FLVS Professional
Development Catalog
Fall 2016
FLVS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
As the leader in digital education, FLVS creates innovative ways to help administrators and teachers reach
their potential through education and development. The best teachers know how to motivate and engage
students, and the best administrators know how to support and evaluate teachers. FLVS instructional tools and
professional development offerings are designed with both groups in mind. To assist students, teachers, and
administrators, FLVS Professional Development courses are specifically designed for literacy, Response to
Intervention (RTI), student motivation, and school leadership, in addition to blended and fully online teaching
and learning.
FLVS is committed to developing flexible professional development options to meet various needs. All courses,
except for our Digital Teaching Series, are available as online webinars or face-to-face workshop presentations
and can be customized. FLVS Professional Development is available year-round and can be scheduled on
demand.
CUSTOMIZED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
FLVS offers the option to provide participants with customized training that focuses on specific organizational
needs. The FLVS staff will work closely with participants to provide consultation and training that meets unique
organizational needs.
For more information about the following Professional Development offerings, including pricing and
customization information, please reach out to your FLVS Account Manager or email [email protected].
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Academic Integrity in a Virtual World
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Blended in Action: A Hands-On Workshop
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BRAINHONEY™ UNIVERSITY:
BrainHoney 101: BrainHoney for Administrators
BrainHoney 201: The Basics of BrainHoney
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BrainHoney 301: Digging Deeper into BrainHoney
BrainHoney 401: Advanced BrainHoney
BrainHoney Course Creation
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BUZZ™ UNIVERSITY:
Buzz 101: Buzz for Administrators
Buzz 201: The Basics of Buzz
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Buzz 301: Special Topics in Buzz
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Buzz 401: Customizing Buzz
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Buzz 501: Buzz Student Experience
Collaboration Best Practices
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COMMON CORE SUITE:
Transform Your Thinking
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English Language Arts and Literacy
Mathematics
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Create Dynamic Thinkers in All Subject Areas
Student-Centered Communication
Cyberbullying
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Data-Driven Decision Making
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Digital Courseware Exploration
Digital Leadership
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Essentials Workshop I: Preparing Online and Blended Teachers
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Essentials Workshop II: Exploring Online and Blended Teaching Strategies
Fueling Growth through Feedback
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Gamify Live Lessons and Collaborations
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TRAINING FOCUS KEY
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Learning Theory
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Leadership & Customer Service
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Grading Efficiencies and Best Practices
Introduction to Blended Learning
Lab Facilitator Training
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Lead Teacher Program for Administrators
L&CS
Lead Teacher Program for Teachers
L&CS
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Live Lessons in a Virtual Classroom
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Mentoring the First Year Virtual Teacher
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Performance Management and Evaluations of Virtual Teachers
Special Populations in a Virtual World
Teaching Online Best Practices
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DIGITAL TEACHING SERIES:
Teaching in an Online Learning Model
Teaching in a Blended Learning Model
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Advanced Strategies for Online or Blended Instruction
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Teaching Literacy Strategies in an Online or Blended Learning Model
Teaching Strategies in a Digital Environment
Time Management
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Virtual Leadership Training
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Web 2.0 in the Virtual Classroom
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TRAINING FOCUS KEY
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Learning Theory
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Teaching Online
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Leadership & Customer Service
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ACADEMIC INTEGRITY IN A VIRTUAL
WORLD
ADVANCED PLACEMENT IN A VIRTUAL
WORLD
Academic Integrity in a Virtual World is an interactive
training that will equip educators to effectively ensure the
academic integrity of their digital program. At the end of
the program, educators will feel confident in using digital
tools and best teaching strategies to protect the integrity
of their digital courses. Participants will benefit from the
high-quality instruction and proven strategies that have
made FLVS a successful digital program with strong
academic integrity for over 15 years.
Advanced Placement is an interactive training that
provides participants with digital teaching strategies and
resources that focus on higher-order thinking skills. At
the end of the session, educators will be empowered
to use the tools provided to focus learning on analysis,
synthesis, and evaluation. The Advanced Placement
training offers educators the opportunity to receive highquality instruction from an expert in digital Advanced
Placement programs with proven results.
OBJECTIVES:
• Determine strategies and techniques for maintaining
academic integrity
• Employ strategies to combat academic integrity
infractions
• Learn best practices to prevent academic integrity
infractions
OBJECTIVES:
• Create a high-quality digital Advanced Placement
program
• Improve pass rates for an existing Advanced
Placement program
• Discover techniques to improve the teaching and
learning for digital Advanced Placement programs
• Support student mastery of 21st Century Skills
required for workplace success and college and
career readiness
AUDIENCE:
Instructors, Curriculum Specialists, Content Specialists,
Technology Coordinators, Program Administrators,
Principals, Superintendents, Programs experiencing
academic integrity challenges
AUDIENCE:
Instructors, Advanced Placement Instructors, Instructors
experiencing low pass rates, Program Administrators
looking to begin or expand Advanced Placement
offerings, Advanced Placement Coordinators, Curriculum
Specialists, Content Specialists, Guidance Counselors,
Principals, Superintendents
TIME: 1 hour
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
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Teaching Online
TIME: 1 hour
Teaching with Technology
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
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BLENDED IN ACTION: A HANDS-ON
WORKSHOP
BRAINHONEY™ UNIVERSITY
Mastering a Learning Management System (LMS) can
be a daunting task. With the help of FLVS Learning
Specialists, you can begin to navigate with confidence,
modify instructional content, adjust gradebook settings,
and personalize your BrainHoney system to meet the
needs of your digital or blended program. Whether you’re
an administrator or an instructor using FLVS courses in
BrainHoney, you will benefit from the suite of hands-on,
interactive trainings. Choose one, two or all five of these
engaging sessions and benefit from the high-quality
instruction and proven strategies used at FLVS.
This hands-on, full day workshop will equip participants
with the tools and knowledge needed to implement
blended learning into classrooms and schools. By the
end of the workshop, participants will be empowered
to create student-centered learning spaces within
their school, develop a blended learning, teacher
training plan, and develop blended, weekly lesson
plans for students. The Blended in Action Workshop
offers educators and leaders the opportunity to explore
successes and stories of blended learning environments
from FLVS clients and experts in blended learning. The
Workshop creates the space for personalizing learning
and engaging students. OBJECTIVES:
• Learn how classrooms and buildings can be converted
into student-centered learning environments best
suited for blended learning
• Explore blended learning teacher training for creating
a successful blended program
• Create lesson plans for successful implementation
• Learn best practices related to blended learning and
student success
• Discuss stakeholder buy-in and team building for
blended learning environments
BRAINHONEY 101: BRAINHONEY
FOR ADMINISTRATORS
Explore the administrative functions of BrainHoney in this
interactive session, designed for program administrators.
