4/25/2023
Topic:
Students With Disabilities
Tiffany Lee
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I have taught a dancer with physical and intellectual disabilities dance for many years. We would allow her to try every step and movement as the rest of the class but would need to physically move her to a spot by holding her hand and leading her. Each performance she would have a solo as she could remember steps, although she would often need cues to stay with the music as she often rushed. She loved dance and her classmates. It was beautiful to see her mom cry as she took the stage and beamed with joy. |
4/25/2023
Topic:
Tools And Strategies
Tiffany Lee
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Technology, specifically recording our choreography has been a great advantage as we critique our own pieces and movement. Our students are no longer fully reliant on a teacher to try and explain a correction, but we can go to video, pause and show explicitly the need for correction in timing, shape or quality of movement. Often our students with attention disabilities or slower paced learning need a break from hearing their names over and over trying to clean a piece. Video has greatly helped us teach better and created a more positive, inclusive atmosphere. |
4/25/2023
Topic:
Assessment Of Learning
Tiffany Lee
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We had our students research a ballet and present the story as a summary with various needed components. We gave each student a graphic organizer that they had to turn in and our students were able to choose their method of sharing (ie read from their notecards or use their graphic organizer. They were given multiple opportunities to practice their presentation and all students did great with the small assistance. Many of our ESE students chose to use the graphic organizer while many gifted students used the note cards and all were sucessful. The means were not as important as the process of researching and presenting. |