Back-to-School season can be an exciting and anxious time for students. Social and emotional learning (SEL) can help students overcome both the normal fears of school — meeting new people — and the additional stressors caused by COVID-19. Continue reading
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Back-to-School Tech Tips to Boost Student Engagement
10 back-to-school tech tips that can give lesson plans a boost and engage students. Continue reading
3 Tips for Using YouTube in Education
Curious about how to use YouTube in your lessons? We have some tips on var connection as part of our #SocialSummer series. Check it out here! Continue reading
3 Ways to Make Summer Learning More Engaging with Social Media
Meet them where they are at This applies to both the content and the platform. Knowing where your students are watching content, and the types of content they like, you can work elements of that into your lessons, and post on the right platform for your audience. Don’t be afraid to remix Instead of always … Continue reading
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How Can Non-Immersive VR Help Students be More Engaged?
Virtual Reality has been an emerging trend in education for years, but in recent months it has become more mainstream. With such an intense shift to virtual, VR (specifically non-immersive VR) has helped us all explore new worlds and stay connected in ways we never thought possible. But how can VR help students in the … Continue reading
Tips to keep video lessons fresh
All month long we have been talking about ideas to boost student engagement here on VAR Connection. One simple way to keep students engaged is simply to freshen things up and introduce some change into the classroom. Even though many educators are still teaching remotely, there are still ways to revamp the virtual space … Continue reading
Why it is important to incorporate movement into the school day?
It’s the new year. Some of you are back to in-person learning while others are still doing remote learning. Even before this crazy pandemic turned everyone’s lives upside down, PE classes and recess were already on the chopping board for many schools across the US. Now you’re coming back to class with these squirrely squirrels that have been … Continue reading
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