Benchmark Workshop & Taller Distance Learning Activities
Our goal and priority is to support you as we all navigate together the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation. We know you are managing a tremendous amount related to school closures and managing and supporting students remotely. We are currently creating distance learning activities aligned to the curriculum that teachers can assign during school closures. It’s our sincere goal to tap into the collective wisdom of the Benchmark community. We’ve got you!
Facebook Group
We’ve set up an official Benchmark Workshop Facebook Group for you here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/2805185642929087/
This is a place you can go to and ask questions, share ideas, and find all of the content related to these activities.
BU Tech Talks
A new how-to video series designed to help you and your students with using Benchmark Universe. Videos are differentiated for Grades K-1 and 2-6. These videos are located in your library view.
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You can access these videos by clicking on the Virtual Professional Learning icon on your dashboard, or by using the dropdown in your Library View and navigating to Virtual Professional Learning. |
Distance Learning Activities
Every week, we will provide you with a series of daily meaningful learning tasks for each grade using Benchmark Workshop/Taller resources. We will focus on reading, writing, phonics/word study and reflection/extensions.
Student companion slide are available as assignable eBooks from right within Benchmark Universe. Teachers have the ability to customize these activities and assign directly to students. These distance learning activities are for asynchronous learning and additional student practice.
| You can find the Distance Learning Activities and Student Companion Slides in your library view. Use the “DISTANCE LEARNING” filter to locate these helpful resources. |
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Ongoing Support: We’ve Got You!
This is uncharted territory for all of us — the Benchmark Development team, your students and you! As we move forward, we will be learning together how best to roll out these tasks and support students. We will continue to work together as a team to develop more sophisticated tasks for you to assign to your students.
You can access additional content per grade each week using these same instructions.
Sincerely,
The Benchmark Education Team