Student Collaboration & Engagement Strategies for a Remote Environment

Read: <a href="https://www.albert.io/blog/building-relationships-teaching-remotely/#5_Reasons_Why_StudentTeacher_Relationships_are_Important">How to Build Relationships Virtually: The Ultimate Guide for Teachers</a> Reflect: Add Ah Ha's, Main Points, &amp; Connections to your current practices on this <a href="https://jamboard.google.com/d/1Nuj7J6Z2vpSz1wShueaAycmt8BQEnvrZ30UXSNZXh_w/edit?usp=sharing">Jamboard</a>

What changes or new structures&nbsp; are you thinking about applying? Thank or journal...

Everything in a Remote Environment Takes Moore TIME

-Stick with things - experiment and allow for the mess -Extended projects can be great in a remote setting -Wait time and processing time is sooo much longer -Structures for sharing help break the conversation ice -Give enough time AND notice how long things take REMAIN FLEXIBLE

Read: <a href="https://catlintucker.com/2020/11/virtual-social-learning-spaces/">Enhance Student Engagement with Virtual Social Learning Spaces</a> Reflect: Ah Ha's, Main Ideas, and Links to personal practice on the <a href="https://jamboard.google.com/d/1Nuj7J6Z2vpSz1wShueaAycmt8BQEnvrZ30UXSNZXh_w/edit?usp=sharing">Jamboard</a>

Ed Tech Resources to Support Jeffco Teachers

<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NcMdQkhSLc4n2QwaxgThIndOvmSRVZLprdgg-vswTSw/edit?usp=sharing">This PL as a synchronous option</a> <a href="https://teamjeffco.jeffcopublicschools.org/about/people/department_contacts/chief_academic_officer/curriculum_instruction/ed_tech">Meet your Ed Tech specialist</a> <a href="https://teamjeffco.jeffcopublicschools.org/academic_support/curriculum_instruction/ed_tech">Ed Tech Web Page</a>

A&nbsp;classroom community&nbsp;is formed when students come together as a&nbsp;class&nbsp;to work towards the common goal of learning. A&nbsp;classroom community&nbsp;helps students feel valued and connected to the teacher and other students in the&nbsp;class.

What is going well in your remote classroom around Community Building? Think or journal...

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Additional Resources and Ideas from Jeffco Teachers

Start daily with <a href="https://www.innovativeteachingideas.com/blog/10-great-activities-to-break-the-ice-with-your-students">2-3 minute ice breakers</a> Scavenger hunt, Secret talent, Favorite ___, <a href="https://icebreakerideas.com/brain-teasers/">brain Teasers</a> Allow room for their personalities Listen to jokes, Allow for some interruption Provide a <a href="https://www.magnifylearningin.org/project-based-learning-blog/powerful-protocols">simple protocol</a> for collecting breakout room work 3-4 students in each breakout Use JamBoard to <a href="https://jamboard.google.com/d/1LgB8Tmuk8G3FoNLh9YcLAyFGYxkNxvHBaZzpgZd5GOY/edit?usp=sharing">monitor work happening in real time</a> Explore topics that students have interest in Allow students to curate a list of topics/themes around the content Add your <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13YS8IHNql-nwhRgrcr9LQdkN32IWb3cF9eoDTCP0uoQ/edit?usp=sharing">anchor charts</a> to your student assignments Keep the links and tabs to a minimum Use breakout room timers to keep pace&nbsp; Keeps teacher and students on track

I am learning how to utilize the best practices I already know into a remote environment. I am learning how to shift the cognitive load back onto the students in a remote environment.

Student&nbsp; Collaboration &amp; Engagement Strategies For a Remote Environment

A&nbsp;classroom routine&nbsp;is simply a well-rehearsed response to a teacher's directive. The alternative is usually noise, milling around, and time wasting on the part of students, as well as nagging on the part of the teacher. A&nbsp;classroom routine&nbsp;is, therefore, one of a teacher's primary labor-saving devices.

What is going well in your remote classroom around Structures and Routines? Think or journal...

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