“Calming year end stress for can include these strategies:
1. Symbolic gifts
2. photos and affirmations
3. planting and nurturing
4. Remember to breathe
5. the family tree
Category: Student engagement
May 29
“A connected school always focuses on planting flowers instead of pulling weeds”: 5 Strategies for closure and transition
May 09
Connecting with students even at a distance through the small things helps teachers maintain and build relationships
“These small daily experiences with our students forge a deep bond. We laugh with them. We hug them when they’re sad. We lose our tempers, make mistakes, and make amends. “
May 05
Morning meetings builds connections with students even when it’s asynchronous online: one teacher’s adaptations to home learning
“The biggest challenge we have is helping our students return to school not traumatized by this situation. Their social and emotional health should be our number one goal so they return to us with their spark and love of learning intact. Morning meetings and reflection are the foundations of that social and emotional work.”
May 04
“Students are more likely to complete tasks that they care about”:encouraging student engagement in remote learning
“In all disciplines and at all grade-levels, we need to get students moving, thinking, interacting with family members, creating (off the computer), and making choices. “
May 02
6 reasons why student’s aren’t showing up for virtual learning
“Some students are not connecting because they felt invisible while they were in the physical classroom, so they feel that they will not be missed in the virtual one.”
Apr 29
Practical suggestions for keeping secondary students connected during COVID-19
“STUDENTS WHO FEEL
CONNECTED TO SCHOOL…
• Have an adult in school, who they
believe knows about them and cares
about them as an individual
• Have a group of peers they interact
with and feel affinity with as a group
– i.e. sports teams, theater crews, clubs,
identity groups, circle of friends” Robert Balfanz, Johns Hopkins
Apr 28
In a time of distance learning, focus on health and meaningful connections
“Targeted and quality outreach toward students and families, particularly those facing economic, health and academic hardships, will lead to more engagement in the shift to distance learning. “You want to make sure your families feel supported, not bothered, in a time of crisis,” Hedy Chang, Attendance Works
Apr 25
From virtual counseling to wellness apps, school districts are increasingly turning to “telehealth” to meet students’ mental health needs during the pandemic.
“Regular touchpoints like online check-ins can also help ensure kids are tethered to the school community and aren’t slipping through the cracks, say educators and counselors “
Apr 23
When students drop out of online learning amid the pandemic, teachers worry they may never come back
“Many teachers … are doing their best to maintain relationships from afar with students who depended on seeing them every morning. “