8 Ways of Creating Opportunities for Student Social Connections
8 Ways of Creating Opportunities for Student Social Connections Online learning creates barriers to community, communication and connection. We ask ourselves and share in our PLCS: Are students showing up for online learning? Are they interacting with each other? Are they engaged in their learning? When we answer “no” to the above questions, we recognize that many of these students are not connected with the content or peers. In a traditional classroom, we have standard practices to engage these students and build relationships. Some of our strategies translate well to online learning but others require us to be more intentional in seeking ways to build trusting relationships. Here are 8 ways of creating opportunities for students to build social connections. Story-telling . Stories, especially those that let students see the true you, are powerful at creating relationships and engaging students with learning. Purposeful stories share and nurtu...