SYNCHRONOUS SESSIONS…YOU BET! Making the most out of Synchronous Sessions

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

11:25 AM – 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time

Location: A701

Session Type: Contributed Talk

Presenter(s)

Kaisha Mathis

Director
THRIVE Learning Collaborative
Newcastle, OK, United States

Co-Presenter(s)

JS

Jennifer Sanders
Brooke Heskew

Student Special Services/Middle School Math Teacher
Thrive Collaborative
Newcastle, OK, United States

Abstract Description :

Synchronous experiences are becoming a lost art in the virtual classroom but they are ever so critical! Engagement, connections and support can all be built into synchronous sessions and provide opportunities for optimal student success. There is no one size fits all to synchronous sessions because the possibilities are endless!

Join the THRIVE Team to see how they utilize synchronous sessions to increase student success. Attendees will take away the understanding of the importance of synchronous sessions, critical parts of a synchronous session, when synchronous sessions should be/could be utilized, and of course take away a long list of tools to use in scheduling sessions as well as tools to connect within synchronous sessions.

If someone was doing a search for your session in the program what 5 words might they use to search for and find your session.: Synchronous, Engagement, Connections, Support, Teaching Strategies

Learning Objectives:

Attendees will take away the understanding of the importance of synchronous sessions, define critical parts of a synchronous session, and when synchronous sessions should be/could be utilized within online learning.
Attendees will take away a long list of tools to demonstrate in scheduling sessions as well as tools to connect within synchronous sessions when conducting them within their programs.
Attendees will be able to utilize strategies and tools provided to drive student success in the online environment.