Student 
Collaboration & Engagement Strategies
For a Remote Environment

Learning Outcomes

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.

Community Building

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

What is going well in your remote classroom around Community Building?

Think or journal...

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Community Building Exploration

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Read:
How to Build Relationships Virtually: The Ultimate Guide for Teachers


Reflect:
Add Ah Ha's, Main Points, & Connections to your current practices on this Jamboard

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Community Building
Wrap Up

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What changes or new structures 
are you thinking about applying?

Thank or journal...

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Structures and Routines

A classroom routine 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 classroom routine 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...

Structures and Routines
Exploration

Read:
Enhance Student Engagement with Virtual Social Learning Spaces


Reflect:
Ah Ha's, Main Ideas, and Links to personal practice on the Jamboard

Structures and Routines
Wrap Up

What changes or new structures 
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

Additional Resources and Ideas from Jeffco Teachers

Start daily with 2-3 minute ice breakers
Scavenger hunt, Secret talent, Favorite ___, brain Teasers
Allow room for their personalities
Listen to jokes, Allow for some interruption
Provide a simple protocol for collecting breakout room work
3-4 students in each breakout
Use JamBoard to monitor work happening in real time
Explore topics that students have interest in
Allow students to curate a list of topics/themes around the content
Add your anchor charts to your student assignments
Keep the links and tabs to a minimum
Use breakout room timers to keep pace 
Keeps teacher and students on track