Secondary / FE teachers how are you managing not getting close to help?

[Bridecilla]

I teach maths. Usually I get up close to see calculation errors etc but that's out for now.

Only way I can see to get round this is students quickly pinging me a pic on Teams inbox when they're struggling?

Hoped to buy a tablet to help with this but I'd want it to use on spreadsheets/ registers etc and apparently they're not great for that.

Lots more questioning than usual, asking kids to talk me through their answer, getting them to do a weekly piece of work on paper that I can quarantine then look at, setting homework closely linked with learning in lesson to be submitted to me online.

I found a stash of really flimsy, lightweight whiteboards that I have given to my exam classes along with a whiteboard pen to keep with their books. They can show me answers, diagrams, calculations etc. without me leaving my 'safe zone'! it's working well so far.

Lots of questioning/discussion. We can circulate as long as we wear visors but can't write on books/sit with students so it's a passing glance and then verbal feedback.

With my Y11 and 6th form classes, I am getting them to submit some work each week on teams so I can offer written feedback.

Can't wait to be able to just live mark normally but goodness knows when that will be.