What Student Retention Will Look Like Through 2021
Student retention may seem daunting for 2021 enrollment. Review a few suggested strategies for retention to help make necessary changes.
We’ve put together this page of resources to support your school’s e-learning practice.
In response to many of our schools and districts closing to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, we want to reassure you that we’re here to support you and your school community in every way we can.
We’ve put together an extensive library of resources to help you prepare for remote learning and sending devices home with students. This includes best practices, free EdTech solutions, webinars, and partner resources.
We know that staying connected to your students is more important than ever before. Because of this, we've built video conferencing into GoGuardian Teacher™ so that teachers can communicate with students through chat, audio calls, or video calls.
Tell us how you’re enabling distance learning, and connect with other educators on Twitter.
If you thought teaching fifth graders how to type in person was hard, try teaching how to type virtually. Thank goodness for @goguardian so I could see their screens to help them!
— Chelsea Nicolino (@ChelseaNicolino) October 9, 2020
@goguardian I do have to say the chat and new features are great! Makes my heart full to be able to connect safely and quickly!
— Heather Giles (@hethertech) August 28, 2020
I might have been made for remote teaching! 😁
--- #tiredteacher #remotelearning
@goguardian has been a game changer with virtual learning! I love being able to see my kiddos actively working and uploading pictures of their work! @visualartsbcps @Riverview_ES @BaltCoPS pic.twitter.com/tOKQp1JakH
— Hannah Zecher-Freeman (@MsFreemansArtRm) October 21, 2020
Thank goodness for @goguardian + @GoogleForEdu for making virtual assessment easy & stress free! 🤩
— Allison Alfonso (@allisonnalfonso) October 23, 2020
I used @goguardian 's call feature to help a student!!!! pic.twitter.com/DGc6K4YUH4
— SeñoraStuck (@WendyStuck) October 27, 2020
Last #DigitalCitizenship lesson of the week! Such fun with @PearDeck and @CommonSense and thanks to @GoGuardian Teacher, I could see what the kids were doing! pic.twitter.com/jYZIBWulSb
— Ms. Diem (@GetTeaching) October 23, 2020
We just started using @goguardian for work and let me just say 🙌🏼🙌🏼 life saving when you have to give a test while hybrid/online learning
— Ms.Basile (@MsKatelynBasile) October 19, 2020
@nwhuskies students are proud when they do well, whether working remotely or at school. This student used GoGuardian to let my wonderful co-teacher @kcochrane85 know that the score on the new vocabulary was perfect. #112Leads #NWHuskies @D112Teachers #ILSchoolsStepUp #coteaching pic.twitter.com/27p7fFFVZ0
— Miriam Schuman (@Miriam_Schuman) April 21, 2020
I’m working on how to ensure my kids still know I’m believing in them even though we are apart. I’m emailing, commenting in google & goguardian, have sent postcards, & verbalizing it in Hangouts. Please share your other ideas!! 💚 Honestly, this is my “why”! https://t.co/DoKPs5jTXa
— Brooke Stege (@BBStege) April 21, 2020
It's these @goguardian chat messages I get that remind me how much I love what I do and why I do it! 😍 #millersmunchkins pic.twitter.com/FEjb1Dtl0G
— Ms. Miller (@MTL_CS_Miller1) April 21, 2020
#fullheartfriday My heart is full and my eyes are damp from a simple @goguardian chat message from a student... @KariTolle @hoover_melinda @CarrieTracy96 @SiglerStars pic.twitter.com/wa128V0Gag
— Raquel Dixon (@RaquelDixon422) April 17, 2020
Chatting with my students on @goguardian and I get this sweet message. Things like this really brighten my day. I miss you too, fourth graders! @ParkViewCCSD89 pic.twitter.com/NPC86yeU5X
— Ms. Colangelo (@ColangeloMs) April 17, 2020
Sometimes you just have to send a student a meme by opening a tab on their Chromebook using @goguardian to make #distancelearning more fun. #D76Diamonds pic.twitter.com/aYnu87nFuS
— Mr. Tom Schorsch (@MrSchorsch) April 16, 2020
