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We have all been suddenly thrown into the world of online learning; while the tech space can be an overwhelming space for teachers, confident professionals are adapting! From Zoom to Google Classroom, we can see teaching professionals occupying spaces that they might have only heard of before, yet they are trying their best to keep their connections with students growing through these mediums, with a few alternations in their student counselling techniques.

Whether you are new to the tech world, or are quite the tech savvy teacher, we’ve shared here 3 key tips to make your students’ learning a bit easier:

1. Less is More!

As you can very well feel it, online teaching counselling skills is quite different than classroom skills. Therefore, while you could do everything that you felt would help your students in their learning in the classrooms, when it comes to online learning, less is always more. In this time of crisis when families are already overwhelmed adapting to the challenging situations while balancing their children’s needs who are suddenly always at home, you certainly do not want to be a reason for stress. Rather try to be encouraging, and keep one activity each week that do not require any kind of prep work for the families. A simple activity like sharing your favourite SEL books and discussing with the students, or a Youtube mindfulness video will be your best bet.

2. Encourage Collaboration

Collaborate with other teachers to reach out to parents of your students to involve them in your students’ learning process. You can prepare a script so that teachers are prepared for potentially distressing/uncomfortable conversations if parents start discussing about their present adverse situations.

3. Deliver lessons that work for you

While engaging online classes are great, but they also come with their set of drawbacks. Live classes can be awesome with greater chances to interact with the students, however, not all students will be able to attend those at the same time and on same date. Also, with smaller children, if you suddenly find them screaming, then what can be the techniques to you handle such a situation? Pre-recorded classes have their advantages as they can be edited with the opportunity to interact with students using a live session. Nonetheless, if you still opt for live sessions, ensure that you record and post them to be available later on for students unable to attend the live session.