The Effective K–12 Hybrid Classroom | Online TeachingStrategies is a comprehensive professional development course designed tohelp educators build, enhance, and sustain effective hybrid learningenvironments. With the growing presence of technology and the increasing demandfor instructional flexibility, this course supports teachers in mastering theskills needed to deliver high-quality instruction across both physical andvirtual classrooms.

Through four carefully designed modules, participants willexplore a range of strategies to ensure students remain engaged, supported, andacademically successful regardless of their learning environment. The coursebegins with a strong foundation in hybrid learning theory and models, helpingeducators identify what a successful hybrid classroom looks like and how itfunctions.

Educators will then dive into instructional design,learning how to use backward planning, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), andboth synchronous and asynchronous methods to meet the needs of diverselearners. The course further emphasizes the importance of building classroomcommunity, incorporating social-emotional learning, and using collaborativetools to foster meaningful student interaction.

In the final module, participants will gain practicaltools for assessing student learning, delivering impactful feedback, andestablishing consistent expectations in a blended setting. By the end of thecourse, educators will have created a toolkit of hybrid teaching practices theycan implement immediately in their own classrooms, and the confidence to leadothers in adopting a more flexible, student-centered approach to teaching.

This course is ideal for teachers of all grade levels whoare looking to integrate online tools and instructional strategies into acohesive hybrid teaching model that meets 21st-century learning demands.

This course will focus on the following modules: 

•       Define and identify effective hybridlearning models.

•       Design flexible, engaging hybrid lessonsusing backward design and UDL principles.

•       Create inclusive learning communities thatfoster student interaction and emotional well-being.

•       Implement assessment and feedback practicessuitable for hybrid formats.