Teaching in the "classeteria" has been great so far. The students and I are getting into a routine, and I think they are really liking AVID! One of my goals this year is to connect more with my students, so I have committed to using Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) strategies in my lessons. The one I have started with as a bellringer is a question of the day. As the students come in, they get out their chromebooks and answer the question of the day. After roll, we then go over their answers, which has sparked some great conversation. This has provided me with opportunities to share my own answers with them. I am amazed at how much I have in common with my students!
With tutoring starting up this next week, I am making it mandatory for my virtual students to log into the Google Meet for their class period. I am hoping that I will be able to connect with more of my virtual students. It is one thing to read their responses and grade thier work. it is quite another thing to get to talk to them and see their faces. I am also hoping that by requiring my virtual students to log in, they will be able to make connections with my face-to-face students.
This pandemic has definitely changed the way I think about education and what I must do to reach my ALL of my students. I am working every day to come up with ways to engage them and bring them together. I would love to hear your ideas! What you doing to reach your virtual students and help them connect with their F2F classmates? I look forward to reading your comments below!
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