Teacher Support
Quick answers and resources for CVA teaching expectations, communication, feedback, student support, and professional collaboration.
Teacher Schedule
Overview
Use this guide to review the core areas of effective online teaching at CVA. Click a card below to learn more about each expectation area.
Quick Reference Guide
Use the sections below to learn more about each CVA teacher expectation area. Search by keyword to quickly find a specific card.
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Grading Requirements
Learn the core grading requirements that support accurate progress monitoring and meaningful student intervention.
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Learn how to grade the original attempt, allow a resubmission, mark the new attempt missing, and add a resubmission deadline.
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Learn what to do when grading is paused for an Academic Integrity concern, including how to document feedback, contact the student, and keep the gradebook accurate.
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Learn how to provide feedback that is clear, timely, respectful, connected to learning goals, and focused on helping students improve.
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Learn how student work should be submitted in CVA classes, including CTLS Coursework requirements, file uploads, links, and My Attachments.
Click here to view moreReview professional email expectations, including response time, subject lines, message length, confidentiality, and when to choose a phone call instead.
Click here to view moreDownload the required CCSD/CVA email signature template and update it with your name, title, contact information, and approved signature format.
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Help students understand who to contact for class questions, assignment help, feedback clarification, academic support, scheduling, credits, and graduation planning.
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Learn what CVA teachers should do if they have questions about a student's local school or receive direct communication from school staff.
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Learn how to update your Instructor Profile with a professional picture, CCSD email address, virtual phone number, and office hours.
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Learn how to copy the Teacher Information Page into your CTLS Digital Classroom, record and caption a brief welcome video in Panopto, and update the page with your contact information.
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Learn how to use the Class Board, Board Topics, and Announcements to build teacher presence, share timely updates, and keep students informed.
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Learn how to use discussion boards as formative learning spaces that reveal student thinking, strengthen teacher presence, and move beyond checklist-style participation.
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Learn how CVA teachers are notified about IEP and 504 accommodations, what adjunct teachers should do, and how CTLS accessibility tools can support students.
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Help students understand where to check assignment progress, official grades, teacher feedback, missing work, and resubmissions.
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Learn how to use the Progress Tracker to view student course access, understand student tiles, and find more detailed performance data.
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Learn how to access Practice Student View in CTLS so you can experience your course as students do, check navigation flow, and verify access and visibility.
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Learn how to use class announcements, direct student outreach, and feedback boxes to communicate deadlines clearly, consistently, and supportively.
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Learn how teachers can use the Class Schedule as a pacing reference point for student outreach, announcements, and conversations with local schools.
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Learn how to access the CVA New Teacher Training course in CTLS, find professional learning content, and move through the onboarding course.
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Learn how CVA uses the Instructional Practice Review to support growth, clarify instructional expectations, and strengthen asynchronous teaching practices.
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Use this guide to build a consistent weekly routine for checking progress, grading work, providing feedback, communicating proactively, and keeping the gradebook current.
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Learn how to create accessible announcements, Canva graphics, videos, documents, and digital supplements for asynchronous CVA classes.
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Learn how to access Views & Tools in CTLS, review student roster information, monitor progress, filter student data, and use available tools to support students more intentionally.
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Learn how CTLS and Synergy work together, set up Assignment Types and Weights, sync grades, verify course averages, and troubleshoot common gradebook issues.
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Access the CTLS Training Center to find pages for different CTLS tools and functions. Each page includes tutorials and resources to help you use that feature.
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A quick-reference guide to common keyboard shortcuts for both Windows PCs and Macs. Find shortcuts for editing, formatting, browser navigation, screenshots, screen controls, switching applications, and keyboard accessibility.
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Search Panopto’s support site for step-by-step guides: Create, Share, View, and Edit.
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