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Looking to provide your students with fully virtual courses?
Edmentum’s EdOptions Academy is a fully accredited K-career virtual learning solution partner that pairs engaging, age-appropriate digital curriculum with outstanding online educators, plus comprehensive student support services.
At Edmentum, we strive to deliver effective, rigorous, and research-based online learning. The resources on this page will help students, parents, and caregivers get started and provide guidance, tips, and strategies to support virtual learning success!
Best Practices from Calvert Learning to Support Elementary Students
Learning in the elementary grades is all about interactive, hands-on instruction and collaborative experiences—which means school closures have been especially difficult for K–5 educators to navigate. However, with the right teaching strategies virtual learning can be effective for elementary students.
Getting to Know your Programs
The resources below will help students, families, and caregivers learn how to navigate their online learning platforms.
Grades 6-12
Resources for Guiding Learning at Home
Plus Framework K-5
The PLUS framework actively engages students in PROJECTS. Projects allow students to apply what they LEARN, USE it in practical and meaningful ways, and then SHOW it to demonstrate mastery and build confidence.
Utilizing Calvert Learning with iPads? Check out these helpful tutorials:
Calvert on iPads - Genius Calvert on iPads - Maestro
Quick Start Resources
Additional Support for Parents & Families
Having resources to help onboard students and parents is essential to an effective implementation.
Use these tools to connect with families.
PARENT LETTERS
Provide a parent letter to introduce the program and key features.
Parent Letter - Maestro - English
Parent Letter - Maestro - Spanish
Parent Letter - Genius - English
Parent Letter - Genius - Spanish
FAMILY OVERVIEW
Share the recorded program overview with students and families to give them an overview of the student experience.
BEST PRACTICES
Share teaching and learning best practices and printable resources.
Learn More About Your SIS
Your student information system (SIS) is a critical component of how you will engage with Calvert Learning. Click on the links below to learn more about Maestro and Genius.
Access Exact Path
As a Calvert Learning customer, you also will receive access to our K–12 individualized learning program, Exact Path, to support ongoing academic growth aligned to specific needs.
Grades K-5
Edmentum’s six learning design principles provide the bedrock of Courseware’s learning methodology. Each principle has a sound basis in theory, best practice, and research.
Courseware Learning Design 6-12
Edmentum Learning Design
Daily Schedule Template
Principles of Teaching at Home: When Parents Become Learning Guides
Working from Home with Children Learning from Home: Build a Schedule that Works
A Parent Guide: Support Your Child During Virtual Learning
Using Manipulatives at Home
Keys to Successful Online Learning Mom Enough Podcast
5 Things Parents Can Do to Support Students Learning Online
Virtual Learning for Elementary Students: Does It Really Work?
Creating a Learning Environment to Set your Child up for Success
Follow the steps in the quick start guides to get up and running right away.
Live Instruction and Help
Live Help is available to 6-12 students Monday - Thursday from 8 AM to 5 PM Central, and Friday from 8 AM to 3 PM Central. These live help links are different from the links for live lessons/instruction that you receive from your teachers.
Grades K - 5
Once your student has begun working in Calvert curriculum, view the in the Google Spreadsheet linked below to access the schedules for live lessons and live help as well as zoom links to join. Use the tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet to select the correct grade level.
Grades 6 - 12
Quick Start Guide
Follow the steps in the quick start guides to get up and running right away.
K - 5
6 - 12
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Foster Continued Academic Success this Summer
Summer school is almost here, and likely credit recovery, grade transitions, and enrichment programs are top of mind as a result. Jumpstart your summer school plans with these helpful resources:
