Building Relationships With Students
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Tip 18 Make a Student Your Cohost As teachers, we just can’t do everything (although we seem to keep trying, don’t we?). With this in mind, let’s use online learning as an opportunity to build relationships with students by trusting and empowering them to take a leadership role in our online classrooms.
A few of the duties of the cohost could include: • Taking over if you happen to lose internet connection for a while • Starting discussions or giving directions (maybe we’ll even help create some future teachers!) • Starting or ending class in an uplifting way When we create opportunities for our students to take leadership roles in our online classes, we’re sending the strong message that we trust them. When trust is present, we’re able to build powerful relationships with students while teaching online.
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Depending on the number and age of your students and the structure of your class, you can have a different cohost each day, week, or whatever works for you. Just make sure everyone gets an opportunity.
