One of the biggest struggles I’m hearing from autism and special education teachers right now is keeping students engaged for distance learning. And I admit, I struggled at first too. How was I going to keep them engaged and learning over a computer screen? Thankfully, after some problem solving and taking a short break, I was able to set up a plan that worked really well for me and my students. And you can listen to my experience with distance learning for special education on the podcast here.
In this podcast episode today I’m sharing my best tips for how you can keep your students engaged during distance learning.
What Am I Talking About?
- 10 ways to keep your students engaged during distance learning.
- Time limits.
- Attention levels.
- Online Timers.
- Screen breaks.
- Themed days/weeks.
- Virtual field trips.
- Boom Cards.
- The importance of a schedule.
Helpful Links
Through this podcast episode I refer to a lot of different blog posts, resources and websites. I’ve included links for all of them down below for you for quick and easy access.
- Connecting Boom Cards to Google Classroom.
- Boom Card Resources.
- Beauty and the Beast Themed Zoom Lesson.
- PJ Party Zoom Lesson.
- Cooking Online Together; Nutella Croissants and Visual Recipe.
- Zoom Distance Learning Lesson Ideas.
- Distance Learning Morning Meeting.
Virtual Field Trip Links
- Slime in Space – YouTube
- Zoo Atlanta
- Seattle Aquarium
- Farm Fresh 360
- Discovery Education
- Boston Children’s Museum
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