The goal of this training is to help participants feel
comfortable within the administrative cog of BrainHoney.
Participants will learn how to pull down a course,
create, enroll, and import users, read reports, and set
permissions for teachers and other stakeholders. This
training offers program administrators the opportunity
to receive high-quality instruction from an expert in
BrainHoney.
AUDIENCE:
Instructors, Curriculum Specialists, Content Specialists,
Technology Coordinators, Program Administrators,
Principals, Superintendents
OBJECTIVES:
• Explore the administrative cog in the BrainHoney
Learning Management System
• Discover user overview/settings
• Navigate administrator, teacher, and student
dashboards
TIME: 6 hours
FORMAT: Face-to-Face
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Teaching with Technology
AUDIENCE:
Program Administrators, Principals, Superintendents
TIME: 1 hour
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
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BRAINHONEY UNIVERSITY
BRAINHONEY 201: THE BASICS
OF BRAINHONEY
BRAINHONEY 301: DIGGING DEEPER
INTO BRAINHONEY
Explore the basics of the BrainHoney Learning
Management System (LMS). The goal of this training is to
help participants feel comfortable with basic user settings,
teacher and student dashboards, and communicating
with students through email, announcements, and the
discussion board. This training offers participants the
opportunity to receive high-quality instruction from an
expert in digital learning with proven results.
*Demo accounts for use during the training can be
requested ahead of time if actual teacher accounts are
not set up by the time the training occurs. Continue to explore the basics of the BrainHoney
Learning Management System (LMS). Learn how and
gain confidence in manipulating gradebook settings,
modifying lesson and assessment settings, creating
groups, and using the scheduling tool. This training
offers educators the opportunity to receive high-quality
instruction and to gain practical experience with
BrainHoney to use in conjunction with FLVS courses.
*Demo accounts for use during the training can be
requested ahead of time if actual teacher accounts are
not set up by the time the training occurs. OBJECTIVES:
• Experience basic navigation of BrainHoney Learning
Management System (LMS)
• Discover user overview/settings
• Navigate teacher and student dashboards
• Learn best practices for communication within the
LMS
• Explore supplemental informational and navigational
elements within a FLVS course
OBJECTIVES:
• Explore teacher’s gradebook view and various display
settings
• Modify lesson and assessment visibility and
completion settings
• Schedule due dates for ease of student tracking
• Discover ways to support students through group
creation
AUDIENCE:
Intended for programs using BrainHoney as their
LMS with FLVS courses.
Instructors, Learning Lab Facilitators, Curriculum
Specialists, Content Specialists, Summer School
Coordinators, Program Administrators
AUDIENCE:
Intended for programs using BrainHoney as their
LMS with FLVS courses.
Instructors, Learning Lab Facilitators, Curriculum
Specialists, Content Specialists, Summer School
Coordinators, Program Administrators
TIME: 1 hour
TIME: 1 hour
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
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BRAINHONEY UNIVERSITY
BRAINHONEY 401: ADVANCED
BRAINHONEY
BRAINHONEY COURSE CREATION
Have you been tasked with building a brand new course
in your BrainHoney Learning Management System
(LMS)? During this hands-on training, you will walk
through the process of creating a new course inside the
LMS. This training offers the opportunity to go behind the
scenes of course creation as you work with your FLVS
Learning Specialist to build the shell for your future
course.
Dive deeper into the BrainHoney Learning Management
System (LMS) to meet the varied needs of your students
in the digital or blended classroom. At the end of this
training, you will feel comfortable modifying instructional
content, adjusting quiz and exam settings, and aligning
standards and objectives to course content. This training
offers educators the opportunity to receive high-quality
instruction and acquire advanced skills for use of FLVS
courses within the Learning Management System.
OBJECTIVES:
• Effective use of Teach a Course Wizard to create an
empty shell
• Learn best practices for adding instructional content
• Discover how to add a lesson, assessment, and
discussion board to the course outline
• Set initial assessment settings and modification for
future reference
• Explore essential gradebook settings
• Explore objectives and standards alignment OBJECTIVES:
• Modify instructional content
• Discover how to add a lesson, assessment, and
discussion board to supplement existing curriculum
• Modify quiz and exam settings
• Support student mastery by scheduling due dates for
specific groups
• Explore objectives and standards alignment
AUDIENCE:
Intended for programs using BrainHoney as their
LMS with FLVS courses.
Instructors, Curriculum Specialists, Content Specialists,
Technology Coaches, Program Administrators
AUDIENCE:
Intended for programs using BrainHoney as their
LMS with FLVS courses.
Instructors, Learning Lab Facilitators, Curriculum
Specialists, Content Specialists, Summer School
Coordinators, Program Administrators
TIME: 1 hour
TIME: 1 hour
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
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BUZZ UNIVERSITY
Mastering a Learning Management System (LMS) can be a daunting task. With the help of FLVS Learning Specialists,
you can begin to navigate with confidence, modify instructional content, adjust gradebook settings, and personalize your
Buzz system to meet the needs of your digital or blended program. Whether you’re an administrator or an instructor using
FLVS courses in Buzz, you will benefit from the suite of hands-on, interactive trainings. Choose one, two or all five of these
engaging sessions and benefit from the high-quality instruction and proven strategies used at FLVS.
BUZZ 101: BUZZ FOR ADMINISTRATORS
BUZZ 201: THE BASICS OF BUZZ
Explore the administrative functions of Buzz in this
interactive session designed for program administrators.
The goal of this training is to help participants feel
comfortable with the administrator dashboard in Buzz.
Participants will learn how to enroll, view, and edit users,
pull down a course, run reports, and other domain
permissions. This training offers program administrators
the opportunity to receive high-quality instruction from an
expert in Buzz.
