Distance Learning Archives - The Owl Teacher by Tammy DeShaw

DISTANCE LEARNING

As teachers, we have to be flexible, and changing our classrooms from schools to our homes for a virtual environment is no exception. We step up to the plate, research our target, and excel at the unknown. These posts help you explore the world of distance learning and change the unknown to the conquered! You’ve got this!

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Have you heard about Boom Learning Cards, but wasn't exactly sure what they were or how to use them? This post covers everything you need to know to get started in the classroom with Boom Decks and to get started! Save this pin and click through now.

How to Use Boom Learning Cards in Your Classroom

Right now during distance learning or a hybrid teaching approach, families need some social-emotional supports to help them. This post provides a few tips to help you with online teaching and providing those supports.

Social-Emotional Supports for Families During Online Learning

There's a pretty good chance that you'll be using Zoom for class meetings or staff meetings this upcoming school year whether you are distance teaching or using a hybrid approach. Check out this post to learn Zoom tips for teachers and get started right away!

Zoom Tips for Teachers

A display of math quests in my classroom on top of a treasure hunt map

Math Quests: Choose Your Own Thrilling Math Adventure!

If you looking for a way to engage your students, practice technology skills, review important math concepts, and increase their reading fluency and comprehension, then this resource is the one for you! It is a mix of “create your own adventure” and “math quest” in one!

$Teaching equivalent fractions can be a challenge, and when you throw in trying to teach in online in a virtual environment, it can be even more difficult. This post provides you with ideas and engaging ways to help you teach fractions successfully in a remote learning environment. Save this pin and click through to learn more.$

Engaging Ways to Teach Equivalent Fractions Virtually

Teaching equivalent fractions is no easy feat, and when you throw in the thought of having to teach it online remotely, one’s brain begins to

How to Use Boom Learning Cards in Your Classroom

Have you heard of Boom Learning cards? If you haven’t experienced Boom Learning in your classroom, you’re missing out! Boom Learning is a perfect way

Strategies to Present New Material During Online Learning

Your students are headed back to school, and this time online learning is all about learning new grade-level content. For teachers participating in online learning,

Incorporating technology has always been a part of our teaching, but now with distance learning and teaching digitally, we have to incorporate more than ever! Learn about the SAMR model and how it affects online learning and the technology you use in the online classroom!

Teaching Digitally: All About the SAMR Model

During online learning, you started teaching digitally with little to no notification. Now that you’ve adjusted and tweaked your online learning plans, it’s time to

If you're teaching your students through distance learning this year, online PBL projects is a great option! Elementary students can practice critical thinking, independence, and so many other skills! Check out the resources in this post to get started!

Online PBL Projects for Elementary Students

Online learning has so many options available for our students. However, it’s very easy to get into the worksheet trap. Rather than share fill-in worksheets

Social-Emotional Supports for Families During Online Learning

The words “back to school” bring a lot of anxiety to our students and their families. Students will look to you to provide them support.

If you are looking to differentiate with google classroom, you have come to the right place. This post walks you through how to use differentiation during distance learning and with the most powerful online classroom system!

How to Differentiate With Google Classroom

Whether you’re teaching online or in person, Google Classroom is the best learning platform to work with small groups and meet the needs of all

If you are distance learning or a form of hybrid learning this year, the idea of online icebreakers could be a challenge. Check out these ideas in this post to get started for you back to school start!

Online Icebreakers to Start the School Year

Even if you’re starting your school year online, the beginning of the year will be all about building community. What better way to get to

If you have to teach online this year through distance learning, check out this post to help you with your virtual back to school night! It is full of tips to help teachers during back to school open house!

Tips for a Virtual Back to School Night

As your students return to school, it’s possible that your open house or back to school night may take place online. You can still have

How can we improve attendance during online learning? Check out these tips that will help upper elementary teachers during distance learning or remote teaching!

How to Improve Attendance During Online Learning

Raise your hand if you’ve been to a Zoom meeting in the last three months. Keep your hand up if your screen time increased 10x

Trying to differentiate during online learning can feel like a huge challenge. This post provides lots of ideas to help make distance learning easier when it comes to differentiation in the classroom!

How to Differentiate During Online Learning

One of the biggest challenges faced during online learning is meeting the needs of all your students. Since many schools are starting with online learning

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