Georgia Virtual provides this free online course to assist educators who are planning for and transitioning to an online format to support digital learning days. It is about 1-2 hours long.

Theresa Sincere-Eastman of Loudoun created this presentation for teachers moving to online teaching. It has several tips and links to supportive resources.

Check out how a Science 6 CLT from Arlington, Virginia partnered with the school librarian, resource teacher for the gifted (RTG), SPED teacher, and English Learner (EL) teachers to engage and support all students in a personal research project...remotely!  We are sharing our project resources, experiences, and how this project personalizes distance learning.

The three videos in this resource were developed by the Loudoun County Public Schools Office of Eductional Technology as a part of the LCPS professional development plan to support teachers as they transitioned to Distance Learning on April 15th 2020.

This is VDOE webinar, Early Literacy Instruction Best Practices for ELs: K-2, recorded on October 19, 2020.

This screencast demonstrates the process for editing resources that you have started or even published on #GoOpenVA. The video is slightly less than 2 minutes.

Elizabeth Kappus in New Kent has created a series of video tutorials for using both Schoology and Chromebooks.

This video describes how teachers can embed activities such as Phet simulations and Google apps such as Docs, Slides, Sheets, Maps and forms directly into Pear Deck so students can interact without leaving the app. Addresses ISTE Standards for Educators: 2.1 Learner, 2.5 Designer, and 2.6 Facilitator

A short 1.5 minute screencast showing how to embed videos in Open Author.

This video demonstrates how to embed a PowerPoint Presentation from Microsoft OneDrive into Canvas.  Addresses ISTE Standards:  2.1 Learner - Educators continually improve their practice by learning from and with others and exploring proven and promising practices that leverage technology to improve student learning., 2.5 Designer - Educators design authentic, learner-driven activities and environments that recognize and accommodate learner variability., 2.6 Facilitator - Educators facilitate learning with technology to support student achievement of the ISTE Standards for Students.Screen reader support enabled. 

This is VDOE Webinar, Paradigm Shift: Engaging EL Parents in a Virtual Environment, recorded June 8, 2020.

This is a copy of the bullet presentation for VASCD 2021, highlighting the way that using OER and #GoOpenVA can help teachers grow their skills, leading to even more impact on student growth.

This set of slides provides an overview of copyright issues that need to be considered by anyone who contributes to #GoOpenVA.  

This is a VDOE Webinar, Family Engagement: Voices and Strategies from the Field, recorded on June 15, 2020.

If you wish to find only resources that have been loaded into #GoOpenVA using the Open Author software, this screencast shows you how.

A summary of the key things every creator needs to know about how to ensure  their materials are truly openly licensed and that they don't run afoul of copyright law.

What does formative assessment look like during distance learning? Without proximity, how can teachers gather and act on “in-the-moment” information – the behaviors, emotions, and situations that affect learning and inform instruction? This resource provides explanations, sample questions, and possible actions to implement formative assessment during distance learning scenarios.Image by Peggy und Marco Lachmann-Anke from Pixabay

This is a VDOE webinar, Fostering Interaction in a Digital Landscape: Strategies, Tips, and Tech Tools, recorded on November 30, 2020.