I'm deeply dedicated to making math approachable and enjoyable for all students and these are a few ways I make my Outschool class adaptive for all:

1) Students can choose whether/how they engage in my class.  Although video is required for this class, students can remain off camera and use their video only to show their artwork if they prefer.  Video must be turned on for the entire class so that students can show supplies and drawings.

The minimum verbal communication I require is just an occasional chat message from a student to let me know they are there and that they are following along and I do require that student show their drawings using their webcam.

2) Please contact me if your child will have a non-parent assistant with them.  Parents do not need permission to attend (offscreen) with their children so please do not email if you are the parent.  As long as I have been told that a non-parent assistant will attend, assistants are welcome to join for part or all of the class (I've even had older siblings sit in after parents have contacted me to tell me this will happen).  With advance notice, I've had many assistants "sit in" with learners, especially those who need a little help writing things down and/or reading what is on the screen. Whatever is needed to support a student is perfectly fine with me 😉

It is highly recommended that you contact me a day or two before the class to let me know if your learner will have a non-parent assistant with them since additional unregistered learners are not allowed in the class.  However, you do not need to contact me if it will be a parent sitting beside the learner. 

If your learner has significant behaviour or learning differences that will require me to alter my expectations or interaction with the learner, please include these details in your description field for your learner.  I am unable to diagnose and respond to learning differences in real time without previous communication from an adult/parent.  Thank you for understanding this.

Math is one of those subjects that causes anxiety in a lot of students so I try to make a lot of student interaction pretty easy like answering with thumbs up/thumbs down, answering in groups, having students ask each other for help, etc.  My goal is to make my Outschool classroom a fun, safe and comfortable space for students to explore the wonders of math!