2/18/2019
Topic:
Students With Disabilities
THOMAS RAY
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Think of a student with a disability you have now, or have had in the past. Identify their disability. Describe the way in which their disability affected their learning. Describe at least one or more ways you successfully accommodated or modified instruction for this student. Share your response in the threaded discussion.
I have a current student in my 3D Animation class with a orthopedically impaired handicap. Her impairment limits extreme fine motor skills and she has a high frustration rate. Currently, she is in the 10th grade and is 18 years 5 months old. It is obvious that her impairment has an impact on her academics. She is also in the L25 list.
In order to better accomodate her, we have come to an agreement. The work has to be done, but the drawings do not need to be as elaborate as others. She is allowed to draw stick figures where appropriate (the class focus in on storyboarding). She still fully completes the modules in the class which track understanding through multiple choice questions. Occasionally, I will have to get her to take a little more time with her storyboarding, but she has adapted well and is on track to certify.
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2/18/2019
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
THOMAS RAY
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2. Describe at least one way you have used technology to meet the needs of a student with a disability in your art classroom. Be sure to identify or describe the specific technology and the student's disability. Share your response in the threaded discussion.
For the 3D Animation class, I noticed quickly that students of all types were having a hard time drawing with the mouse. As a result, I asked for drawing tablets for ALL students. The inclusion of these tablets has helped greatly especially with students that have fine locomotor skill issues.
These drawing tablets offer another way to complete the basic drawings and requirements of the class. |
2/18/2019
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
THOMAS RAY
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1. Provide/Describe one or more examples of adapted or alternative assessments you have successfully used in the art classroom for students with disabilities. Be sure to identify the student's disability. Share your response in the threaded discussion.
My student with an orthopedic disorder is allowed to either draw stick figures to represent characters in a storyboard or she can also find and use appropriate images from Google Searches. I do have to make sure she isn't taking too long in searching for the "perfect" image and she needs assistance with the correct file types to import as layers, but the work gets done. |