3/3/2020
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Marissa Colon
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Fine Arts educators: Think of a student with a disability you have now or in the past. Describe ways in which their disability affected their learning in your class.
A few years ago, I had students from an ASD unit attend class with general population. Their disability affected their learning in class in different ways. Some students were over stimulated from listening/playing music. Other students could not be in the room when playing loud instruments, not due to over stimulation but they could not handle loud sounds in general. Students also struggled during free movement because many rely on structure to get through class/day. My main frustration that affected their learning was that I could not spend as much time with my students in the ASD unit to make them more successful in music because I had an entire general population class that I also had to work with. |
3/3/2020
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Marissa Colon
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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.
My school district is a Quaver district. When I am using Quaver, I assigned activities and songs in the student's Quaver account. Students are able to access these resources in their regular classroom, the music room and at home to practice the skills they are learning in class. I also log into a separate computer/tablet that the student can work on while I am working on the board so that they practice at their own pace while the class is also working on the board. |
3/3/2020
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Marissa Colon
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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 used exit tickets in my class on many occasions. For some of my students with disabilities, I have let them show in diagram/picture or verbally to me what the answer would be instead of writing the answer on the exit ticket. Using diagram, pictures or verbal responsive my students with disabilities have had great success show the knowledge they have learned. |