Has the COVID-19 Pandemic caused you to “re-think” group activities such as meetings, professional development opportunities, and culture building events with staff? In a year where we have had to be certain to mitigate the risk of exposure “getting together” for any purpose has been challenging. Although the technology for virtual meetings has been available for years, education has not heavily utilized that technology until NOW. Ironically, the promise of virtual meetings is increased efficiency, collaboration, and reduced costs, yet for many of us, that hasn’t happened! We haven’t found the keys to effective virtual meetings. In this presentation, I will share with you tips and ideas that will help you unlock the potential of virtual meetings. These tips will help you increase engagement and participation, build better culture and teams for virtual connections, complete collaborative work, make decisions virtually, and finally get the results you are keep chasing. You will leave with some “try it tomorrow” ideas that will help you model the kinds of virtual interactions that we hope for our teachers with their students.