Explore the basics of the Buzz Learning Management
System (LMS). The goal of this training is to help
participants feel comfortable with basic user settings
within the teacher and student dashboards. Teachers
will learn how to create activities, understand student
performance, run helpful reports, communicate with
students, and get help within the LMS. This training is
a prerequisite to Buzz 301 and offers participants the
opportunity to receive high-quality instruction from an
expert in digital learning with proven results. OBJECTIVES:
• Explore the administrative dashboard in the Buzz
Learning Management System (LMS)
• Discover user overview/settings
• Conduct reports relating to user activity and more
*Demo accounts for use during the training can be requested
ahead of time if actual teacher accounts are not set up by the
time the training occurs.
OBJECTIVES:
• Experience basic navigation of Buzz Learning
Management System (LMS)
• Navigate teacher dashboard
• Learn best practices for communicating within Buzz
• Explore supplemental information and navigational
elements within an FLVS course
• Conduct reports relating to student progress and
achievement
AUDIENCE:
Intended for programs using Buzz as their
LMS with FLVS courses.
Instructors, Learning Lab Facilitators, Curriculum
Specialists, Content Specialists, Summer School
Coordinators, Program Administrators
TIME: 1 hour
AUDIENCE:
Intended for programs using Buzz as their
LMS with FLVS courses.
Instructors, Learning Lab Facilitators, Curriculum
Specialists, Content Specialists, Summer School
Coordinators, Program Administrators
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
TO
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Teaching Online
Teaching with Technology
TIME: 1 hour
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
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BUZZ UNIVERSITY
BUZZ 301: SPECIAL TOPICS IN BUZZ
BUZZ 401: CUSTOMIZING BUZZ
The student’s experience in Buzz helps bridge the gap
in how to effectively use the Learning Management
System (LMS) to ensure students are successful.
The goal of this training is to help participants feel
comfortable with the student dashboard within Buzz.
This training offers teachers and program administrators
the opportunity to view and understand the Buzz student
experience. Dive deeper into the Buzz Learning Management
System (LMS) to meet the varied needs of your students
in the digital or blended classroom. At the end of this
training, you will not only feel comfortable modifying
instructional content, adjusting quiz and exam settings,
and aligning objectives to course content; you will also
conclude your learning of the Buzz teacher experience.
This training offers educators the opportunity to receive
high-quality instruction and acquire advanced skills for
use of FLVS courses within Buzz.
OBJECTIVES:
• Explore the Clipboard learning how to add activities,
badges, tasks and messages
• Understand the People tool as it relates to users
• Explore the Calendar and how to utilize this tool for
student success
OBJECTIVES:
• Learn to structure your course syllabus and projects
• Use group settings to manage existing groups
• Explore weights and learn to define and manage
grade weights for activities and categories
• Conduct a review of your course structure and preview
activities
AUDIENCE:
Intended for programs using Buzz as their
LMS with FLVS courses.
Instructors, Learning Lab Facilitators, Curriculum
Specialists, Content Specialists, Summer School
Coordinators, Program Administrators
AUDIENCE:
Intended for programs using Buzz as their
LMS with FLVS courses.
Instructors, Learning Lab Facilitators, Curriculum
Specialists, Content Specialists, Summer School
Coordinators, Program Administrators
TIME: 1 hour
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
TIME: 1 hour
TO
TwT
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
Teaching Online
Teaching with Technology
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BUZZ UNIVERSITY
COLLABORATION BEST PRACTICES
This interactive training will equip participants to
help facilitate collaboration in their digital or blended
learning environments. By the end of the session,
participants will be empowered to use their knowledge
of synchronous and asynchronous strategies to help
facilitate collaboration between their students. The
Collaboration Best Practices training offers educators the
opportunity to receive high-quality instruction from an
expert in digital learning with proven results.
BUZZ 501: BUZZ STUDENT EXPERIENCE
The student’s experience in Buzz helps bridge the gap
in how to effectively use the Learning Management
System (LMS) to ensure students are successful.
The goal of this training is to help participants feel
comfortable with the student dashboard within Buzz.
This training offers teachers and program administrators
the opportunity to view and understand the Buzz student
experience. *Demo accounts for use during the training can
OBJECTIVES:
• Explore and harness digital learning resources to
assist learners in digital courses
• Discover synchronous and asynchronous
communication tools for versatile web-based
instruction and assessment
• Utilize appropriate Web 2.0 tools for content,
collaboration, and assessment options
• Increase access to instruction and support for special
needs students and diverse populations
• Support student mastery of 21st Century Skills
required for workplace success and college and
career readiness
be requested ahead of time if actual teacher accounts are not
set up by the time the training occurs.
OBJECTIVES:
• Experience basic student navigation of Buzz Learning
Management System (LMS)
• View how students view announcements, gradebooks,
and assignments
• Explore student supplemental information and
navigational elements within a FVLS course
AUDIENCE:
Intended for programs using Buzz as their
LMS with FLVS courses.
Instructors, Learning Lab Facilitators, Curriculum
Specialists, Content Specialists, Summer School
Coordinators, Program Administrators
AUDIENCE:
Instructors new to teaching online, Experienced
Instructors, Program Administrators, Curriculum
Specialists, Technology Coordinators, Principals,
Administrators
TIME: 1 hour
TIME: 1 hour
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
TO
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TO
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COMMON CORE IN A VIRTUAL WORLD/21st CENTURY LEARNING SKILLS SUITE
Across the country, new standards in education have raised the bar in preparing students for college and career
readiness. The Common Core in a Virtual World Suite is a series of interactive trainings that will equip educators with an
understanding of their role in addressing the instructional shifts required by Common Core. Choose one, two or all of
these engaging sessions and benefit from the high-quality instruction and proven strategies that have helped FLVS make
the needed transformational shifts to embrace Common Core.
TRANSFORM YOUR THINKING
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND
LITERACY
As we move toward implementation of Common Core
State Standards in many places across the U.S, the
onus is on teachers in all subject areas to ensure that
students are prepared for college and careers. Common
Core—Transform Your Thinking is an interactive training
that provides participants a basic understanding of
the history and purpose of the Common Core State
Standards, as well as strategies to help address the
instructional shifts that need to take place.
The Common Core—English Language Arts and
Literacy training provides participants with an
introduction to the key shifts required by the Common
Core State Standards for ELA/Literacy. Part of this
training will examine ways in which adoption of CCSS
has impacted ELA courses at FLVS. Other topics
covered will include text complexity and understanding
how text-dependent questions support the ELA/Literacy
shifts at FLVS.
