1/8/2021
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Julie Fahey
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I love that Art can be so naturally tiered. As a visual arts teacher I can immediately see what the students are understanding and able to do and where they are struggling. We start every unit in their sketchbooks where they can practice skills, design thumbnail sketches, test materials, etc. The sketchbook time allows me to see which students need additional guidance before they start their actual project. Once students start their project, I also individually help students who I know will need more help to get from one step to the next. |
1/8/2021
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Julie Fahey
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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 art classroom. Be sure to identify or describe the specific technology and the student's disability.
I have a student with vision and orthepedic disabilities. He uses an enlarged keyboard that he attaches to his laptop so that he can see the letters on the keys better. He is able to do any written responses on his laptop. He also uses an app called Paint 3D that helps him express his learning due to fine motor limitations. |
3/22/2021
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Julie Fahey
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Two strategies that I use in my art classroom are Tiered Lessons and Peered Partners. It is necessary to tier the lessons to meet the varied abilities of my students, including students with specific disabilities. My students with disabilities receive more one-on-one help, especially at the beginning of a unit. I also require these students to do fewer numbers of the required items, for example draw 3 instead of the required 5. If more time is needed, I do not take off points for turning the project in at a later time. Peered Partners is a great strategy when we are doing activities that involve reading or writing. My students often do art analysis of a given artwork. It is beneficial for the students to work in pairs so they can discus what they see and can decide what to write about for each prompt. |
3/26/2021
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Julie Fahey
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I use a rubric to assess all of the larger projects in my art classes. I feel like I do not adapt the assessment as much as I adapt the assignment/project so that my students with disabilities can still demonstrate that they understand and can apply the criteria we are striving for in each project. The rubric will communicate the areas that the student was more successful in and which areas were not as strong. |