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Building a Community of Learners Together When We’re Apart

Meet the Speakers! Kelsey Moore Deanna Morrow National Account Manager National Account Manager

What We’ll Be Covering ■ Building community while online ■ Building community while physically distancing ■ Icebreaker ■ Team builder ■ Cooperative Tolerant Classroom tips from the Bring Learning Alive! manual

What You’ll be Getting

Icebreakers

Building Community Using Video Conferencing Views Virtual Backgrounds Polling Breakout Rooms

Zoom Views- Speaker View

Zoom Views- Gallery View

Virtual Backgrounds ■ Teach students to quickly change their virtual background. ■ Gives privacy. ■ Make it FUN! ■ Get a twofer-content related. Virtual Backgrounds ■

Backgrounds- This OR That

Backgrounds- Superhero

Backgrounds- Favorite Candy

Backgrounds- Guess the Theme Poll

No Backgrounds Scavenger Hunt Show and Tell Spot the Difference Have a Co-Host Emoji Mask “I spy with my little eye”

No Backgrounds- Scavenger Hunt

No Backgrounds- Have a Co-Host

No Backgrounds - Emoji Mask

Polls

Online Tools Kahoot! Poll Everywhere NearPod Peardeck Socrative Quizlet

Traditional Icebreakers Personal Coat of Arms Biographical Poems Book Cover with Blurb Mosaic Sensory Figure Brochure

Personal Coat of Arms

Riley Onisawa is a freshman at Robinson High School in Hillsborough County Florida. Book Cover Riley is a middle child who excels at Fast Pitch Softball. She has played on a competitive travel ball team called the Tampa Mustangs. with Blurb Riley was first introduced to softball when her older sister was a member of the Interbay softball league. Riley traditionally plays in the catcher position and works with all pitchers on the on the team. Her favorite pitch to receive is a curveball because it is the most challenging pitch to catch. RIley plans on attending Auburn University when she graduated from High School, but is open to other universities if she is awarded a scholarship to play ball.

Sensory Figure

Team Builders

Virtual Team Builders Breakout Rooms Discussion Boards Chat Feature Concept Board Polls Yo Teach

Breakout Rooms

Teach Cooperative Skills

Team Builders Lost on the Moon Finish That Thought Team Logo or Flag Group Commonalities Uncommon Commonality Team Simile “Our group is like __________ because ____________” Two Truths and a Lie

Building Community while Physically Distancing 6 feet 6 feet 6 feet 6 feet 6 feet 6 feet 6 feet 6 feet

Building Community while Physically Distancing ■ Think outside the room. ■ Map out the room. ■ Physical Distancing resources

Use the Whole School

Before School Starts

Before School Starts

Cooperative Tolerant Classroom Greet Your Students ■ Instead of greeting the students at the door, consider greeting them at a sanitation station to say hello and gauge how they are feeling. ■ For Synchronous class meetings, begin the meeting and be on camera before the scheduled start time so you can greet each student as they arrive.

Cooperative Tolerant Classroom

Cooperative Tolerant Classroom Explain expectations for behavior When creating classroom rules, consider using rules that apply to both online and in-person environments. 1. Treat everyone with respect. 2. Use kind words and actions 3. Do everything you can to help yourself and others learn.

Cooperative Tolerant Classroom Practice Desk Olympics but with placemats, carpet squares, pillow cases, or taped off groups on the floor.

Desk Olympics Groups of 2, 3, or 4

Desk Olympics

Partner Activities

Pool Noodles

Rope, Twine, or Yarn

Cooperative Tolerant Classroom ■ Form mixed ability pairs and groups. ■ When using breakout rooms make sure to group students using mixed abilities by setting up the groups ahead of time.

Mixed Ability Grouping

Learn more about Cooperative Tolerant Classrooms https://bit.ly/TCICTC

Reflection Which emoji best describes your thoughts on today’s session? 1 2 3 4 5 6 Comment in the Chat and explain why you pick that emoji.

Questions

Key Takeaways Set clear expectations Invest the time Have fun Be patient Don’t be so hard on yourself

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