OBJECTIVES:
• Explore the history of the Common Core Standards
and why they are needed
• Identify strategies to inspire others to embrace
Common Core
• Support students as they strive to meet benchmarks
• Learn ways to handle difficult conversations about
CC
OBJECTIVES:
• Gain a basic understanding of CCSS for English
Language Arts & Literacy
• Understand the shifts that CCSS require
• Understand the importance of text complexity
• Learn how to analyze and assess text complexity
• Explore how FLVS courses reflect these shifts
AUDIENCE:
Instructors, Learning Lab Facilitators, Curriculum
Specialists, Content Specialists, Summer School
Coordinators, Guidance Counselors, Administrators,
Principals, Superintendents
AUDIENCE:
Instructors, Learning Lab Facilitators, Curriculum
Specialists, Content Specialists, Summer School
Coordinators, Guidance Counselors, Administrators,
Principals, Superintendents
TIME: 1 hour
TIME: 1 hour
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
TO
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TO
Teaching Online
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COMMON CORE IN A VIRTUAL WORLD/21st CENTURY LEARNING SKILLS SUITE
MATHEMATICS
CREATE DYNAMIC THINKERS IN ALL
SUBJECT AREAS
Encouraging growth of critical thinking skills and
enabling students to connect the mathematical dots
between concepts is a primary focus of CCSS aligned
courses at FLVS. The Common Core–Mathematics
training provides participants with an introduction to the
key shifts required by the CCSS for Math. Part of this
training will examine ways in which adoption of CCSS
has impacted mathematics courses at FLVS and ways
that educators can help learners achieve higher levels of
math competencies.
Applying higher standards across all subject areas helps
transform students who are accustomed to thinking
about text-explicit concepts into dynamic thinkers in all
subject areas. Learn ways that higher-order questioning
can be infused into Active Synchronous Sessions and
foster learning outcomes. This training offers educators
the opportunity to receive high-quality instruction from
an expert in online learning with proven results.
OBJECTIVES:
• Investigate ways that CCSS cross disciplines and
subject areas
• Utilize Active Synchronous Sessions to increase
student engagement
• Learn ways literacy shifts and text complexity present
challenges in all subject areas
• Explore ways to create engaging assessments that
meet CCSS
OBJECTIVES:
• Gain an understanding of the Standards for
Mathematical Practice
• Understand how ELA standards may impact math
courses
AUDIENCE:
Instructors, Learning Lab Facilitators, Curriculum
Specialists, Content Specialists, Summer School
Coordinators, Guidance Counselors, Administrators,
Principals, Superintendents
AUDIENCE:
Instructors, Learning Lab Facilitators, Curriculum
Specialists, Content Specialists, Summer School
Coordinators, Guidance Counselors, Administrators,
Principals, Superintendents
TIME: 1 hour
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
TIME: 1 hour
TO
TwT
Teaching Online
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
Teaching with Technology
TO
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COMMON CORE IN A VIRTUAL WORLD/21st CENTURY LEARNING SKILLS SUITE
STUDENT-CENTERED
COMMUNICATION
This interactive training will investigate how Common
Core components are mainstays of effective
communication with students. Examples and nonexamples of communication which are “Common
Core sound” in terms of focus, student-centeredness,
tone and approach will be provided. This session also
includes a discussion of how applying Common Core
ideology to praise and feedback can increase student
engagement and motivation.
OBJECTIVES:
• Explore the use of Common Core ideology on praise
and feedback
• Conduct effective Discussion Based Assessments
• Learn ways to transform conversations about
complexity, rigor and depth of knowledge
AUDIENCE:
Instructors, Learning Lab Facilitators, Curriculum
Specialists, Content Specialists, Summer School
Coordinators, Guidance Counselors, Administrators,
Principals, Superintendents
TIME: 1 hour
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
TO
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CYBERBULLYING
DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING
No longer are bullies limited to the school yard to dish
out harmful comments and black eyes. They now have
access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week using Internet
and cell phones. During this interactive training,
participants will take a closer look at the warning signs
and the potential harmful effects cyberbullying can
have on your digital students. Learn ways to prevent
cyberbullying before it begins with online classroom and
school-level proactive approaches. After the training,
participants will be equipped with knowledge and
tools to successfully intervene and ultimately prevent
instances of cyberbullying before they begin. Being data-driven means starting and ending with data.
The Data-Driven Decision Making training will explore
ways to use data to contribute to the overall mission
of student support and achievement in the digital
classroom. This training offers educators the opportunity
to receive high-quality instruction from an expert in
digital learning with proven results.
OBJECTIVES:
• Discover why data matters
• Learn ways to use data to identify needs
• Explore how data can be used to increase student
achievement
OBJECTIVES:
• Define the many forms of cyberbullying
• Identify the different types of cyberbullies
• Recognize warning signs and assist students in taking
a proactive stance against cyberbullies
• Explore ways teachers and administrators can prevent
cyberbullying
• Establish a plan of action to deal with incidents of
cyberbullying
AUDIENCE:
Instructors, Learning Lab Facilitators, Curriculum
Specialists, Content Specialists, Summer School
Coordinators, Guidance Counselors, Technology
Coordinators, Program Administrators, Principals,
Superintendents
TIME: 1 hour
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
AUDIENCE:
Instructors, Learning Lab Facilitators, Curriculum
Specialists, Content Specialists, Summer School
Coordinators, Program Administrators, Principals,
Superintendents
L&CS
TO
TIME: 1 hour
TwT
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
TO
TwT
Leadership & Customer Service
Teaching Online
Teaching with Technology
Teaching Online
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DIGITAL COURSEWARE EXPLORATION
DIGITAL LEADERSHIP
Explore ways to identify quality digital courses including
the resources, pedagogies and best practices needed
to create engaging digital curricula. During the training,
participants will review pedagogies, instructional design
elements, and iNACOL National Standards for Quality
Digital Courses. The Digital Courseware Exploration
training also offers participants the opportunity to learn
about the development process that FLVS has used
over the last 15 years to create engaging, award-winning
digital courses.
Come explore the profound effect digital technology
has on the professional lives of educators. Learn ways
to embrace technology and leverage digital resources
to improve your school’s programs and instruction.
Modernize your behaviors and leadership practices to
create a transparent, relevant, engaging and inspiring
educational environment for all of your stakeholders.
