12/8/2016
Topic:
Students With Disabilities
Karen Monroe
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I have a student who has an orthopedic impairment in my Theatre class and her mobility is very limited. Movement and communication through movement is a unit I spend quite a bit of time on in my beginning Theatre level classes. I was able to modify the lessons to fit her needs and her abilities as she worked with others in the class in a group project. The peer support is a constant in my classes and it is a very effective way of reaching students with disabilities and helping them feel included and valued. |
12/8/2016
Topic:
Tools And Strategies
Karen Monroe
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One of my students in my Theatre class has difficulty with expressing his thoughts with written assignments and is allowed extended time. Instead of a written journal to record his reflections, I have been using technology to differentiate his assessment by allowing him to record his reflections on a voice recorder. At the end of the week he leaves the voice recorded journal with me and I return it to him on Monday so he can use it the following week. It has been a very effective tool/strategy that helps this student grow as a theatre student by providing thoughtful reflections and participate. |
12/8/2016
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Karen Monroe
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One of my students in my Theatre class has multiple disabilities; her primary exceptionality is IND and her additional exceptionality is LI. An adapted assessment I have been using for her is giving her the option to draw a visual representation of her responses to questions. She loves to draw and is quite talented at it and she asked me if she could draw a response on a recent study guide I gave the students. I discussed with her that as long as she answers the question being asked, drawings would definitely be an appropriate response. This student has grown as a theatre student by leaps and bounds since the beginning of the year and I truly believe it is largely due to the accommodations, alternative assessments and support she receives while in my class, not only from me but from her classmates. |