While Direct Instruction (DI) is designed for face-to-face, real-time interaction between an instructor and students, it can be used in a distance learning environment.
NIFDI offers a series of pre-recorded webinars and free forums to help you support your students in achieving success with Direct Instruction at the same level they would if you were in the classroom with them.
How to Provide Full-Screen Direct Instruction Remotely
Coaching Distance DI: Delayed Tests & Positive Teaching Environment
Webinars
Forums
How to Provide Full-Screen Direct Instruction Remotely
Direct Instruction Delivered in a Distance Learning Setting from NIFDI on Vimeo.
This video shows how a Corrective Reading Decoding lesson would be taught in a distance learning setting and how a coach could interact with an instructor.
Coaching Distance DI: Delayed Tests & Positive Teaching Environment
Coaching Distance DI: Delayed Tests & Positive Teaching Environment from NIFDI on Vimeo.
This is an example of teaching Reading Mastery in a distance learning setting
Webinars
Pre-recorded Webinars are available for purchase in the NIFDI Store:
Teaching RMSE Language - Levels K and 1 - in the Virtual Classroom
Teaching RMSE Reading - Levels K and 1 - in the Virtual Classroom - Part 1
Teaching RMSE Reading - Levels K and 1 - in the Virtual Classroom - Part 2
Teaching Corrective Reading - Decoding Level A - in the Virtual Classroom
Teaching Corrective Reading - Decoding Levels B1, B2, and C - in the Virtual Classroom
Forums
Structuring Your School or Classroom for Direct Instruction Distance Learning Success!
Facilitated by Beverly Trent, NIFDI Director of Training and Development.
Panelists include:
- Kristal Childs, Gunnison Valley Elementary, Gunnison, Utah
- Krystal Perez, Ewing Halsell IDEA Academy, San Antonio, Texas
- Kathy Anderer, NIFDI Implementation Manager, Orlando, Florida
Topics addressed in the forum include:
- What types of distance learning should be considered?
- Which students should participate in distance learning?
- Goals for instruction
- Considerations for group size and scheduling
- Access to materials
Delivering Direct Instruction in the Virtual Classroom
Facilitated by Beverly Trent, NIFDI Director of Training and Development.
Panelists include:
- Kristal Childs, Gunnison Valley Elementary, Gunnison, Utah
- Alexis Botello, Ewing Halsell IDEA Academy, San Antonio, Texas
- Tara Davis, NIFDI Implementation Manager, Wake Forest, North Carolina
Topics addressed in the forum include:
- Technology requirements
- Platforms that support virtual learning
- Attendance
- How to access DI program content (ConnectEd and my.mheducation.com)
- Instructional tips
- Strategies and schedules (time requirements) for listening to students read
Parent Involvement, Student Motivation, and Engagement in Direct Instruction Distance Learning
Facilitated by Bryan Wickman, NIFDI Outreach Coordinator.
Panelists include:
- Matt Hornbeck, Principal, Hampstead Hill Academy, Baltimore, Maryland
- Scott Aguila, Pre-K Teacher, City Springs Elementary, Baltimore, Maryland
- Tara Davis, NIFDI Implementation Manager, Wake Forest, North Carolina
Topics addressed include:
- Role for parents in student practice
- Access to technology
- Ways to keep students engaged
- Adapting in-person motivational techniques to the virtual environment
