Effective Immediately! Distance Learning Norms
Online learning is "the thing” now. With many governors declaring Stay-at-Home Orders, it is now safe to say that school systems aren’t returning to finish out the school year, well at least not in a physical building; however, instruction via platforms as Google Meet, Zoom, GoToMeeting, Blackboard, Screencastify, and many others are occurring daily.
Building positive relationships with students
As an educator of more than 10 years, I have experienced some of the most challenging students as I have the best behaved students. Regardless of my interactions with them, the most important thing we as teachers can do is to show students we care. Like really care. Genuinely. How do you mend a broken relationship or how do you ensure a good foundation is built initially?