Building Relationships with Students and Caregivers to Enhance Learning Through Virtual Instruction

Enrollment in virtual and blended schools is on the rise—introducing new challenges with student engagement, social–emotional wellness, and behavior management. Help is here with this laminated quick–guide, one of four concise Teacher Survival Guides on Engagement of Students in Virtual Instruction.

Designed to help teachers meet their students’ needs, this guide unlocks one of the keys to success in online learning environments: establishing trusting relationships. Tim Knoster and Danielle Empson show teachers how to create healthy relationships in a virtual classroom, build connections and rapport with both students and caregivers, and identify and connect with students at greater risk for social-emotional and/or academic difficulty. Teachers will gain useful insights from sample scenarios and student behavioral profiles, real–world teaching tips, and strategy adaptations for virtual classrooms.

GET THE COMPLETE SERIES: The four Teacher Survival Guides on Engagement of Students in Virtual Instruction are filled with the ready–to–use guidance K–12 teachers need to boost engagement, student wellbeing, and positive behavior in virtual settings. Packed with bite–sized nuggets of insight—including keys to engagement, teaching tips, proven strategies, and FAQs—these laminated, six–panel guides will help any teacher take immediate action to support their students’ academic, social–emotional, and behavioral success. Learn more about the other quick-guides in the series:

• Enhancing Student Engagement by Virtually Establishing, Teaching, and Reinforcing Desired Behavior
  
  
• Engaging Students in Virtual Instruction Through Opportunities to Respond
  
  
• Addressing Undesired Student Behavior During Virtual Instruction