2/7/2023
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Steven Armstrong
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I currently work with an E/BD class once per week. This class is composed of about 10 students in grades 1 through 5.
Working with a class like this, I have had to change many of the processes in my classroom to make transitions easier on the students and to always go over rules and procedures before we do anything in my classroom. I have found that in some lessons I do with these students they are able to grasp quickly and excel past what other students of their age group are doing. Other lessons have been derailed because of an issue going wrong and a student responding to the situation in a way that upset or disrupted the other students' learning process
The big way I have adjusted my music class for E/BD students is to include more music on feelings and emotions. I have found music on Quaver (our school music curriculum) that help reinforce the social-emotional lessons the students are working on outside of the music room. |
4/6/2023
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Steven Armstrong
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Option 2 - Last year I worked at a school 1 day per week with a DHH population. Many students worked with a translator and also used an FM transmitter to like to their hearing aids. While working with these students I learned how the device worked and where to place it in relation to the speakers and my voice. I was frequently told by the students that my deep male voice was too loud for the device. We were able to work together to find a solution that worked for all the students using the device. |
4/6/2023
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Steven Armstrong
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Option 1 - I have used adaptive assessments with students when doing playing tests. I have altered the test by shortening it, simplifying it, and adjusting the notes when it is something the student is struggling with. |