What is

Remote TSI?

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Setup

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Tips on How to
Teach in
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Resources

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Lesson Viewer COMPANION

COURSE:

Training training.
Resource Brief grapeseed.com
This is a training brief for participants of the Lesson
Viewer Training, which includes summary of topics
reviewed and resources cited during the virtual
training. Please reach out to your GrapeSEED
Coach/Trainer with any questions.

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Training Agenda

Session 1
Welcome & Introduction

Session 2
What is Remote TSI?

Session 3
Why Remote TSI?

Session 4
Setup Requirements for Remote TSI

Session 5
Platform Features Required for Successful Remote TSI

Session 6
How to Teach Verbal Skills Components

Session 7
How to Teach Language Arts Components

Session 8
Closing

Resources

Glossary

Planning Page

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Session 1

Introduction & Announcements

Session Objectives

At the end of this training, you will:

• Understand Remote TSI
• Learn how to use the Lesson Viewer
• Share tips on how to teach each component using Zoom

Session 2

What is Remote TSI?

GrapeSEED’s Remote TSI is:
• Synchronous – happening at the same time
• Teacher-led – led or taught by a teacher in real-time
• Video conferencing platforms – Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, etc.
• Lesson Viewer – GrapeSEED Lesson Plans set up as slides in the Portal

• 40-minute block of instruction

• Taught in-person
• Foundational to GrapeSEED face-to-face still applies in Remote TSI
• Consistent instruction, repeated exposures, and practice

Session 3

Why Remote TSI?

The Similarities Between Classroom TSI & Remote TSI
• Students are exposed to the same GrapeSEED content
• Instructional methods and questioning techniques are the same
• The Scope and Sequence and Learning Objectives are the same
• Progression of learning still remains
• Students are required to actively participate in learning and communicating

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The Differences Between Classroom TSI & Remote TSI
• Limitations in instructional strategies to help comprehension (e.g., gesturing,
modeling, informal assessments)
• Limitation of how much can be expressed through a screen
• Parental involvement and support are more critical

Need additional help? Resources are available!

• Companion course on Training Site with screencasts you saw during Lesson Viewer
Training (training.grapeseed.com)
• Checklists and resources to help with Remote TSI implementation available on the
Content Site, including Units 1-15 Lesson Plan Supplements (content.grapeseed.com)

Session 4

Setup Requirements for Remote TSI

Technical requirements
 Stable Internet
 Screen that is large enough to see
 Headphones or earphones
 Technical support person

Environment
 Quiet room and no distracting objects (toys or food) nearby
 Well-lit room where both teacher and student can see each other
 Light shining towards you and not from behind
 Camera where both you and students can see each other
 Virtual background or no background to minimize distractions
 Organize desktop with only necessary applications and all notifications turned off

Challenges
• Stable Internet connection
• Parental support is vital

How to Use the Lesson Viewer

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 Watch P300 Lesson Viewer Walk-Through from the Companion Course

Session 5
Platform Features Required for Successful Remote TSI

Selecting a platform
 Video conference platform – Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams etc.
 Video and audio function
 Mute/Unmute
 Screen Share
 Annotate
 Whiteboard

Basic Zoom Features

Annotate Spotlight/ Portion of Breakout

Arrow Screen Rooms

* Click on the images above to go to the relevant page(s) in Zoom Help Center.

Watch P301 Zoom Features from the Companion Course

Session 6

How to Teach Verbal Skills Components

Songs, Stories & Chants (including Vocabulary Picture Cards)

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 Features for Remote TSI
• Use Lesson Viewer to teach the Vocabulary Picture Cards,
VPCs, Songs, Stories then Songs/ Stories/ Chants
& Chants • Use < Annotate’s > < Spotlight > or < Draw > feature to
point to illustrations

Tips for Remote TSI

1. When the class sings, and it becomes difficult due to lags, pair students or ask individuals
who are ready to assess student accuracy. The other students can mouth the words.
2. When a Lesson Plan calls for repeated singing/reading, or you need to go back to show
a slide during questioning, use the slide preview to skip to the slide instead of using the
back arrow to save time.
3. Teacher’s camera should be turned on at all times so students see you.
4. Use relevant gestures, facial expressions, and props to help comprehension.
5. Be consistent with your gestures to serve as signals: E.g., cup hand around your ear when
it is students’ turn to sing/say; tap your chin for students to focus on pronunciation.
6. When Lesson Plans ask you to play the audio, share computer sound, navigate between
the Lesson Viewer and Digital Content tab.

