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Teachers can decorate their classrooms to make the students feel welcome.

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1. Greet each student by name
2. tell students about your life
3. have students write about themselves
4. start a virtual book club
5. provide high quality feedback on assignments
6. offer office hours, remotely and in person to encourage students to come

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1. Soft start the class
a. read a book, do reflection questions, breakout rooms, etc
2. frequent check-ins
3. vary sychronous and asynchronous classes
a.  being online all the time can be exhausting to some students, so having them be totally asynchronous can help them relax and refresh for the next class
4. incorporate group work into most classes
5. ask for student feed back

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1. Greet students as they come in at the door
2. Set up the desks creatively
a. small groups
b. U shaped
c. Big circle
3.Put positive/motivating posters up around the room
4. Provide lots of materials in an organized way so students can find what they need
5. Provide the students with the plan for the day
a. this will help the teacher and the students to have an idea of what they need to get done for the day