Hello Bear Creek Families.
This year has been challenging on so many levels. One huge adjustment has been trying to navigate the online learning for our students. Whether you have been remote all year or go remote as needed, we have all had to accommodate the virtual classroom at some point.
With patience and grace, you flow into the role of virtual classroom facilitator to ensure your student(s) are getting all they need. I have been so impressed with how strong this community is to be able to pivot and adjust quickly.
Even with all of our diligent work in creating the best learning environment, all the changes and constant zooming can become too much. Our kids stop looking like our kids!
That is when Zoom Fatigue and Zoom Burnout are taking over.
Symptoms Include:
-Lack of motivation
-Headaches
-Drowsiness
-Depression
-Anxiety
-High level of Stress: which manifests as behavior change in our young people.
Including not completing work, losing interest in school, and having outbursts.
Students online are using more energy trying to follow social cues, body language, catch up with lag while also trying to feel a part of something from a distance. All this, everyday, all day is exhausting.
So what do we do??
-Sleep is essential. Making sure students get to bed on time is key.
-Continue a routine in the morning like getting dressed, breakfast, etc before they log on can make them feel more a part of class and checked in.
-Exercise! Offer brain breaks away from the screen to be active and maybe get outside.
-Spend Quality time with them. Your relationship is KEY!
-Reach out to your teacher and me, your counselor, for ideas and tips.
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