Distance Education
Supplemental Distance Learning
To learn more about the distance learning policy and approved supplemental distance learning resources, you can review Policy D.130 Distance Learning, located on the administrative documents page of the PDE website.
- Find approved curriculum that matches your students’ levels and needs with the Approved DL Curriculum Search.
- Would you like a new resource to be added as an SDL resource? Use this form to request approval for a distance resource.
- Search “Asynchronous” under class types for a bank of approved SDL lessons.
- Submit a lesson to be added to the Supplemental Distance Learning lessons.
Distance Learning Models
The Pennsylvania Department of Education approves several online learning models for instruction. View the Adult Education and Family Literacy Guidelines on the administrative documents page of the PDE website to learn more.
- Online Learning Questionnaire: Six-question survey to help students determine readiness for distance learning.
- Sample Distance Learning Contract (Word)
- Popular online learning products with FAQ pages and short help videos: Zoom’s YouTube channel and Google Help.
General Resources
Here you will find other resources to support distance education.
- AI Integration Framework: A guide covering six elements of AI use to ensure it “aligns with educational goals, upholds ethics and privacy, and more.”
- IDEAL Distance Education Handbook, 10th Edition: eBook with guidance for developing distance education in an adult education context.
- Technology Planning Tool: An assessment tool that helps programs to determine needs and set goals in distance education.
- Northstar Digital Literacy Assessment website: Resources from Literacy Minnesota for assessing and instructing digital literacy skills.
- World Ed’s Remote Instruction Observation Tool: Resources for observing or self-assessing instructional practice and developing goals for improvement.
- Online Learning Questionnaire: Six-question survey to help students determine readiness for distance learning.
- Sample Distance Learning Contract (Word)
- Popular online learning products with FAQ pages and short help videos: Zoom’s YouTube channel and Google Help.
- Online Tools for Teaching and Learning: eBook with descriptions of and suggestions for using a variety of online learning tools.
- OER Commons website: Collection of open resources on a variety of educational topics.