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Meet Students' Social and Emotional Needs During Digital Learning

In a remote or digital-learning environment, social and emotional learning (SEL) needs that have always been present may become amplified, and new needs may also emerge.

When teachers and students are continuously together in the same time and space, normal support systems may be disrupted, and students may feel more isolated. Though they may not always admit it, your students also miss this contact with their teachers and the familiarity of a normal school routine.

Although these challenges exist, there are strategies and opportunities that can help us meet SEL needs in a remote or digital-learning environment. Review the following articles in this collection for specific support strategies you can use during both live and self-paced digital-learning experiences.

Empower Students as Digital Collaborators

Help students develop the life skills they need to become digital collaborators.

Best Practices 4 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Teach Students Digital Collaboration Skills

Create a positive, trusting environment to teach students digital collaboration skills.

Best Practices 8 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Design Collaborative, Tech-Empowered Lessons

Explore 3 strategies for creating collaborative lessons to meaningfully integrate technology in your students’ learning.

Best Practices 8 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Choose the Right Digital Collaboration Tool for Your Lesson

Learn how to select the right digital tools that meet multiple learning needs.

Best Practices 15 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Shift to Online Discussions: Powerful but Different

Explore 4 steps for developing successful online discussions.

Best Practices 11 min Grades 3-12 Resource by:

Establish a Positive Teacher Presence in Your Virtual Classroom

Explore strategies for maintaining a positive presence to keep students engaged and informed in your virtual classroom.

Best Practices 15 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Connect Positively With Families

Explore five tips for communicating and connecting with families in order to develop a positive home and school partnership.

Best Practices 17 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Start the Year by Fostering Your Students’ Growth Mindset

Help students transition to the new year by teaching and fostering their growth mindset.

Best Practices 8 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Build Classroom Community to Support Your Students’ Social and Emotional Needs

Develop strategies to establish relationships and build a positive classroom community for your students.

Best Practices 11 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Care for Your Students During Live Teaching and Learning

Develop a safe and trusting community to meet your students’ social and emotional needs during live face-to-face or remote learning.

Best Practices 12 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Care for Your Students During Self-Paced Virtual Learning

Learn strategies to support your students’ social and emotional needs during online virtual learning.

Best Practices 17 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

Honor and Celebrate Students During Live Remote Learning

Learn how to celebrate your students to cultivate relational capacity in a remote-learning environment.

Best Practices 3 min Grades K-12 Resource by:

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