Remote Welcoming Rituals
Austin ISD SEL Department
Dear Educators,
In these strange times, one relatively simple strategy we can provide ourselves and our students is a daily greeting activity. We are social beings and connection is vital for our well being. Please use the resources below to find creative ways to ensure students are connected both to you and to each other.
The way that you do it is much less important than doing it as consistently as you can. Try starting with a way that you already are comfortable with (Blend, Class Dojo, Seesaw, etc.) Connection is the goal, now more than ever.
With warmth,
Austin ISD SEL Department
As you plan for Welcoming Rituals remotely consider a few important factors:
- What kind of technology access do your students have?
- When will you do "live" aka synchronous welcoming rituals (ex. zoom, teams, etc.)?
- When will you do welcoming rituals where students respond in their own time (ex. flipgrid, class dojo, padlet, etc.)?
- What are the pros and cons for both types of Welcoming Rituals?
- When do you want students to do a greeting with only you? When do you want students to do public greetings where they can respond to each other?
Questions to Ask for a Welcoming Ritual
Ways To Do Welcoming Rituals Remotely
Below is an example of a Welcoming Ritual in Blend.
Below is an example of Ms. Wilson at Jordan Elementary doing a Morning Meeting on Seesaw with her students.
Let's do a MentiMeter together!
Below is an example of a MentiMeter Welcoming Ritual with a Word Cloud.
Let's do a Flipgrid together!
Try out a sample Flipgrid with other educators by clicking
HERE or scanning the QR code to the right
Below is an example of a Flipgrid Welcoming Ritual
Let's do a Padlet together!
Click
HERE to respond to some self-care questions
Let's do a Class Dojo together!
Scan the QR code on the right to join my Class Dojo and do a welcoming ritual with us!
Make your own Google Form Welcoming Ritual Check In by clicking
HERE Let's do a Google Form together!
Click
HERE to participate!
Let's do a Two Journal in Google Docs together!
Click
HERE and make a copy of the google doc. Add me (Aleza Sitarz) to be a collaborator and we can journal with each other!
Go Analog!
- Call your students!
- Drive by their neighborhoods and wave from a very safe distance
- Write your students letters
- ...
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