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1 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE CONTENT NOTES 3 Supply List and Choice Academy staff information 4 How to read and use this packet Caring Adult Information – Information on the importance of a caring 5 adult at home. 8 Fuel Education Summit Curriculum Information 9 Logging on to Middle and High School courses 10 Training Library information and links for middle and high school students and families 11 Logging on to Elementary courses Training Training Library information and links for kindergarten through 5th 12 grade students and families LEARN: Day in the life of a student, sample lessons, student demo 15 account Detailed Fuel Education Summit Curriculum Information – Most all 16 courses are labeled Summit. We are providing families information on the design of Summit courses. Any questions a family might have about content will be answered in this document. Additional informational tools in a hardcopy format: 28 • Peak Brightspace System Requirements – This document outlines in home technology requirements. • Online Learning System (OLS) Parent Orientation Resource 32 Guide – This document helps families become familiar with operating in an online environment • Learning Coach Landing Page Overview – A key document for 39 elementary Learning Coaches. It outlines everything you need to know how to do to keep your student engaged and on track with their studies. • Elementary English Language Arts Program Overview – Here 40 is a good resource to help with understanding the content and flow of Language Arts classes. • Elementary Math Program Overview - Here is a good 74 resource to help with understanding the content and flow of Math classes. 97 • Service Cloud Access – This document outlines how to access HELP. Fuel Education has a virtual Help Desk. 101 • Stride Student Toolkit - 111 • Stride User Guide • • 2 Supply List for Home: • Adequate technology – See table of contents for information location pertaining to Fuel Education technology recommendations. • Memory stick – several gigabits (especially if you are enrolled in a digital media heavy course) o Always back up and/or save a copy of your work! • Hardcopy or digital planner/calendar. Pacing Guides and calendars are embedded in most courses and are an excellent way to be organized and stay on track with your courses. • Download Office 365 from NKSD website. You will most likely need to use these tools during the course of the year. • 3 ring notebook with dividers for each class and loose leave, lined paper. Or, some other notebook organization materials. • Documentation for: o user names and passwords for Skyward, Peak (Fuel Ed), and computer access. Skyward: • Username:______________ • Password: ______________ . Access to online courses: • Website: https://peak.getfueled.com/#login • Username: _________________ • Password: __________________ . Computer Access: • Username: _________________ • Password: __________________ . Fuel Education Service Station: • Username: _________________ • Password: __________________ o Mentor Teacher and instructors email addresses and phone numbers. North Kitsap Online Academy: Staff to be determined at the time of publication of this document . Choice Academy: • Principal: Penny Therrien, 360-396-3570, [email protected] • Counselor: Pat Jensen, 360-396-3578, [email protected] • Mentor Teacher/Instructor: Terrye Sneed, [email protected] • Mentor Teacher/Instructor: Abby Burke, [email protected] • Mentor Teacher/Instructor: Jodi Williams, [email protected] • Mentor Teacher/Instructor: Theresa Rose, [email protected] • Instructor: Holly VanWeezendonk, [email protected] • Instructor: Marja Bjarnson, [email protected] 3 How to read and use this packet. 1. Each new section of the packet starts with a blue text box. The content of the text box gives you the title of the sections and a preview of information contained in the section. 2. The first 10ish pages are critical to read. Users will have a much better understanding of how to navigate Fuel Education courses. Reading once and then re-reading while logging on and proceeding to coursework is a good method to follow. 3. There are many links contained in the packet. Links are blue, underlined, and look like a website address. Most links go to training videos that are rich in content and easy on the eyes and brain. Video content is appropriate for target ages, grades K-5 and 6-12. 4. All pages after 10ish are for reference. You can read them now, or refer back to them when needed. 4 It takes a village. The following brochure speaks to the kind of in-home support students may need as they navigate and operate in the online learning world. 