OBJECTIVES:
• Understand how digital leadership is a mindset that
can transform a school’s culture
• Identify ways to incorporate digital leadership
strategies
• Enhance existing practices using technological
innovation
OBJECTIVES:
• Learn about the various pedagogies that are
employed while creating digital courses
• Explore research-based practices for sound
instructional design
• Examine how authentic learning and gaming is used
in a digital environment to capture student attention
and make learning meaningful
• Explore and harness digital learning resources to
assist learners in digital courses
• Support student mastery of 21st Century Skills
required for workplace success and college and
career readiness
AUDIENCE:
Instructors, Learning Lab Facilitators, Curriculum
Specialists, Content Specialists, Summer School
Coordinators, Guidance Counselors, Technology
Coordinators, Program Administrators, Principals,
Superintendents
TIME: 1 hour
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
AUDIENCE:
Instructors, Learning Lab Facilitators, Curriculum
Specialists, Content Specialists, Summer School
Coordinators, Guidance Counselors, Technology
Coordinators, Program Administrators, Principals,
Superintendents
L&CS
TO
TIME: 1 hour
TwT
Leadership & Customer Service
Teaching Online
Teaching with Technology
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
LT
Learning Theory
TO
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ESSENTIALS WORKSHOP I: PREPARING
ONLINE AND BLENDED TEACHERS
ESSENTIALS WORKSHOP II: EXPLORING
ONLINE AND BLENDED TEACHING
STRATEGIES
Are you just getting started implementing a digital or
blended learning program? This training provides a
full-day of engaging face-to-face activities that will equip
participants with the basic skills needed for first year
implementation of your program. Participants will explore
best practices and use of online content, digital tools
and strategies to make the most out of the learning
management system to support successful student
outcomes. With over fifteen years experience in creating
award-winning digital and blended programs, FLVS
offers expert training to help your team understand the
requirements involved in creating a strong program. Is your digital or blended learning program up and
running, but you want to move it from good to great?
This training provides a full-day of engaging face-to-face
activities that will motivate participants to the next level
as virtual instructors. Participants will explore focused
topics on academic integrity, Web 2.0 Tools, motivating
students, effective feedback and student collaboration
techniques. With over fifteen years of experience in
creating award-winning digital and blended programs,
FLVS offers expert training to help your team understand
the requirements involved in maintaining a strong
program.
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS:
• Introduction to Digital Learning
• Digital Teaching Best Practices
• Student-Centered Communication
• Course Exploration
• Grading Efficiencies
• BrainHoney Basics (for hosted model)
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS:
• Academic Integrity
• Web 2.0 Tools
• Motivational Strategies
• Fueling Growth Through Feedback
• Collaboration in the Virtual Classroom
OBJECTIVES:
• Explore research-based practices for sound
instructional design
• Explore best practices in grading, monitoring, and
communication expectations
• Learn how to conduct effective Discussion Based
Assessments
• Explore and harness digital learning resources to
assist learners in digital courses
• Explore supplemental, informational, and navigational
elements within a digital course
• Explore strategies for managing tasks and creating a
schedule to maintain a healthy work-life balance
OBJECTIVES:
• Learn best practices to prevent academic integrity
infractions
• Explore and harness digital learning resources to
assist learners in digital courses
• Discover synchronous and asynchronous
communication tools for versatile web-based
instruction and assessment
• Learn strategies for motivation and success
• Explore ways feedback can enhance student
performance and achievement
• Examine use of brain-based learning to craft studentcentered feedback
• Support student mastery of 21st Century Skills
required for workplace success and college and
career readiness
AUDIENCE:
Instructors, Learning Lab Facilitators, Curriculum
Specialists, Content Specialists, Summer School
Coordinators, Guidance Counselors, Technology
Coordinators, Program Administrators, Principals,
Superintendents
AUDIENCE:
Instructors, Learning Lab Facilitators, Curriculum
Specialists, Content Specialists, Summer School
Coordinators, Guidance Counselors, Technology
Coordinators, Program Administrators, Principals,
Superintendents
TIME: 6 hours
FORMAT: Face-to-Face
TIME: 6 hours
TO
TwT
Teaching Online
FORMAT: Face-to-Face
Teaching with Technology
TO
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FUELING GROWTH THROUGH
FEEDBACK
GAMIFY LIVE LESSONS AND
COLLABORATIONS
This interactive training will investigate how purposeful
communication and a strong understanding of brainbased learning can help fuel student motivation and
engagement. Benefit from examples and non-examples
of focused and student-centered feedback designed to
fuel dynamic thinking.
Explore ways to help digital students develop new
skills, think differently, and willingly collaborate in the
process of studying. The Gamify Live Lessons and
Collaborations training provides insight into how to use
game elements to motivate students and drive their
learning behaviors. In this session, participants will learn
about game design principles, a way to test and iterate
quickly, and leave with sample games to include in
digital Live Lesson and Collaboration sessions.
OBJECTIVES:
• Explore ways feedback can enhance student
performance and achievement
• Identify elements of effective goal-reference feedback
• Examine use of brain-based learning to craft studentcentered feedback
OBJECTIVES:
• Understand gamification and identify problems
associated with gamification techniques
• Examine how gaming captures student attention and
makes learning more meaningful for students
• Take away game samples that can be used in live
lesson or collaboration sessions
AUDIENCE:
Instructors, Learning Lab Facilitators, Curriculum
Specialists, Content Specialists, Summer School
Coordinators, Guidance Counselors, Technology
Coordinators, Program Administrators, Principals,
Superintendents
AUDIENCE:
Instructors, Learning Lab Facilitators, Curriculum
Specialists, Content Specialists, Summer School
Coordinators, Guidance Counselors, Technology
Coordinators, Program Administrators, Principals,
Superintendents
TIME: 1 hour
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
LT
Learning Theory
TO
Teaching Online
TIME: 1 hour
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
TO
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GRADING EFFICIENCIES AND BEST
PRACTICES
INTRODUCTION TO BLENDED
LEARNING
Digital teaching redefines the way an instructor thinks
about time and space. This interactive training explores
best practices to help participants develop effective
behaviors and strategies to be efficient and not just busy.
Learn from experienced digital instructors who have
“been there and done that” and leave with a new lease
on life.
