11/25/2019
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Brannan G Lawson
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Many years ago when I first came into the art room I had taught 2nd grade,so I was not new to teaching but just to art and multiple grade levels and students. A 3rd grade classroom came in and I began teaching, suddenly a male student stood up and began clapping loudly and banging his chest. I was totally caught off guard and stood frozen not sure what to do. Come to find out he was on the range of autism but no one informed me or let me know anything about this student. I still was informed of very little and had to learn a lot that year. His learning was greatly affected by his disability. He had no interest in what we were working on. He would draw what he wanted on his paper with no regards to what we were focusing on. Which I did not discourage since he was still working on art, it was just what he was interested in. He continued to have outburst and I worked my way around them mostly not for them to distract the other students working in my room. Even though his disability held him from learning all the skills I taught we still formed a relationship. Now if a student walked in my room today in that manner I would utilize our staff to help since our classes are very large, I still wouldn't be able to give him the one on one attention he would need. |
11/25/2019
Topic:
Tools And Strategies
Brannan G Lawson
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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 classroom. Be sure to identify or describe the specific technology and the student's disability. Share your response in the threaded discussion.
I use ipads in my room often. Each lesson is videoed and archived on YouTube, to help pace my lessons for all. Students who need a closer view or a slower pace is able to have an ipad at their desk. The video is able to be paused and played as often as the student needs to get through the step by step directions I am going over. Student's who are vision impaired have the ability to see the lesson up close on their personal ipad. Also any student who needs extra time or goes at a slower pace is able to pause the video when needed and play when ready. |
11/25/2019
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Brannan G Lawson
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1. Provide/Describe one or more examples of adapted or alternative assessments you have successfully used in the classroom for students with disabilities. Be sure to identify the student's disability. Share your response in the threaded discussion.
Exit Cards, to ensure students grasp the goal for that particular day or lesson. The question asked was a general question and it allowed me to see if the student understood the goal of the day.
Also we use sketchbooks to use each time they see me. In the sketchbook we practice the skill and it allows me to have one on one moment with each student to aid them in the process of evaluation. It gives me time to check them to see where each student is at with their drawing.
I have a range of disabilities I teach, within the mainstream classroom ADHD and autism are the most common. |