Ensure Equity in Education: Stand Up, Step Up, and See an Impact with Virtual Education
Equity in education is providing learning access to students who face barriers. The National Equity Project states, “Educational equity means that each child receives what they need to develop to their full academic and social potential.” While there are many barriers that can impact a districts ability to ensure educational equity, in recent years, teacher […]
What It’s Like Teaching Synchronously
Every day, brick-and-mortar teachers wake up early to commute to school. They make coffee, pack their lunches, and fight traffic to make it in time to greet their students in the classroom. They provide instruction, lead activities, and manage behavior throughout the day. Then, they often take on lunch duty, bus duty, or chaperone after-school […]
Ensuring a Positive Culture at Proximity Learning is Achieved Through Our Connected Community
At Proximity Learning, we strive to create an environment that fosters growth, innovation, and collaboration. Our teachers are at the heart of this effort as they bring their unique voices and perspectives into the classroom. We value their opinions, insights, and dedication as we create a positive learning experience for all of our students. We […]
Proximity Learning Delivers Virtual Instruction Pedagogy
How does virtual instruction incorporate traditional pedagogical theories? Many of us are familiar with the work of Dr. Madeline Hunter and the approach to lesson planning and lesson delivery that she championed. These tried and true formulas have stood the test of time over the years and have brought generations of teachers and students to […]
What Does Women’s History Mean To Me?
What Does Women’s History Mean to Proximity Learning? Proximity Learning employees and live virtual teachers have a deep passion for Women’s History Month – especially because they work in an industry where women of all different backgrounds are the backbone of the education and learning sector. We know that it’s always been important to teach […]
Proximity & Beyond Enrichment: Love & Zoology
What do peacocks and high school students have in common? They’re all trying to dress to impress as they play the dating game. Proximity Learning virtual teacher and zoologist Casey Harris leads a free after-school enrichment program about animals. She guides students through an activity to identify the various ways that animals find their mates […]
Proximity Learning Awarded Best of 2022 Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 15, 2023 Synchronous Instruction Solution Selected as Winner in Secondary Education Category Austin, TX: Proximity Learning, a virtual education company that specializes in offering live K-12 instructional solutions from certified teachers, is pleased to announce that their synchronous instruction solution has won in this year’s Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence: […]
Sustained Professional Development For Virtual Teachers
Proximity Learning is an online learning partner that provides real-time, virtual, synchronous instruction for schools that cannot find teachers to fill their vacancies. With our qualified teachers, students receive the education they deserve. As we all know, sustaining Professional Development (PD) for teachers is essential to school success. But what’s the best way to provide […]
5 Reasons Why Synchronous Learning Works
Written: January 2023 Updated: January 2026 School districts everywhere are weighing asynchronous and synchronous remote learning models for K-12 as they work to fill teacher vacancies and maintain instructional quality. At the same time, many educators are now asking a more specific, outcome-driven question: why synchronous learning works better when engagement and learning outcomes are […]
Virtual Staffing Solutions In New Jersey
Palisades Park School District Course expansion: ASL In preparation for the next school year, Superintendent Dr. Joseph Cirillo in Palisades Park School District polled the district’s high school students to find out what electives they would be interested in taking. When the results came back, his team was surprised to see that American […]
