Building and maintaining relationships online
Due to the lockdown it was easy to disconnect from learning and many students did this, in all subjects and in schools. I call them the lost generation. It was an opportunity missed. The challenge was how to stay connected and make online learning engaging for the students who attend online learning/ Most important was to talk to them have interest in what they are thinking and doing. Build bridges first- Don"t go straight to work although you have missed learning time Connect and show interest in their lives. Then build on that. Congratulate them each time for coming online-and dont growl them for not been there for 6 weeks. If you growl them, you have lost them for another six weeks. During online lessons let them present and teach . Let them share their work with you and others online. I discovered quizziz and the students enjoyed this learning platform. Student voice from another school was that students like to work quietly online but the teacher must be the...