Teaching Autism and Special Education by Nikki

Teaching Autism and Special Education by Nikki

Hosted by: Teaching Autism

Hi, I’m Nikki —a passionate special educator, autism specialist, and founder of Teaching Autism. With over a decade of experience creating hands-on, engaging resources for educators worldwide, I’m here to make your...

Episodes

Keeping Students Active During Online Learning

Today on the podcast I’m talking all about ways that you can keep your students active during online learning.  Online learning poses a lot of challenges for us. One of these is being able to keep our students...
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Reward Systems for Online Learning

Today in this podcast episode I’m talking all about reward systems for online learning. Almost every student responds positively to having a reward system in place. And in your classroom, you may have a whole class...
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Going Back to School After Closures

In this podcast episode I am sharing my top 10 best tips for helping you and your students prepare for returning to the classroom after school closures. It's safe to say that the last few months have been a little...
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Questions to Ask for Schools Re-Opening

This school year is probably going to look different for all of us. But one thing I'm seeing is how anxious a lot of us are about schools re-opening. So today on the podcast I'm sharing questions to ask for schools...
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Keeping Students Engaged for Distance Learning

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...
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Building Relationships with Students Distance Learning

With distance learning set to continue in some shape or form, a lot of teachers I know are worried about building relationships with new students. And I know how you feel. We usually visit students in other...
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Communicating with Families During Distance Learning

One of the most important parts of distance learning is communicating with families of our students. For me, personally, I have found that distance learning was such a success because we had that strong, ongoing...
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My Special Education Distance Learning Experience

Today on the podcast I am sharing my special education distance learning experience with you. If you follow me on Instagram you’ll have seen recently that I’ve been getting a bunch of questions, and while I’ve...
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My Top 5 Visuals for the Classroom

In today's podcast episode I am sharing my top 5 visuals for the classroom. Whether you work in a special ed classroom, an autism classroom, or even a general ed classroom. Visuals are beneficial to everyone. The 5...
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Why Teaching Fine Motor Skills is So Important

Today on the podcast, I'm talking all about why teaching fine motor skills is so important. I recently touched on this lightly over on my Instagram but I had a lot of requests to go more in depth. Which is why I'm...
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How to Use a Word Wall in your Classroom

Today on the podcast I'm talking all about how to use a word wall in the classroom. I see so many teachers and classrooms set up word walls, but then get lost in how to use one - and how often they should be using...
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Managing Behaviors During Recess

I'm often asked for ideas and advice for managing behaviors during recess. A lot of us assume that all of our students love being outside for playtime or recess. But, often, it's the time where we can see most of the...
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