Action Activities & Transitions

Features for Remote TSI

• Use the < Stop Screen Share > features to effectively teach
Action Activities
Action Activities • Use the < Spotlight > or < Draw > to point to illustrations
• If using < Draw > marks, < Clear All Drawings > when done

• < Stop Screen Share > and select < Gallery View > to ensure that
Transitions
all students are visible

Tips for Remote TSI

1. The Lesson Plan Supplements is a list of recommended ideas to teach certain
components remotely.
2. Use Lesson Plan Supplements for Lesson Viewer and choose virtually safe Total Physical
Response (TPR) ideas in your lesson.
3. A higher standard of safety is necessary. For active actions, you can guide your
students to use a toy with arms and legs.
4. Action Activities for some units are lists of commands. < Stop Screen Share > and
monitor students.
5. For Units 1-15, refer to Lesson Plans and Lesson Plan Supplements.
6. For Units 16-20, refer to Lesson Plans, Lesson Plan Supplements & Transition Guides.

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 Watch P401 Tracking & P402 Stop Screen Share

Notes

Session 7

How to Teach Language Arts Components

Single-Letter, Multi-Letter Phonogram Cards, Word Cards & Shared

Reading Components (Poems & Big Books)

Features for Remote TSI

Single-Letter Phonogram Card
Phonogram Word Card
Multi-Letter Phonogram Card
Multi-Letter Phonogram Word Card
Shared Reading Poems & Big Books
Air-write, mirror image, do twice (2x)
Use < Spotlight > feature to focus on highlighted
sound and words
Only show front image, distinguish sounds (2x)
Use < Spotlight > or < Draw > to track, point to
target phonograms & words
Use the < Spotlight > or < Draw > to track when
reading, point out focus sounds.
< Clear All Drawings > after marking up

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 Tips for Remote TSI
1. To add a bit of fun while doing air-writing, include actions students have already
learned when giving instructions, i.e., “Use your fingers to run up* and stop.” “Let your
fingers slide* slowly to the left; now stop.” (*crawl up/ walk up/ hop/ fly/ jump, etc.)
2. When tracking, use various colors and thicknesses of lines available in the < Draw > and
< Format > features. When you click on the < Format > feature, you can choose a width
and color for the lines. You can model tracking directly on the shared screen.
3. Occasionally, have students use the < Draw > feature to identify target sounds, letters,
and concepts of print. This is suitable for older students. < Draw > feature has more
options than drawing a line that you can explore.
4. Remember to then use < Clear All Drawings > before you move on to the next slide.

Let’s Start Reading Sentences, Whiteboard Assembly & Readers

Features for Remote TSI

Use < Spotlight > or < Draw > to track or point to
Let’s Start Reading & Reader
target phonograms & words
Pointing features & the < Whiteboard > feature of
Assembly on the Whiteboard
Zoom for Assembly on the Whiteboard
< Clear All Drawings > when done marking up

Tips for Assembly on the Whiteboard

1. Prepare the following before/when teaching Assembly. Have the files printed or
opened as a digital copy in tabs/windows on your desktop for quick access:
a. Lesson Plans
b. Assembly Words (Found under the Support Material tab on the Portal)
c. Teacher Manual
2. Use < Clear All Drawings > as soon as you finish writing the words and sentences on
Zoom’s < Whiteboard >.
3. For increased student engagement, have your students participate by taking turns
telling you what color they like as you write in that color on the screen.
4. When choosing students to call on, try ideas like writing students’ names on folded
paper that you draw from a cup, or use a free random name generator app to draw
student names randomly to have a couple of students share their choice of colors
during each lesson.

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 Tips for Readers

1. When Lesson Plans call for the class to read together, and reading/listening becomes
challenging and accuracy lost, try grouping students who are ready into groups of 2 or
3. Involve the other students waiting their turns to read softly or on < Mute >.
2. In Units 11-20, prior to reading Readers, practice GrapeSEED ReadWrite Words, using
the < Whiteboard > and the < Draw > features, or a blank Word or PowerPoint
document. Make it fun for them!
3. When the Lesson Plans call to pair students, use the < Breakout Rooms > for older
students. (Link to Zoom’s Help Center on using Breakout Rooms)

Watch P403 Tracking, P404 Whiteboard & P406 Breakout Rooms

Writers

Features for Remote TSI

< Portion of Screen Share > in Advanced features allows sections of a page to be enlarged
< Draw > feature for assembly, decoding, spelling, and concepts of print

Tips for Remote TSI

1. Prepare your students and let them know ahead to bring their Writer (if available),
notebook, paper and writing tools.
2. Writers include various types of activities, including tracing, filling in the blank with
target phonograms, circling, and matching by drawing lines.
3. Using the < Portion of Screen > feature to enlarge a section of a page, continue to
share the Writer page in the Lesson Viewer until the students are finished.
4. Use the < Draw > feature to write or type examples directly on the screen for
assembly, decoding, spelling, and develop introductory writing skills.
5. Just like in face-to-face TSI classes, students will say the sounds, and read words/
sentences as they write.

