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COVID-19 Resources for Educators

On this page you will find a selection of resources and ideas that are designed to support schools who are delivering continuous learning opportunities for students during the COVID-19 outbreak. If you have questions or comments about any of these links, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Learn More with the Continuous Learning Field Guide

The Continuous Learning Field Guide has been developed by the Digital Learning Team to support educator's understanding of continuous learning. This guide adopts the term “continuous learning” to encompass any methodology used to extend learning beyond brick and mortar district buildings, although these strong instructional practices can be effectively incorporated within the classroom walls as well.
Shortcut to site: https://bit.ly/GWAEACLFG
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This field guide has been developed to help support teachers to teach in an online environment. In addition, these instructional strategies and tools may be used during on-site or hybrid learning situations to support teaching and learning.

The domains within this field guide contain key vocabulary, new learning, application with a digital toolkit and reflection components.
The domains of continuous learning covered in this field guide include:
  • Designing Online Instruction
  • Delivering Online Instruction
  • Enhancing Communication and Collaboration
  • Planning Feedback and Formative Assessment​
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Continuous Learning Guide 1.0

The Digital Learning Team began sharing resources and information to support educators and districts during the early stages of the COVID closures. The Phases that we established were the early products of questions, conversations and situations our Grant Wood Schools were facing. The Digital Learning Team evolved this initial work into the Continuous Learning Field Guide found above.

The purpose of the Continuous Learning Guide is to support districts, buildings, and individual teachers in their transition to online learning. Your charge as a school district is to ensure success at all levels (infrastructure, teacher support, student support). This task is complex and multi-dimensional. The links below provide considerations and scaffolded support for implementation.


  • Phase 1: Connect with Students & Establish a Place for Online Learning
  • Phase 2: Building Students’ Capacity for Online Learning
  • Phase 3: Building Students’ Online Academic Communication and Collaboration Skills
  • Phase 4: Provide a Refined & Differentiated Online Learning Experience
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Ongoing Professional Development Opportunities

In order to support the implementation of our Continuous Learning Guide, we are recording a number of short videos for teachers to help them get started with distance learning. If you want to learn more about Screencastify, Flipgrid, Google Slides, Wakelet and more, then we've got you covered! More resources and webinars will be added on a weekly basis, so check back often to get the latest.

  • Online Outreach Schedule and Resources

Resources from Grant Wood AEA

Click below to see the other resources that Grant Wood AEA has been collecting to help support schools.
Supports for Special Education
Instructional Materials
Supports for Continuous Learning
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