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Best Practices (Teaching and Leadership)

Bridging the Gap: How Teacher Communication Fuels Success for Underperforming Title I High School Students in Online Learning

Wednesday, February 26, 2025
10:55 AM – 11:15 AM East Coast USA Time
Location: A707
Session Type: Contributed Talk
Discover actionable strategies to elevate student engagement and assignment completion in Title I online high schools by enhancing teacher-student communication. This session delves into the findings of a qualitative study, highlighting how deliberate communication approaches—like targeted messaging, relationship-building, and collaboration with parents—directly impact academic performance. Attendees will gain a toolkit of evidence-based communication practices that reduce transactional distance, foster meaningful connections, and empower underperforming students to succeed. Perfect for online educators and administrators looking to implement immediate, impactful interventions that support student achievement in virtual settings.

Learning Objectives:

  • At the end of this session, participants will be able to identify effective communication strategies that enhance engagement and assignment completion for underperforming students.
  • At the end of this session, participants will be able to demonstrate techniques to reduce transactional distance by building meaningful teacher-student connections and fostering parental involvement in virtual education settings.