This is an interactive training that will equip participants
to utilize digital curriculum effectively in a blended
learning environment. By the end of the session,
participants will be empowered to use their knowledge
of blended learning, time management strategies, and
monitoring tools to support a blended learning class
setting. The Blended Learning training offers educators
the opportunity to receive high-quality instruction from
an expert in digital learning with proven results in a
blended environment.
OBJECTIVES:
• Increase efficiencies through the use of tools and
technology
• Explore time management techniques
• Investigate ways to manage your personal work space
to avoid fatigue and ultimately increase efficiency
OBJECTIVES:
• Discover time management and monitoring tools for a
successful blended learning model
• Learn how digital courses can be used in a variety of
settings
•Explore schools who have reimagined education and
implemented unique blended learning environments
for student success
• Activate community involvement
• Utilize iNACOL Blended Learning Teacher
Competency Framework for evaluating blended
learning practices
AUDIENCE:
Instructors, Learning Lab Facilitators, Curriculum
Specialists, Content Specialists, Summer School
Coordinators, Guidance Counselors, Technology
Coordinators, Program Administrators, Principals,
Superintendents
TIME: 1 hour
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
TO
AUDIENCE:
Instructors, Learning Lab Facilitators, Curriculum
Specialists, Content Specialists, Summer School
Coordinators, Guidance Counselors, Technology
Coordinators, Program Administrators, Principals,
Superintendents
Teaching Online
TIME: 1 hour
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
LT
Learning Theory
TO
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LAB FACILITATOR TRAINING
LEAD TEACHER PROGRAM FOR
ADMINISTRATORS
Working in a physical space with students using digital
content can be a smooth experience for all with just
a little preparation and well established practices to
monitor and support student progress. This training is
designed to help school leaders understand the need for
a face-to-face computer lab and to provide the facilitators
themselves with tips and tricks to get the courses
launched without a hitch. We include conversation about
equipment, policies and procedures, and can even
include tips to navigate FLVS systems for our Global
School users.
This training will equip participants to better understand
the benefits of a lead teacher program and the tools
administrators need to have a successful one. By the
end of the training, participants will be empowered
to use their knowledge of recruiting lead teachers,
expectations, and how lead teachers can contribute
within their school district. The Lead Teacher Training
for Administrators offers administrators the opportunity
to discover the impact lead teachers have on students,
teachers, and districts.
OBJECTIVES:
• Identify best practices to drive student success
• Establish a face-to-face environment conducive to
success in a digital environment
• Monitor progress of students working in digital
course(s)
• Liaise between students, teachers, families, and other
school staff
• Plan for emergencies
OBJECTIVES:
• Experience best practices for lead teachers in digital
programs
• Explore lead teacher expectations monitoring
• Learn benefits of lead teachers for the 21st Century
student
AUDIENCE:
Lead Teachers, Professional Development Coordinators,
New Teacher Coordinators, Human Resources
Representatives, Grant Coordinators, Program
Administrators, Principals, Superintendents
AUDIENCE:
Instructors, Lab Facilitators, School Counselors, Schoolbased Administrators
TIME: 1 hour
TIME: 1 hour
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
TO
TwT
Teaching Online
L&CS
Teaching with Technology
TO
TwT
Leadership & Customer Service
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LEAD TEACHER PROGRAM FOR
TEACHERS
LIVE LESSONS IN A VIRTUAL
CLASSROOM
This training provides teachers engaging activities that
will motivate participants to the next level as a lead
teacher. Participants will explore focused topics on
building relationships, motivating teachers and students,
and how to develop the other teacher-leaders. FLVS
offers expert training to help your lead teacher team
understand the requirements involved in maintaining
confidential relationships and how to lead a strong
program.
Live instruction helps cultivate the culture of a successful
virtual learning community and can effectively increase
student engagement and performance. This interactive
training will equip participants with the skills to develop
and deliver purposeful and intentional instruction
through engaging live lessons that will elicit high rates of
student responses. Learn from our digital experts how
to get the most “bang for your buck” when designing live
lessons to meet the learning needs of students.
OBJECTIVES:
• Learn best practices to lead a teacher team
• Explore and harness digital learning resources to
assist teachers
• Discover how to develop future teacher leaders
• Learn strategies for coaching and mentoring teachers
• Explore ways relationships can enhance student
performance and achievement
OBJECTIVES:
• Examine the characteristics of a successful
synchronous learning session
• Explore communication strategies to increase student
attendance and participation
• Learn design elements to help protect against
academic integrity violations
• Utilize strategies for evaluating student and teacher
performance
AUDIENCE:
Lead Teachers, Professional Development Coordinators,
New Teacher Coordinators, Human Resources
Representatives, Grant Coordinators, Program
Administrators, Principals, Superintendents
AUDIENCE:
Instructors, Learning Lab Facilitators, Curriculum
Specialists, Content Specialists, Summer School
Coordinators, Program Administrators
TIME: 1 hour
TIME: 1 hour
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
L&CS
TO
TwT
Leadership & Customer Service
Teaching Online
LT
Learning Theory
TO
Teaching Online
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MENTORING THE FIRST YEAR VIRTUAL
TEACHER
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND
EVALUATIONS OF VIRTUAL TEACHERS
Mentoring the First Year Virtual Teacher training allows
participants to learn and benefit from the proven
mentoring methods that have made FLVS a successful
organization for over 15 years. By the end of the session,
participants will be empowered to use strategies and
proven techniques for their own mentoring program that
will help create a high-quality work force in a successful
virtual program. Mentoring the First Year Virtual Teacher
training offers educators the opportunity to receive
high-quality instruction from the industry leader in digital
learning with proven results in creating and maintaining
a mentor program for a digital school district.
Learn best practices, strategies, and tips for creating a
meaningful virtual teacher management and evaluation
system. By the end of the session, participants will be
empowered to use strategies and proven techniques to
conduct successful classroom walk-throughs, employ
digital tracking methods, utilize communication tools,
and retain a high-quality work force that will lead to a
successful virtual program. Performance Management
and Evaluations for Virtual Teachers offers educators
the opportunity to learn from the experience from the
industry leader in digital learning.
