4/15/2020
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Ashley Trares
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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.
One student that I had in class had a visual disability. It affected his learning in class because he had a lot of trouble seeing things that were too far away as well as small print. To help I made sure he was sitting at the front of the room. I would provide him large print items. I would also enlarge the print on the computer screen. I also provided him with copies of what I was showing on the screen to the class. |
4/15/2020
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Ashley Trares
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I really like all of your ideas for using the Smartboard. I have a Smartboard, too, and have been looking for ways to incorporate it more.
Dalphna Bunch wrote:
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.
I have used my Smartboard in my classes in multiple ways. I have incorporated some of the games offered by SMART to aid with understanding in different Art Elements, especially Color. There are sorting games that can be created. I have had students sort color families, such as: Primary/Secondary colors, Warm/Cool colors, Analogous color sets, etc. SMART has matching games, vocab games, and even grouping trivia games where students can compete.
I have also used coloring apps from my computer connected to the Smartboard for individual students to demonstrate steps they took to create a project. This help instill the project's creative process and the student became the teacher for their classmates. Students often become more engaged when one of their peers is standing in front of them instead of their regular teacher. I have often found that a student that has behavioral problems in class will change their behaviors when you entrust them to "teach". Giving them "control" of the device, such as a computer connected to the SMARTboard, empowers them and makes them more accountable of their learning.
I am also considering using Task Cards for Cooperative Learning in a Technical application. The Task Cards will be displayed and as the groups complete a step, they can check it off. This will help the students see their progress, and those who are ahead can see who may need peer help. This will also help me as a teacher know when a student is ready to have their progress assessed, corrected, &/or retaught.
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4/16/2020
Topic:
Tools And Strategies
Ashley Trares
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Fine Arts educators (choose one):
- Describe how two of the strategies discussed could potentially be implemented in your classroom. Be sure to identify the two strategies by name and describe how they could be used to address the needs of a student with a disability.
- 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.
I have always used graphic organizers to help students stay organized. I also use grouping practices. Strategic grouping can help meet needs of all of the students in a class. |
4/16/2020
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Ashley Trares
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Fine Arts educators (choose ONE):
- Describe an example of adapted assessment you have successfully used in the fine arts classroom for students with disabilities.
- Think of a fine arts student with a disability you have now or in the past. Review the Assessment Accommodations Checklist and select two options that could potentially benefit this student in assessing his or her fine arts learning. Discuss how they would benefit the student.
- Exit tickets are helpful in quickly seeing what students know/need to know. A prompt can be provided. Students could also draw a picture.
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