• Chapter 9: Building Culture and Community
• Chapter 10: Attendance and Assessment
• Chapter 11: Little Learners
• Chapter 12: Subject‐Specific Strategies
• Chapter 13: Nonteaching Staff
• Chapter 14: Adapting
• Chapter 15: Parent/Guardian Communication
• Chapter 16: Technology Bootcamp
• Chapter 17: Teacher Time Savers
• Chapter 18: Going Further…
• Chapter 19: The Future of Education Is Hybrid
• Chapter 20: The Administrators’ Appendix
• Appendix: Additional References
• Index
• End User License Agreement