Online Learning Supports

Student Services would like to offer some suggestions to support students who struggle with motivation and work completion while working online.  

• Movement breaks 
• Yoga ball and other flexible seating
• Quite space to work, free of distractions
• Noise cancelling headphones 
• Listening to music while working
• Use of timer to schedule breaks
• Printing out a visual schedule/checklist of tasks to complete
• Breaking work into smaller pieces
• Modifying work load
• Use of fidgets
• Help with time management and academic organization

Below are some web links that may be useful:

Supporting students with online learning

Motivation for online learning 

ADDitude website

DMC Supports

We have a great student services support team that students and parents can access. Here is some of what they offer:

• Safe place for students to come when they are facing challenges, academic, emotional or whatever they would like to talk about. 
• Supports for our exceptional learners or students on Individual Program Plans (IPPs).
• Working with students to help them with coping strategies when they are anxious.
• Support groups for students that have similar needs.
• Working with our English Language Learners.
• Liaising between school and outside communities.
• Supporting teachers to differentiate curriculum.
• Meeting with parents around any concerns they have in regard to their children.
• Helping students with peer interactions.

These are a few things they do at DMC. If you have questions please give them a call. 

Dana Thompson dlthompson@cbe.ab.ca

Lise Twa alunich@cbe.ab.ca