Parent Guides to Blended Learning

Parents are a child's first and best advocate. When learning is remote, advocating may require a different approach. In this course, learn how to plan for communication with the school and teacher. Explore ideas for how to monitor your student's work and progress. Consider when you would need to step in to advocate for your student based on their progress. As parents, you are very aware of any specific needs your student may have which could require that you step in as the advocate to ensure student success. Explore ideas to establish a positive working relationship with the people who you will need to collaborate with when advocating for your student. Finish this course with the knowledge and confidence necessary to be a successful advocate for your child during remote learning.

As online learning becomes a more relevant part of students’ educational experience, parents may need additional help becoming familiar with the assigned digital tools students use for remote learning. In this course, parents will have an opportunity to learn about the commonly used platform, Google Classroom. You will learn to navigate the platform as well as explore ideas for helping your child use it to become more comfortable learning at home.

The drastic shift in roles and expectations brought on by the arrival of remote learning has proven challenging for many families. This course provides an exploration of practical strategies and tools aimed at easing some of the challenges surrounding remote learning. In this course, parents and guardians will identify their new roles as facilitators in their child’s education, begin to assess their context, and create some concrete plans and develop strategies to support and foster a family-wide sense of success in the remote learning environment.

As a parent or guardian, you may have concerns about challenges your child is currently having in regards to screen time stamina and engagement. As the biggest advocate for your child, this course is designed to help provide you with the current research on screen-time, and learn how to apply practical strategies to help your child overcome screen time based challenges. Join a community of parents and guardians who are also learning more about screen-time usage and share strategies to support learning.