How can I keep children engaged during virtual learning?

What can I do when they don’t understand the lesson?

What can I do to promote positive behavior during learning time?

How can I equitably include diverse learners in alternative learning spaces?

Toolkit Resources

A child’s learning should be joyful and personal. When you feel confident in knowing how to help them, you can make it a great year of learning.

  • 1

    1: A Resource for Learning Facilitators

  • 2

    2: Preparing to Engage with Learners

  • 3

    3: Scheduling a Successful Day

    • Best Practices for Scheduling

    • Organizing Schedule Logistics

    • Managing Time Well

    • Resource: Brain Breaks

    • Checklist for Success & FAQs

    • Chapter Check-In
  • 4

    4: Creating a Productive Environment

    • Space Structure

    • Resource: Peace Corners

    • Space Supplies

    • Space Expectations

    • Checklist for Success & FAQs

    • Chapter Check-In
  • 5

    5: Building Social & Emotional Skills

    • Foundations of SEL

    • Resource: SEL Competencies

    • SEL & Virtual Learning

    • Building Time for SEL

    • Resource: Morning Meeting Greeting

    • Teaching SEL Skills

    • Responding to SEL Needs

    • Checklist for Success & FAQs

    • Chapter Check-In
  • 6

    6: Promoting Positive Behavior

    • Principles of Behavior

    • Proactive Strategies for Behavior

    • Supporting Individual Behavior

    • Supporting Group Behavior

    • Resources: Proactive Strategy Examples

    • Responsive Strategies for Behavior

    • Resource: Staying Calm

    • Checklist for Success & FAQs

    • Chapter Check-In
  • 7

    7: Supporting Multilingual Learners

    • Understanding Multilingual Learners

    • Facilitating Academic Access

    • Resource: Quick Supports for Academic Access

    • Creating Language Opportunities

    • Checklist for Success & FAQs

    • Chapter Check-In
  • 8

    8: Promoting & Extending Learning

    • Executive Functioning

    • Resource: Understanding Executive Function

    • Improving Executive Functioning Skills

    • Supporting Learning Difficulties

    • Resource: Virtual Manipulatives Example

    • Subject Specific Strategies

    • Strategies for Reading

    • Strategies for Writing

    • Strategies for Math

    • Reflection Activity

    • Extending Beyond the Computer

    • Resource: Using Games to Teach Skills

    • Checklist for Success & FAQs

    • Chapter Check-In
  • 9

    9: Leveraging Family Collaboration

    • Families as Partners

    • Communicating with Families

    • Resource: Sample Communication Script

    • Considerations for Communication

    • Planning for Collaboration

    • Checklist for Success & FAQs

    • Chapter Check-In
  • 10

    10: Determining the Next Best Step

    • Closing Your Toolkit

    • Next Steps & Resources

    • Virtual Learning Toolkit: Post-Survey

Toolkit Pricing

Purchase the course for yourself or the learning facilitator supporting your child during virtual learning. For schools and organizations, consider purchasing toolkit access for your families and staff.

If you would like to purchase a school license for the families you serve or organization license for your staff OR would like to discuss options for live trainings for your learning facilitators, please contact [email protected].

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Who is this toolkit designed for?

    The global health crisis has made virtual learning necessary in many spaces. Supporting a child with virtual learning is a new challenge for most of us. This toolkit is designed for anyone who is facilitating distance learning experiences. This could be a parent, caregiver, tutor, or community organization staff.

  • How should I expect to use this toolkit?

    The course is divided into practical sections you can watch and refer back to as often as you need to. There's no need to go in order; pick the chapters or lessons that are most relevant to your learners and your needs as a learning facilitator. You'll have access to all resources and videos for an entire year.

  • What is "buy one, give one?"

    The DLC is committed to ensuring that ALL children have the opportunity to be successful. For every course that is purchased at full price, we will donate a course to a family for whom cost is a barrier to access. To apply for free course access, please fill out this form: https://bit.ly/343Slth.

  • As a school or organization, can I purchase access to the course on behalf of my families and/or staff?

    Of course! We think that this is a wonderful opportunity to equip and empower our families and team to support our learners. For additional pricing options, please contact [email protected].

Stay up to date!

Add your email to get the latest updates on the course and additional chapters as they are added.

  • Learning facilitator assisting a group of students
  • Young girl raising her hand in a virtual classroom
  • A woman supporting two children with virtual learning