Teaching English in the Two-Year College Mar 2024

Instructional Note: How to Create and Communicate Weekly Check-Ins to Promote Community and Belonging

Ruth Benander ; Anna Hensley ; Ian Golding ; Mwangi Alex Chege

Abstract

This Instructional Note elaborates on how weekly anonymous wellness check-in surveys can be designed and implemented in English courses to support students’ purposeful awareness of their well-being and to create a sense of supportive community in the composition classroom.

Journal
Teaching English in the Two-Year College
Published
2024-03-01
DOI
10.58680/tetyc2024513264
Open Access
Closed
Topics
multimodality multilingual writers

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