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Preparation for When Students Do Not Have Writers
Teacher preparation:
• Lesson Plan, Lesson Viewer, Lesson Plan Supplements for Lesson Viewer, Writer
Teacher Book, and Assembly Words (found under Support Materials).

Student preparation:
• Paper or notebook and writing tools

Tips for Remote TSI

1. To enlarge a section of the Lesson Viewer, use < Portion of Screen Share > feature
2. Show the enlarged section until students finish
3. Use Word/PowerPoint (or Google Doc/Slides)
4. Adjust the < Portion of Screen Share > box to fit both the Lesson Viewer and a blank
Word/PowerPoint
5. Use < Draw > feature to write examples (assembly, decoding, spelling and concepts of
print)
6. When writing, remind students to say the sounds, words/sentences.
7. For Units 31-40, show the entire Writer spread.

Sample of Unit 15 Writer Page 3

Create a system
• Use < Draw > feature and model on Writer screen
• Students work on their own
• Check verbally

Watch P405 Portion of Screen & P500 Writer Demos

Notes

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Zoom Features to Use with Each Component Type

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How to Access the Companion Course in GrapeSEED Portal
1. Go to training.grapeseed.com and login using your ID and Password.
2. Find and click on Lesson Viewer Training Companion Course.
3. Click on the course, “P200 Lesson Viewer Training”.

Screencasts for Lesson Viewer Training Companion Course

P300 Session 4 Lesson Viewer Walk-through

P400 Session 5 Zoom Features
P401 Session 6A Tracking
VIDEO SERIES

P402 Session 6B Stop Screen Share

P403 Session 7A Tracking
P404 Session 7B Whiteboard
P405 Session 7C Portion of Screen Share
P406 Session 7 Breakout Rooms
P500 Writer Demos

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Glossary
Caret: A sideways V-shaped mark that is used in Lesson Viewer to navigate to the previous or
the next page.

Digital Content: GrapeSEED contents in the form of digital data. A separate website that is
accessed through the GrapeSEED Portal.

Face-to-face Classroom: The most traditional type of learning instruction, that allows live
interaction between teacher-student and student-student.

Lesson Plan Supplements (for Lesson Viewer): A supplemental tool that teachers use to find
and prepare for any modifications necessary for remote lessons.

Lesson Videos: Lesson Videos are self-paced instructional videos of GrapeSEED teachers
delivering GS lessons virtually. These videos are accessible in the GrapeSEED Portal.

Lesson Viewer: A digital tool that allows teachers to teach GrapeSEED lessons remotely
online.

Lesson Viewer Slide Number: The number that is displayed on the bottom of the Lesson
Viewer. This number is used to navigate/scroll through the Lesson Viewer.

Remote TSI: A GrapeSEED lesson which is delivered over a video conferencing platform using
the Lesson Viewer.

Screencast: A digital video recording of what happens on a presenter’s computer screen used
for any sorts of demonstrations.

Synchronous: Exists or happens at the same time

TPR (Total Physical Response): A teaching method that is based on coordination of language
(speech) and physical movement (action). Instructors give commands to students in the
target language and students respond with whole-body actions.

Virtual Background / Backdrop: A feature in an online platform that allows the users to
display an image as their background during a meeting.

Zoom Features: Features that are used when instructors teach using the Zoom platform.
Some of the features include, annotate, spotlight, and portion of screen.

Annotate: A feature in Zoom. This feature allows the users to draw, spotlight, erase, type in
text, stamp, and format on a shared screen.

Breakout Rooms: A feature in Zoom. This feature allows the users to split their Zoom
meeting into multiple sessions.

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Camera view / Gallery view: Camera view refers to the screen that the user is displayed
through the camera. Galley View lets the users see thumbnail displays of participants in a grid
pattern.

Clear All Drawings: A feature inside Annotate. This feature allows the users to clear all the
drawings or marks that they have made over their screen.

Draw: A feature inside Annotate. This feature allows the users to draw lines and shapes over
the screen.

Format: A feature inside Annotate. This feature allows the users to choose the font size,
color, style, and the line width.

New Share: A feature in Zoom. This feature allows the users to share a new screen from a
shared screen.

Portion of Screen: A feature in Zoom. This feature allows the users to share just a portion of
the screen instead of the entire screen.

Screen Share: A feature in Zoom. This feature allows the users to share their screen by
options. Users can share their entire desktop, specific window, and whiteboard.

Spotlight: A feature inside Annotate. This feature displays the mouse pointer to all
participants. This is used to point out parts of the screen.

Text: A feature inside Annotate. This feature allows the users to type out or write letters and
words over the screen.

Whiteboard: A feature in Zoom. This feature allows the users to share a whiteboard that
they can annotate on with the participants.

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Lesson Plan Supplements

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Action Plans for My Remote TSI

What I Need to Work On

My Next Steps

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