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Online Teaching Tips and Tricks
Engaging Students
Engaging students is a necessity to make sure students are present for their lessons and prepared to learn.
Engagement can be done by addressing each student by name, interactive lessons, making the lessons relatable, and making sure students get brain breaks.
More ideas would include: giving students a sense of control, regularly updating and talking about course content, shorter lesson sequences, breaks, and build a classroom community
Preparing for Lessons
Preparing lessons in advance is beneficial for online and in-person learning. Online learning is sometimes difficult to give structure. Having planned and thought-out lessons can maximize productivity
Having a well-planned lesson will make students feel more structure in the classroom and be able to plan for breaks, games, and group discussions. Planning this out creates time management and uses time more effectively
Examples include: walking through the lesson before giving it, planning breaks, shortening lessons, planning interactive learning (breakout groups),
Having Connections
Connecting with students on a personal level remind them that there are humans behind the screens. This allows them to have interactions and try to crush loneliness.
Some ways to connect can include emailing students, staying longer after class to chat, using a spare class to check up on everyone, encourage sharing how everyone is feeling in breakout groups, offer extra help, and stay in touch with every student.
Interactive Learning
Having students interact with the lesson or one another can increase motivation and make students present for a lesson
Interactive lessons can include Kahoots, breakout groups, digital labs, promoting study groups, etc
Students interacting with one another can also benefit their learning by allowing them to learn from one another.
Being able to call on students or gain their attention will make them more likely to pay attention. Having something hands-on gives children something to focus on
Student Feedback
Receiving feedback can improve the students learning experience
Examples of feedback: What are you enjoying? How can lessons be better? How can you become more engaged? What is/isn't working for you? How can I (the teacher) help?
Respond to feedback and make sure that changes are being made to benefit students experience
Giving students the chance to give feedback allows them to have a sense of control and allows the teacher to make changes. When students have control, they feel motivated to connect more and do better in class.
Handling Online as a Teacher
Being able to tackle online schooling requires a lot of planning, prepping, and keeping in touch with students. Its important to remember that some students may not be in healthy homes, or may lose motivation easily
Still remaining a reliable figure to students can make or break their learning. When online, teachers have to be able to deliver a lesson while keeping students engaged without the physical presence.
