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The Distance Learning Playbook: Passive to Active Engagement

This practical online session explores how to move from passive to active engagement in virtual classrooms. Participants will examine the science behind online engagement and what drives attention, motivation, and participation during remote learning.<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; -webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important;">&nbsp;<p style="text-align: left; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 16px 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important;">The session focuses on low-prep, high-impact <span style="-webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; background-position: 0px 100%; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-image: var(--urlContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2,url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI1IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjMiPjxnIGZpbGw9Im5vbmUiIGZpbGwtcnVsZT0iZXZlbm9kZCIgc3Ryb2tlPSIjMzVGIiBzdHJva2UtbGluZWNhcD0icm91bmQiPjxwYXRoIGQ9Ik0wIC41aDVNMCAyLjVoNSIvPjwvZz48L3N2Zz4=&quot;)); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: transparent; -webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important;">strategies and simple tools to increase pupil interaction and participation. It also explores how to <span style="-webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; background-position: 0px 100%; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-image: var(--urlSpellingErrorV2,url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI1IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjQiPjxnIGZpbGw9Im5vbmUiIGZpbGwtcnVsZT0iZXZlbm9kZCI+PHBhdGggc3Ryb2tlPSIjRUIwMDAwIiBkPSJNMCAzYzEuMjUgMCAxLjI1LTIgMi41LTJTMy43NSAzIDUgMyIvPjxwYXRoIGQ9Ik0wIDBoNXY0SDB6Ii8+PC9nPjwvc3ZnPg==&quot;)); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: transparent; -webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important;">energise online teaching through purposeful routines, questioning, and variation.<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; -webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important;">&nbsp;<p style="text-align: left; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 16px 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important;">With a strong emphasis on maintaining connection, participants will gain practical approaches to build relationships, foster belonging, and keep engagement at the heart of learning, even when teaching remotely.<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; -webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important;">&nbsp;<p style="text-align: left; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.666667px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important;">Target Audience:<span style="-webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; -webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important;">&nbsp;<p style="text-align: left; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.666667px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important;">Teachers, teaching assistants, and school leaders across Early Years, Primary, and Secondary phases delivering or supporting distance learning.<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.691667px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; -webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important;">&nbsp;<p style="text-align: left; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.666667px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important;">Learning Outcomes:<span style="-webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; -webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important;">&nbsp;<ul style="-webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; list-style-type: disc; cursor: text; font-family: verdana; overflow: visible;"><li style="-webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; display: block; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="text-align: left; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important;">To understand the key principles behind pupil engagement in online learning environments.<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.691667px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; -webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important;">&nbsp;</li></ul><ul style="-webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; list-style-type: disc; cursor: text; font-family: verdana; overflow: visible;"><li style="-webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; display: block; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="text-align: left; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important;">To&nbsp;apply&nbsp;low-prep, high-impact tools and strategies to increase active participation during live sessions.<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.691667px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; -webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important;">&nbsp;</li></ul><ul style="-webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; list-style-type: disc; cursor: text; font-family: verdana; overflow: visible;"><li style="-webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; display: block; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="text-align: left; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important;">To&nbsp;reflect&nbsp;on your current practice and identify at least one change you'll make before your next online lesson.<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.691667px; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px 0px 10.666667px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important;"><span style="color: rgb(166, 166, 166); -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-select: text; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; -webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important;">&nbsp;

Practical online session on boosting engagement in virtual classrooms. Explore what drives attention and participation, with simple high impact strategies, routines, and tools to increase interaction, build connection, and keep pupils engaged.

The Distance Learning Playbook: Passive to Active Engagement

ALDAR TRAINING ACADEMY LLC

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