Student voice has never been more important. With the transition to remote learning we need to engage students in decision-making and actively seek their feedback on what works and what does not. This video explains how teachers are using Verso’s student feedback tool to check in on student progress and wellbeing. It shares how teachers…
This longer video goes into detail about the importance of clarity when planning to teach remotely and offers some suggestions on how teachers can set students up correctly for success when they are working from home. It goes through strategies that can help teachers to get students to answer the 4 key questions for students…
One common issue raised with using Google Documents or Google Classrooms for remote or blended learning, is how to get students to engage with each other and share ideas. Google Classrooms is great for sharing files but doesn’t allow students to work together in a truly collaborative way, share ideas or engage with the lesson…
This video describes how teachers can set up a Verso activity to enable students to use media to connect with and respond to their classmates whilst working remotely or in a blended learning environment.
A message from Verso regarding COVID-19 How to maintain relationships and collaboration while in isolation When our classrooms close it’s easy to lose some of the essential connections between teachers and students. Maintaining these relationships and enabling structured collaboration while students are isolated is critical to supporting their learning and protecting their mental…
We are very excited to announce the launch of a new and improved version of the Verso teaching and learning platform. The improvements and new features we have added will make it even easier for teachers to quickly and easily create collaborative and deep-thinking lessons using evidence from the classroom and high-impact teaching strategies. Each…
“The model of those 30 children in neat rows facing a single teacher is (or ought to be) an anachronism. Why shouldn’t children be helped to learn French by French children in French schools or physics by a Nobel Prize winner? Lord Puttnam” — David Puttnam We need to ensure that we take care…
25 April is ANZAC day, a significant day in Australian and New Zealand history. The date marks the anniversary of the landing of New Zealand and Australian soldiers – the Anzacs – on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915. It was the first major military action for both counties during the First World War. In honour of…
As promised, please find below a selection of activities we’ve cultivated for you to import directly into your Verso Classroom. Verso Library Activity: Grades 3 – 6 Black History Month – Make a Difference https://app.versoapp.com/flips/KouDMRaWpoW3jXXcE Verso Library Activity: Grades 7 – 12 Verso Activity – Black History Month: “Let America be America Again” Langston Hughes…
Our Chief Academic Officer, Phil Stubbs has created the following activity as a professional learning opportunity for teacher sharing and collaboration. Black History Month: We Need to Change How We Teach Black History This activity has been developed for an article authored by Keisha L. Bentley-Edwards, PhD. Dr Bentley-Edwards is an Assistant Professor of General…