A3b. I have learned that keeping your relationships strong and just letting students know you care and are ALWAYS there to help them. I make sure to message my students via GoGuardian or Google Hangout just to chat about how it's going. #msum640
— Ms Lund🍎📚 (@MissSydney12) April 16, 2020
It definitely helps. Ours can also look at their @goguardian account to see what the kids are looking at and direct them to me! #mscchat
— Nicohl Shelton Webb (@counselorPCE) April 16, 2020
Wow! Amazing google chat w/ a group of PPSD teachers about their distance learning experience:
— Harrison Peters (@HarrisonPeters) April 15, 2020
1. Leadership Matters
2. @goguardian is a gamechanger
3. Individualized PD is key
4. Need more opportunities to plan
5. Oftentimes they are teaching an entire family @pvdschools
One of the many benefits of GoGuardian is “seeing” a group of students go to @GoogleForEdu Meet to work on a math problem together. #distancelearningwin @pvdschools @HarrisonPeters @AInfanteGreen #fourthgraderocks
— AlfredLimaElementary (@ElementaryLima) April 15, 2020
Using @goguardian to observe my students using Algebra Tiles to add integers. #distancelearning pic.twitter.com/b9mD2xZdVq
— jocelyn renteria (@renteriateaches) April 13, 2020
Using GoGuardian to be able to see what they are looking at has really streamlined our ability to help students remotely! #112Leads
— Miriam Schuman (@Miriam_Schuman) April 7, 2020
#GoGuardian is a game changer for online learning. I'm having real-time chats/answering questions with up to 23 kids at a time. It takes most of my day, but I am still connected to my kids. Plus, chats are monitored and recorded! #distancelearning2020
— Cheryl Dick (@Cheryl_L_Dick) April 9, 2020
Thanks to @goguardian I was able to walk a student through a math problem, and also see her using her resources. Made this math teacher all giddy! #WeAreMeadows pic.twitter.com/XxLjnPTOHA
— Alyson Esch (@texasteacher98) April 9, 2020
Used @goguardian to check in with my Ss this morning and helped a few through the chat feature. It feels good to connect! Happy Friday😊@VacchioValerie @OBENSchools
— Janet Link (@JanetLink11) April 10, 2020
Free partner-provided resources for distance learning and school closures.
As schools around the world respond to COVID-19, the need for remote learning tools has never been more urgent. To make the transition to distance learning easier, Microsoft has created resources, training and how-to guides that will help schools, educators, students, and their families navigate their “new normal."
The coronavirus crisis will affect us all. It’s especially challenging for parents, teachers and students, as schools close and normal routines are disrupted. Google has created a temporary hub of information and tools to help teachers during this crisis.
National PTA has compiled resources and information at PTA.org/COVID-19 to help communities navigate the challenges the pandemic has presented. Among the resources, are guides for families on social and emotional support, learning at home and healthy habits; and resources for educators on teaching from home, supporting their students and self-care.
For over 22 years, ClassLink has been trusted to deliver reliable and secure online access to resources from any device. ClassLink has created ClassLink Lite and partnered with AESA to provide essential remote learning tools and help schools make the switch in less than 90 minutes.
To help communities navigate remote learning in this challenging time, Clever is offering quick start resources and live webinars. These resources focus on creating access to edtech at home and helping educators leverage Clever to help kids learn. Some notable resources include Free Zoom video conferencing, resources from our edtech partners, login guides in multiple languages, and accounts for parents.
During this time of school closures, it is PowerSchool’s commitment to provide you with tools and support to continue your operations. Based on your feedback we have put together a number of resources to help keep the learning and school operations going through these unprecedented times.
To support your distance learning program during this time, we are making
our entire suite of products available for free through the end of the school year.