OBJECTIVES:
• Examine characteristics of a successful digital
employee
• Learn techniques and strategies for supervising
remote employees
• Explore strategies for motivating and engaging a highquality digital work force
• Analyze tools available for documenting, tracking, and
evaluating remote employees
• Participate in an online classroom walk-through
OBJECTIVES:
• Determine the needs for mentoring in digital teaching
• Create a mentor program for digital instructors and
staff
• Develop a roadmap for professional development
• Retain a high-quality work force
AUDIENCE:
Instructors, Lead Teachers, Professional Development
Coordinators, New Teacher Coordinators, Human
Resources Representatives, Grant Coordinators,
Program Administrators, Principals, Superintendents
AUDIENCE:
Instructors, Lead Teachers, Professional Development
Coordinators, New Teacher Coordinators, Human
Resources Representatives, Grant Coordinators,
Program Administrators, Principals, Superintendents
TIME: 1 hour
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
TIME: 1 hour
L&CS
TO
Leadership & Customer Service
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
Teaching Online
L&CS
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SPECIAL POPULATIONS IN A VIRTUAL
WORLD
TEACHING ONLINE BEST PRACTICES
Teaching Online Best Practices training allows
participants to learn and benefit from the strategies
and experiences that have made FLVS a successful
organization for over 15 years with over 1,600
employees. By the end of the session, participants will
be empowered to refine their own online program using
best practices in a variety of topics including monitoring
student progress, communication, using Web 2.0 tools
and time management. By learning from an expert in
online learning, educators will have the tools to refine
their virtual program to successfully meet the needs of
stakeholders.
Exceptional Student Education in a Virtual World training
provides techniques and tools to empower participants
to create a digital learning environment that is conducive
for success for the exceptional learner. By the end of the
training, educators will be able to employ the methods
and proven strategies to differentiate content and make
modifications to create a successful virtual classroom for
exceptional learners. This training offers educators the
opportunity to receive high-quality instruction from an
expert in digital learning with opportunities for question
and answer.
OBJECTIVES:
• Refine an existing online program
• Explore best practices in grading, monitoring, and
communication expectations
• Support student mastery of 21st Century Skills
required for workplace success and college and
career readiness
• Explore and harness digital learning resources to
assist learners in online courses
• Explore strategies for managing tasks and creating
an online schedule to maintain a healthy work-life
balance
OBJECTIVES:
• Discover how to differentiate digital instruction for
exceptional students
• Increase access to instruction and support for special
needs students and diverse populations
• Find solutions to help visually impaired or English
language learners and special populations such as
incarcerated youth
• Support student mastery of 21st Century Skills
required for workplace success and college and
career readiness
• Explore and harness digital learning resources to
assist learners in digital courses
AUDIENCE:
Instructors, Lab Facilitators, Program Administrators,
Principals, Superintendents
AUDIENCE:
Instructors, Exceptional Student Education Instructors,
Curriculum Specialists, Content Specialists, School
Psychologists, Guidance Counselors, Principals,
Superintendents
TIME: 1 hour
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
TIME: 1 hour
TO
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
TO
Teaching Online
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DIGITAL TEACHING SERIES
The FLVS Digital Teaching Series offers five courses filled with best practices for virtual school and classroom
environments and can be accessed 24/7. Designed for classroom teachers, teachers who are new to online learning, and
teachers who are more experienced, the Digital Teaching Series focuses on expanding skills by demonstrating specific
strategies to optimize instruction. This series is offered as online courses, not as a webinar or in a face-to-face format, and
a FLVS Certificate is awarded upon completion of each Digital Teaching Series course.
TEACHING IN AN ONLINE LEARNING
MODEL
TEACHING IN A BLENDED LEARNING
MODEL
Our Teaching in an Online Learning Model course
provides an introduction to online teaching. Five modules
of content, based on the FLVS teaching model and
years of experience in the virtual arena, will jump-start
instructors with access to the most essential elements of
successful online instruction.
Designed for teachers who are new to blended
learning or school leaders ready to embark on this
new adventure, Teaching in a Blended Learning Model
focuses on expanding skills by demonstrating specific
strategies to optimize instruction. Course assessments
provide practical opportunities to strategize and
implement best practices based on input from industry
experts.
OBJECTIVES:
• Discover the history of online education, online
teaching standards and organizations, and the future
of online learning
• Review pros and cons of online learning and the
challenges and benefits of working remotely and
organizing a workspace
• Learn secrets to establishing a work/life balance,
managing tasks, and planning and prioritizing
• Explore best practices for welcoming students into the
course and for personalizing an online classroom
• Take away great tips for communicating via phone,
writing emails, and using proper netiquette
• Learn how to create timely, personal, and specific
feedback that will motivate students
OBJECTIVES:
• Analyze research on blended learning, evaluate
learning models, and use case studies to incorporate
best practices
• Incorporate national online teaching standards and
21st Century Skills into your course
• Create course expectations that will help prepare your
students for success
• Analyze strategies to support different types of
blended learners
• Explore ways to blend content while incorporating
national online teaching standards and 21st Century
Skills into your classroom
• Implement methods to personalize feedback, create a
communication plan for your class, and enlist support
from parents for your blended learning program
AUDIENCE: Instructors and Lab Facilitators
TIME: 30 hours
AUDIENCE: Instructors and Lab Facilitators
FORMAT: Online course
TIME: 30 hours
DTS
Digital Teaching Series
FORMAT: Online course
DTS
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DIGITAL TEACHING SERIES
ADVANCED STRATEGIES FOR ONLINE
OR BLENDED INSTRUCTION
TEACHING LITERACY STRATEGIES IN
AN ONLINE OR BLENDED LEARNING
MODEL
This five-module online course is the perfect
complement to Teaching in an Online Learning Model
or Teaching in a Blended Learning Model. Picking up
where these courses leave off, Advanced Strategies
for Online or Blended Instruction goes on to explore
appropriate topics for a slightly more advanced online
teacher. This course encourages continued growth in
best practices and technology for virtual educators.
Once armed with the basics, virtual educators can move
on to this more advanced course. This six-module course
provides a comprehensive solution to assist struggling
readers in the online classroom. Designed by a team of
FLVS reading experts and approved by the Florida DOE
to be used as Competency Six for the Florida Reading
Endorsement, Teaching Literacy Strategies in an Online
or Blended Learning Model (also known as Systematic
Overview of Literacy for Virtual Educators, or S.O.L.V.E.)
provides knowledge and experiences to use with all
online students, from advanced to struggling readers.
