1/18/2019
Topic:
Students With Disabilities
Susan Convery
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I have a student with severe hearing difficulties. She wears hearing aids and does not wish to attract attention to her disability. I make sure that whenever I am speaking to the class she has eye contact with me and I speak more slowly and clearly. In addition, I make sure that there are written instructions and explanations for her to follow and I give them to the entire class. When we start a new project I try to speak with her about it casually so I can re-state the instructions. I find that using programs like "Nearpod" for explaining visual arts concepts help me to reach my entire class and give me formative assessments in the moment that allow me to evaluate who needs extra help with the concept without drawing the attention of the other students to the one who needs support. |
1/19/2019
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Susan Convery
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- Describe at least one way you have used technology to meet the needs of a student with a disability in your classroom. Be sure to describe the specific technology and how it assisted the student with a disability.
Some of the technology programs I use to support my students with disabilities are Google Classroom, Google Docs and Google Slides. All of my assignments are posted on Google Classroom with links to all of the background they need including my lesson plans which are available to them on Google Docs. All of their research assignments are done using Google Slides which I own and share with them so they cannot be "accidentally" deleted. This way I can track when they work on their assignments and I can add private comments to them before the work is submitted for a grade. It helps me to support them in returning to their assignments when I can see when is the last time they opened it to work on it and it helps me to point them in the right direction when they research incorrect information. Google classroom sends reminders to them and tracks all of their due dates, Google Docs gives them access to a "living" lesson plan document that I can change as I learn how teach the subject better and Google Slides allows us to work collaboratively and privately. |
1/19/2019
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Susan Convery
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- Describe an example of adapted assessment you have successfully used in the fine arts classroom for students with disabilities.
I have many students with ADD and extended time accommodations which they need for their core subject areas, but do not need in the studio art classroom. I start all of my students with a drawing pre-assessment of shading and labeling the parts of light and shadow on a sphere and I do not assess spelling on the labeling. I am looking for the student's readiness to understand representation of the 3 dimensional form. I find that this pre-assessment removes my need to separate my students into those with IEPs and those without. Many of my "disabled/accommodation" students are exceptionally gifted in my classroom and my summative assessments are almost all project based so they build pride in their mastery of the subject material.
edited by Susan Convery on 1/19/2019 |