# Pilot Experience and Virtual Instruction Thoughts **URL:** \ **Category:** Virtual and Distance Learning\ **Created:** [July 20, 2020, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/pilot-experience-and-virtual-instruction-thoughts/32890 "2020-07-20T20:56:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ken.akiha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f9b8f/32.png) [@ken.akiha](https://forum.code.org/u/ken.akiha)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/pilot-experience-and-virtual-instruction-thoughts/32890/1 "2020-07-20T20:56:29Z")
Hi everyone! I was a part of the pilot group of teachers that taught the 20-21 curriculum last year. I taught it as an AP class at a rural high school in Maine with 25 students enrolled. This was my third year teaching CSP overall. When we went to remote learning last year, my school decided to take a two week break from any instruction right off the bat. Following that break, my school gave teachers freedom as how they wanted to structure their classes (synch/asynch) with encouragement to include as much asynch as possible. For my AP CSP class, I had two synchronous meetings a week with two “assignments” done asynchronously each week. Because of the break and the timing with the AP exam, I spent most of my time working on getting my students ready for and completing the AP performance tasks. As far as using the new curriculum for the fall, I anticipate having to make some of my own materials to help transition some of the activities to a digital setting. For CSP, I intend to utilize as much synchronous time with my students as I can, given the schedule our school puts out, because I find it important for building community with my class. I also anticipate using the slide decks heavily and removing some of the answers/solutions and having students submit their answers asynchronously for formative assessment to best use our synchronous time together. I’d be happy to answer any questions or discuss anything further! ---
**Author:** ![kaitie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.code.org/kaitie/32/5526_2.png) [@kaitie](https://forum.code.org/u/kaitie)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/pilot-experience-and-virtual-instruction-thoughts/32890/2 "2020-07-21T12:24:45Z")