Teachers Now Have a Complete Guide to Optimizing Remote Instruction

Classroom 2.0 For Teachers is now available for licensing through 2Win! Global, offering educators across disciplines and grade levels a practical, self-paced course to strengthen their remote teaching. The program helps instructors improve their online presence, professionalism, instructional effectiveness, and confidence when teaching in virtual environments.

“Now and in the future, we want teachers to feel empowered, inspired, and enthused about teaching in the unfamiliar medium of virtual,” said Bob Riefstahl, founding partner at 2Win! Global. “We have been providing virtual instruction on soft skills to the largest, global technology companies in the world.”

“We decided to create a comprehensive, self-study course that provided 2Win clients (and now teachers) our secrets to successful virtual instruction,” said Chad Wilson, Vice-President of Curriculum. The course is structured for independent learning so educators can move through modules at their own pace and apply techniques immediately in their classrooms.

“Microsoft has deployed 180,000 licenses of this course for their worldwide employees and is seeing immediate improvements in their virtual presence and effectiveness, and we felt that teachers deserved that same success,” said Daniel Conway, President and CEO of 2Win! Global.

Achieving Learning Targets

The course focuses squarely on helping teachers meet learning targets for students in online and hybrid settings. As Riefstahl explains, “With virtual instruction, achieving learning targets requires a unique and innovative combination of a teacher’s physical space at home, mastery of the technology, and virtual engagement skills.” Classroom 2.0 For Teachers provides a clear framework of techniques and tools to support each of those areas.

Practical elements covered include creating an effective home teaching space—lighting, camera framing, background choices, sound quality and ergonomics—so the instructor projects a confident, professional presence. The curriculum also emphasizes mastering commonly used platforms and features—screen sharing, chat, breakout rooms, polling, and recording—so teachers can run lessons smoothly and troubleshoot common issues.

Equally important are the soft skills and engagement strategies that translate directly into stronger student outcomes. The course outlines ways to set clear learning objectives, pace lessons for attention and comprehension, use formative checks for understanding, give timely feedback, and structure interactions that keep students active and accountable. It also addresses accessibility and equity concerns, helping teachers adapt content and interaction patterns so all learners can participate meaningfully.

Because the program was adapted from 2Win!’s corporate virtual training, it blends professional presentation techniques with classroom pedagogy. Teachers learn to plan sessions with intentional transitions, visual aids, and interactive elements that sustain focus and deepen understanding. The self-study format includes practical exercises teachers can apply and refine with each lesson.

Independent media coverage has highlighted the connection between business training practices and teacher professional development during the pandemic. 2Win! Global’s approach draws on that experience while tailoring recommendations and tactics specifically for K–12 educators and higher education instructors.

For schools and districts seeking scalable professional development, this course offers a replicable path to consistent, measurable improvements in virtual teaching practice. It is designed so administrators can license the curriculum for teams, allowing a common set of standards and techniques to be adopted across grade levels and departments.

About 2Win! Global

Founded in 2001, 2Win! Global specializes in training technology companies and organizations to improve demonstration skills, presentations, client engagement, and storytelling. The company offers a range of products and services aimed at increasing the effectiveness of every client interaction. Headquartered in the United States, 2Win! Global operates internationally and provides training solutions tailored to both corporate and educational contexts.

To learn more about Classroom 2.0 For Teachers and other virtual teaching resources from 2Win! Global, visit www.2WinGlobal.com for program descriptions and licensing information.