5 Training and Support to Prepare Caring Adults for Online Learning Success It takes a village. Now more than ever, school districts, parents, and families recognize the urgent need to support learning at home and in the many different environments where your child may be learning this school year—in a childcare setting, at a grandparent’s house, or elsewhere. K12 Learning Solutions is here to help support the caring adults in a child’s learning journey. The Role of the Caring Adult Your school or district has partnered with K12 Learning Solutions to provide online learning services for your student this school year, along with support for the caring adults who will help facilitate learning in the variety of settings where it may take place. K12 training, made available through your district, will provide access to a wide range of support resources to help prepare you as a caring adult with an important role in your student’s learning. Rest assured that the K12 Learning Solutions curriculum your child will be using is easy to navigate and includes student-centered, adaptive online activities that will help deliver immediate feedback to you and your student. This feedback will equip you to support your child as he/she works through the content and practice activities. 6 What does the Caring Adult do? As a caring adult you will act as the learning coach for the child. This role is often filled by parents, grandparents, childcare providers, and others. In this role, the caring adult supports learning outside of the traditional school setting to help make student success a reality. Exactly what this looks like varies from child to child. How much assistance is needed generally depends on the child’s grade level and their ability to complete work independently. Typically, in this role, you will: • Assist with lessons or support students working independently • Check for understanding • Support and encourage learning • Track attendance • Communicate with teachers Engage As you get started in supporting your child’s online learning, we provide you with access to Engage, a hub of resources to support you as a caring adult and learning coach. To help you feel prepared and confident, not overwhelmed, Engage provides: • Checklists and resources for your learning platform • Calendar of events • Parent network to keep in touch with other families • Contact and FAQ database JOIN THE ENGAGE Be prepared. Be confident. Be excited. PARENT NETWORK TO Feel supported. CONNECT WITH OTHER CARING ADULTS WHO ARE Ready to learn more about your role as LEARNING COACHES FOR a caring adult? Speak to your school THEIR STUDENTS. principal, guidance counselor, or other school staff for questions. 7 Fuel Education Summit Curriculum: The below information addresses questions about Fuel education curriculum. Click on the link and watch the video to learn more. https://resources.fueleducation.com/videos/video-reaching- new-heights-with-summit-curriculum-3 View our video to re-imagine the online learning experience to meet the needs of 21st-century students. We will demonstrate how Summit™ curriculum is flexible, mobile, and continuously evolving and adapting to each student’s strengths and weaknesses delivering individualized instruction paths that provide the support students need, when they need it. View the video to see: • Rich, engaging, and interactive content • Differentiated instruction opportunities for all students • Powerful tools and analytics to effectively drive instruction • Mobile and accessible experience to support learning anytime, anywhere 8 Logging on to Middle and High School accounts/courses: Below is a visual representation of the main log in page for middle and high school students and families. It is a good idea to bookmark the page for easier access in the future (see the red circle below). Make sure you have your usernames and passwords available at all times. Bookmark this page Once you are logged in, you should see a page similar to what you see below. It is called a Landing page. From here, you will select the course you want to work on. Click on that icon…. 9 Training Library Information for Middle and High School: Below is information for families. You will need to click on the below link and access the next set of links under the “STUDENTS-PARENT SUPPORT” ribbon. We highly recommend you access all information and videos to familiarize yourself with the Fuel Education platform. Click on the link immediately following this paragraph to reach the “STUDENTS-PARENTS SUPPORT” page. http://client.getfueledservices.com/FuelEdTrainingLibrary/6-12- platform.html The visual representations below are part of what you will see when you click on the above link. 10 Logging on to Elementary accounts/courses: Below is a visual representation of the main log in page for elementary students and families. It is a good idea to bookmark the page for easier access in the future (see the red circle below). We suggest keeping your username and password available at all times. Below is a visual representation of the Homepage an elementary student will see after logging in. At this point, continue to the next section of this user guide and participate in viewing the training videos. It is highly recommended that parents, Learning Coaches and students view all training videos. 11 Training Library Information for Elementary: There are theww sets of resources for students and families.