Teaching Moves - Virtual Instruction

This MoDUle Provides:

Names and descriptions of teaching moves, including detailed technology notes to adapt them for the virtual context.

Guidance on fostering a mindset that makes these moves effective, by empowering students to succeed and strengthening the relationship between teacher and student.

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Teaching Moves for Virtual Learning

To support teachers in the transition to the new virtual environment, this resource includes descriptions of teaching moves and connects them to functionalities of instructional technology tools. This is a living document that will continue to be updated.

Defining a set of “teacher moves” - including steps, nuances, rationale, and examples of the move in action - helps teachers and those who support them share a common language, communicate effectively, and concretely improve practice for the benefit of students. Teacher moves, executed effectively, should support both student learning and a positive student experience.

“Moves” are necessary, but they are not sufficient. Mindsets determine the intent and spirit behind a teacher move - is a move or a series of moves used in a way that empowers students to succeed and strengthens the relationship between teacher and student, or in a way that reduces student agency and aims only for compliance? Coaches and leaders should be able name these mindsets, model practices that show love and respect for students, and call out practices that do not.