6/11/2018
Topic:
Students With Disabilities
Dustin Clark
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Last year in a Ceramics I class, I had a student who was physical disabled. He was paralyzed from the waist down and had limited strength/mobility in arms and hands. This made it especially difficult for him to use proper stance, form and body weight to manipulate clay for techniques like wedging or rolling slabs of clay. We were able to break the parts of several assignments into chunks in order for him to maintain success and manage the fatigue and soreness in his hands. |
6/11/2018
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Dustin Clark
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2. 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. Share your response in the threaded discussion.
I had a student who is non-verbal due to a genetic disease. He uses the teacher lap-top at his work station to type questions and responses to questions throughout the period. Before implementing this technology, he seemed disinterested in the subject and frustrated that he was unable to communicate his thoughts and ideas. After implementation, he was able to excel and engage in the assignments. |
6/11/2018
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Dustin Clark
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1. Provide/Describe one or more examples of adapted or alternative assessments you have successfully used in the art classroom for students with disabilities. Be sure to identify the student's disability. Share your response in the threaded discussion.
As a high school ceramics teacher, I often have classes of nearly 60 students. This leads to an over stimulated environment for some students who fall on the Autism Spectrum. More often than not, I adapt assessment location to lower visual and auditory stimulus to help focus these students. Sometimes this requires an alternative testing site, but could be as simple as relocating to a different part of the classroom. I am fortunate enough to have an office that has been converted to a "private studio space" for students who excel or need a quite space to work. |