Virtually Resilient: 30 Activities + 30 Conversation Starters to Integrate Social and Emotional Learning in the Virtual Classroom

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Portia Richardson

Virtually Resilient is your go-to quick guide for resilience in the middle and high school virtual classroom. This guide offers strategies for successful SEL implementation, provides a comprehensive list of compelling activities that draw upon relevant topics and conversation starters that cultivate culturally responsive SEL. These activities foster high engagement by utilizing trending apps, social media, and other online platforms that are popular among middle and high school students. This guide also promotes cooperative work between students, fostering teamwork and relationship skills. 

Activities are easily customizable to accommodate any virtual learning platform, schedule, structure, or subject matter. Conversation starters promote introspection, reflection, social engagement, and connection, which are essential in virtual classrooms.