Enhancing the Social Experience of School.

Information gathering

• Find out:

• How much time do children want to spend alone.

• How much time do they want to spend in pairs.

• How much time do they want to spend in groups.

How much time do you like to spend in each

grouping? %

Watch for changes.

• Things will change over time as they become more social.

• But, make sure social preferences are varied.

Quick Social grouping

• Informal groupings can be achieved easily by having students walk ten steps and find a partner.

• They can then pair.share or interview each other or review prior learning.

• Now walk ten steps, find a partner and tell each other one thing you have just learned.

Quick social groupings

• Use turn-to’s. Turn to your neighbor and say........”Good Job”

Balance of social and individual events.

• Students can choose but try to make it a variety of social and individual events.

Cooperative learning: open ended , long term

arrangement.

• They achieve better learning when compared with students competing against each other or individually.

• Teams work for focused, goal oriented work on a specific project.

Teach social skills

• Community circles ensure fewer disruptions, more camaraderie, better feelings about learning and sharing.

Why should we be concerned?

• What kind of social skills will children have if just home schooled or use online classes?

• What kind of world will we live in if children are not able to function in a social world?

Social Phobia Cartoon.