OBJECTIVES:
• Encourage academic integrity in the online
environment by educating and utilizing stakeholders,
knowing your students, and employing monitoring
tools
• Explore motivational theories and strategies for
students, and evaluate motivational techniques
• Discover how to create an Online Community
with book clubs and book talks, student clubs and
activities, blogs, discussion groups, social networks,
and more
• Gain experience with Web 2.0 Tools that add audio
and video to class activities and student submissions,
and receive tips on tried and true tech tools and free
resources for instructors
OBJECTIVES:
• Explore reading research with an overview of national
reading initiatives and the five components of literacy
instruction
• Examine specifics on getting to know student readers
• Investigate strategies for helping students activate
prior knowledge, preview text, and make predictions
• Review strategies for comprehending text, learning
vocabulary, and improving fluency
• Discover best practices in responding to text,
discussing concepts, and creating online course
environments that are inviting and engaging for
student readers
• Synthesize and showcase strategies through a final
project and portfolio
• Take away links to literacy-related resources, including
literacy strategies and templates, a complete listing
of web links used within the course, online and offline
literacy resources, and a comprehensive works cited
page
AUDIENCE: Instructors and Lab Facilitators
TIME: 30 hours
FORMAT: Online course
DTS
Digital Teaching Series
AUDIENCE: Instructors and Lab Facilitators
TIME: 60 hours
FORMAT: Online course
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DIGITAL TEACHING SERIES
TEACHING STRATEGIES IN A DIGITAL
ENVIRONMENT
With ten modules of content, Teaching Strategies in
a Digital Environment course provides 60 hours of
comprehensive training to equip an online instructor to
be successful. The course begins with an introduction
to online teaching using best practices from the FLVS
teaching models. The last part of the course delves
deeper into more advanced topics, which encourage
continued growth in best practices and technology for
virtual educators.
OBJECTIVES:
• Discover the history of online education, online
teaching standards and organizations, and the future
of online learning
• Review pros and cons of online learning and the
challenges and benefits of working from home and
organizing a workspace
• Learn secrets to establishing a work/life balance,
managing tasks, and planning and prioritizing
• Explore best practices for welcoming students into the
course and for personalizing an online classroom
• Take away great tips for communicating via phone,
writing emails, and using proper netiquette
• Learn how to create timely, personal, and specific
feedback that will motivate students
• Encourage academic integrity in the online
environment by educating and utilizing stakeholders,
knowing your students, and employing monitoring
tools
• Explore motivational theories and strategies for
students, and evaluate motivational techniques
• Discover how to create an Online Community
with book clubs and book talks, student clubs and
activities, blogs, discussion groups, social networks,
and more
• Gain experience with Web 2.0 Tools that add audio
and video to class activities and student submissions,
and receive tips on tried and true tech tools and free
resources for instructors
AUDIENCE: Instructors and Lab Facilitators
TIME: 60 hours
FORMAT: Online course
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TIME MANAGEMENT
VIRTUAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING
Time Management is an interactive training that will
equip educators to effectively utilize digital tools and
time management strategies to create a healthy worklife balance. By the end of the session, participants will
be empowered to use multiple resources that will save
time and will help make the multiple demands on a
digital employee manageable. The Time Management
training offers educators the opportunity to receive highquality instruction from an expert in digital learning with
opportunities for question and answer.
With over fifteen years of experience as a leader in
the digital and blended world, FLVS offers expert
consultative services to participants to learn and benefit
from the strategies that have made FLVS a successful
organization and industry leader. The Virtual Leadership
Training will empower participants to start or refine their
own digital or blended learning program using best
practices for a variety of topics including the hiring and
on-boarding of staff, communication expectations, and
employee evaluation. By learning from our blended and
digital experts, educators will have the tools to create
or refine their digital program to successfully meet the
needs of stakeholders.
OBJECTIVES:
• Analyze tools available for managing the work and
communication of a digital employee
• Explore strategies for chunking time and maximizing
the efficiency of the digital educator
• Plan a strategy for managing the multiple tasks
required to effectively succeed in a digital world
• Explore strategies for managing tasks and creating
a digital schedule to maintain a healthy work-life
balance
OBJECTIVES:
• Start or refine an existing digital or blended learning
program
• Explore best practices using digital resources,
pedagogy, and instructional design in courseware
• Examine learning and performance management
systems
• Create grading, monitoring, and communication
expectations for staff
• Support student mastery of 21st Century Skills
required for workplace success and college and
career readiness
• Explore and harness digital learning resources to
assist learners in digital courses
• Explore strategies for hiring, on-boarding, and
retaining a high-quality work force
AUDIENCE:
Instructors, Guidance Counselors, Program
Administrators, Principals, Human Resource
Representatives, Superintendents
TIME: 1 hour
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
L&CS
TO
AUDIENCE:
Instructors, Program Administrators, Principals, Human
Resource Representatives, Superintendents
Leadership & Customer Service
Teaching Online
TIME: 2 days
FORMAT: Face-to-Face provided in two options:
1) Two-day session in Orlando (VLT)
2) Delivered at location of client’s choosing (VLT Custom)
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WEB 2.0 IN THE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM
Web 2.0 in the Virtual Classroom is an interactive
training that will equip educators to effectively utilize
digital tools to monitor and to assist students to
maximize the learning experience. By the end of
the session, participants will be empowered to use
multiple resources to support all learners, to improve
communication between teachers and students, and to
recommend tools for facilitating effective collaboration
and for creating engaging assessments. This training
offers educators the opportunity to receive high-quality
instruction from an expert in digital learning with
opportunities for question and answer.
OBJECTIVES:
• Explore and harness digital learning resources to
assist learners in digital courses
• Discover synchronous and asynchronous
communication tools for versatile web-based
instruction and assessment
• Utilize appropriate Web 2.0 tools for content,
collaboration, and assessment options
• Increase access to instruction and support for special
needs students and diverse populations
• Support student mastery of 21st Century Skills
required for workplace success and college and
career readiness
AUDIENCE:
Instructors new to digital teaching, Experienced
Instructors, Program Administrators, Curriculum
Specialists, Technology Coordinators, Principals
TIME: 1 hour
FORMAT: Face-to-Face or Webinar
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Teaching Online
Teaching with Technology
For pricing and customization information, please reach out to your FLVS Account Manager or email
[email protected].
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Fall 2016
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