Wednesday

10:00 AM | Student/Teacher Relationship Building & Maintenance via Emotional Intelligence

Join Ché Meneses, Professor of Communication Studies, for a discussion of how to best support students in the virtual environment. The arch of this workshop encourages faculty to brainstorm traditional & innovative practices to continue inspiring and provide hope for students; address the theory and practice of Emotional Intelligence as connected to the Teacher-Student and Student - Student Relational Building and Maintaining Process. Questions to cover:

What does 'Active Mindful Listening' looking like online via ConferZoom?
How could teachers establish rapport, trust and instill confidence in students' abilities in weeks 1-3?
What could teachers do via Virtual Instruction to accomplish and facilitate the incremental/gradual transition to 'Independent Learning' within students?

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