How are you keeping your students excited during remote learning? Here are three ideas for adding student engagement to your lessons.
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Each week, I receive messages from educators who are struggling to keep students engaged as they start another semester of virtual learning. If that sounds like you (or someone you know), here are three easy, tech-focused tips to help you more efficiently teach your students in your hybrid or virtual classroom.
From rigid teaching approaches to social and sensory overload, many autistic students do not perform to their capabilities simply because simple accommodations are not being met.
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While watching television last night, I noticed an insurance company’s advertisement that showed two young adults playing a video game. At the end, they indicated the game was boring and decided to move on to something else. Is this the attitude your students are feeling about your lessons?
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During this time of online teaching, are you making good decisions about how to prepare and present materials?
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Beyond the traditionally required or accepted accommodations, the first step to promoting neurodiversity at your campus is to better understand how autistic individuals communicate and how you can be more intentional in your communication to create an inclusive and supportive learning environment.
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According to a U.S. Department of Education report, more than half of students with autism ages 6 to 21 spend upwards of 40 percent of their school day in a majority-neurotypical classroom, while about two-thirds spend 80 percent of their day in one.
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“I don’t think any of us really know how to anticipate how detrimental these five months of lack of school have been."
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From information about special education law and accessible programming to online learning activities that you can share with your students, this mix of free and premium resources will help you better prepare for another year of learning, whether it is in-person, virtual, or a hybrid of both.
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During this time of online teaching, are you making good decisions about how to prepare and present materials? Do these lessons create learning experiences that are effective, while allowing the child to understand?
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Now, as we all are physically distant from one another, we have less opportunities to practice our communication skills. Many educators (and parents) fear that COVID-19 shutdowns and service suspensions will lead to social skills regression in their neurodivergent students and might not know what they can do to help.
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From anxieties over your safety and that of loved ones to concerns about your child’s educational needs and more, I know that many of you are frustrated, overwhelmed, and stressed with the uncertainties of today and tomorrow. Remember: we will get through this — together.
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For individuals who are already struggling with adjusting to new routines, abrupt schedule changes, and fears of the unknown, these new anxieties have only compounded existing problems.
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Overall, students in the general population have a 52.4 percent chance of completing their degree, whereas autistic students have a much lower likelihood (38.8 percent). Despite this, college enrollment for autistic students is on the rise, expected to increase by at least 114 percent in the next few years.
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During his PhD research, Dr. Craig Goodall, a special needs education teacher, autism spectrum disorder coordinator, and author, discovered that mainstream education for autistic students was a “place they came to dread.” From rigid teaching approaches to social and sensory overload, many autistic students do not perform to their capabilities simply because simple accommodations are not being met.
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The following are just a few of the many great books recommended by the autism community — check out the entire Twitter thread for more suggestions! If you want to better understand your autistic students and how to best support their needs in the classroom or lecture hall, consider adding these to your reading list this fall.
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