• Engage teachers and students building community

in order for students to feel connected.

 

• Mental health is of utmost importance.

 

• Ice breaking activities to build rapport by using

  • SurveyMonkey, ZoomPolls, Mentimeter.com, GoogleForms

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• Students come from a variety of backgrounds, learning levels and gaps, and varying access technology, connectivity, and support at home.

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• Capitalize on individualized instruction using digital tools.

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• Teach students and teachers how "new school" works to make digital learning successful.

  • Develop Constitution together and contract

  • Manage time

  • Effective learning from video-based instruction

  • Take notes (digital or pen and paper)

  • What to do when you don't understand something

  • People resources available

  • Digital resources available

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• Synchronous vs. Asynchronous

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• Student engagement activities:

  • Randomly continue to call on students

  • Small groups

  • Raise hand / fingers

  • Change your name

  • Stand up/sit down

  • Scavenger hunts

  • Hold up colored papers

  • Polls

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• Survey and assess continuously

• Support students holistically (fears, illness, abuse, food scarcity, etc.)

• Set clear expectations (accountability, contracts, consequences, etc.)