Instruction
Reflect and answer the following questions, without identifying any particular students by names, etc. If you do not have your own classroom, you will need to observe and interview a general education teacher. Or, if your classroom is not diverse, interview another teacher.
How many students in the classroom are in the following categories:
Students who are Gifted and Talented
Students who have High Incidence Disabilities (Learning Disabled, Emotional Disturbance, Mildly Cognitively Impaired, Speech/Language Impaired, Physically Impaired, High Functioning Autism) Students who have Low Incidence Disabilities (Moderately Cognitively Impaired, Hearing Impaired, Visually Impaired, Low Functioning Autism, Multiply Impaired, Severe and Profound Cognitive Impairments)
Students who are English Language Learners
Students who-who are two or more grade levels behind in reading, writing, or mathematics.
Students who are from impoverished families
Students whose culture is different from the dominant culture of the school.
Students who are average and functioning at grade level.
How do you collaborate with grade level partners, special education personnel, specialists, administrators, parents, students, and community agencies? What are strengths and areas for improvement in working collaboratively with all stakeholders?
How do you plan for instruction to meet the individual and collective needs of students?
What are the challenges of collaboration?
Create a presentation or write a paper to answer the questions, elaborate, and relate the body of literature.
If you choose to complete a presentation you may use Microsoft PowerPoint, Prezi, a free web presentation website (http://prezi.com/), or Google Presentations (https://docs.google.com/templates?type=presentations). Your presentation should be 10-15 slides that include a title slide and a reference slide. Slides should be easy to read and visually appealing. Only keywords and phrases should be on the slide itself. Use the notes section below the slide or a separate Word document to add substance
If you prefer to write a paper, it should be written in essay format (not question and answer). Your paper should be between 3 and 5 pages.
Regardless of format selected, cite/reference, and write in APA 6th edition style.
Please submit your assignment by Sunday, 11:55 pm ET