Virtual Chaos? Not So Fast—Classroom Management Lives On
SESSION DATES & TIMES COMING IN AUGUST 2026
Audience Classification: Online Learning Audience Expertise: All Levels - This session is intentionally designed to engage and provide value across experience levels-from beginners to seasoned leaders. Grade Level Focus: Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, High Schools Primary Audience: Content Designer, Teacher, Inst Leader, Prof Dev, SPED / Student Services Does this session focus on a specific product? No – This session is focused on ideas, strategies, or practices, not a specific product or service.
Executive Director Indiana Digital Learning School DAYTON, OH, United States
Abstract Description : How do teachers manage classrooms when the classroom is virtual? This session shares findings from a qualitative study exploring how K–12 teachers in synchronous virtual environments use classroom management routines to support engagement, learning, and behavior. Attendees will discover practical strategies such as transition activities, social-emotional check-ins, and real-time interaction tools that teachers are using to create structured, supportive virtual classrooms. Discuss how teachers successfully support student engagement and behavior synchronously. Learn how educators adapt traditional routines to the online space and understand effective, research-backed practices. Leave with practical strategies for professional development and classroom management in virtual education. Intentional design and strategic classroom management can transform virtual classrooms, routines still matter!
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this session, participants will be able to describe effective classroom management routines used in K-12 virtual classrooms.
At the end of this session, participants will be able to identify effective strategies that promote student engagement and learning in a virtual environment.
