Equity for the Exceptional Learner
Session 1
If you haven’t done so already, please read
“Understanding the Differences Between IDEA and
Section 504” in the SPED section of your binder.
You need this background knowledge for our
discussions this evening, so please begin reading
now.
Right now…Amanda. Amanda! Turn around, please,
and begin reading.
Equity for the Exceptional Learner
Session 1
Any educational efforts may said to be unsuccessful to
the extent that student achievement is normally
distributed. Benjamin Bloom
Equity for the Exceptional Learner
Session 1
The man who can make hard things easy is the
educator. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Equity for the Exceptional Learner
Session 1
Learning is something students do, not something
done to students. Alfie Kohn
Beginning Class Items
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Announcements
Book share
Article share
General thoughts or comments
Anyone move or get a job?
Amber Harris
Ticket 3
I have always wanted to teach. It all started when I was 4 years old and at
the daycare that I was staying at, I had my “students” call me Miss. Jobe. I
want to teach because I feel like I can offer something unique. That’s a great
place to begin. That sounds very cliché, but I feel like there is no one else
like me in the world. I would tend to agree. You are very unique while at the
same time very charming and endearing. The ways I think, act, and speak
are different than anyone else and I feel like that in itself is very different. I
have always done my own thing and I love going out of the box to get the job
done and I feel like I can reach all levels of kids when someone thinks that
way. I also think that will serve you well. I have a little “Amber” in me, too,
and that part of me is very conducive to motivating and inspiring students, so
I think you are in good shape.
A high school biology teacher has students use learning logs on a regular basis. Following
are some reflection questions the teacher asked students to address in their logs during a
recent unit on biology and society.
What did you learn from the video we saw today?
Do you think the work we just read by Rachel Carson, a biologist and environmentalist who
wrote decades ago, is as relevant today as it was when it was written? Why or why not?
How did your group’s research contribute to your understanding of the ethical dimensions
of biological sciences?
Those questions best reflect the teacher’s use of which of the following principles related to
learning?
------------------------------------------------------------------A. Learning is enhanced when students are challenged to formulate general rules and
principles on their own based on their knowledge of specifics
B. Learning tends to be most meaningful when students’ acquisition of knowledge and
skills is self-motivated
C. Learning occurs most effectively when students are prompted to consciously regulate
the skills and procedures they use to obtain new knowledge
D. Learning is reinforced when students are provided with opportunities to actively
process new information
A high school biology teacher has students use learning logs on a regular basis. Following
are some reflection questions the teacher asked students to address in their logs during a
recent unit on biology and society.
What did you learn from the video we saw today?
Do you think the work we just read by Rachel Carson, a biologist and environmentalist who
wrote decades ago, is as relevant today as it was when it was written? Why or why not?
How did your group’s research contribute to your understanding of the ethical dimensions
of biological sciences?
Those questions best reflect the teacher’s use of which of the following principles related to
learning?
------------------------------------------------------------------A. Learning is enhanced when students are challenged to formulate general rules and
principles on their own based on their knowledge of specifics
B. Learning tends to be most meaningful when students’ acquisition of knowledge and
skills is self-motivated
C. Learning occurs most effectively when students are prompted to consciously regulate
the skills and procedures they use to obtain new knowledge
D. Learning is reinforced when students are provided with opportunities to actively
process new information
Equity for the Exceptional Learner
Session 1
“One Teacher’s Dream”
People
July 6, 2006
Equity for the Exceptional Learner
Session 1
Read “Understanding the Differences Between IDEA
and Section 504” (pp. 1-8)
Equity for the Exceptional Learner
Session 1
Read “Understanding the Differences Between IDEA
and Section 504” (pp. 1-8)
Divide into groups
Answer five questions from figure 2 in the article
Discuss as class when complete
Equity for the Exceptional Learner
Session 1
“School Accommodations and Modifications” (pp. 9-12)
Discussion
• Differences between accommodations and
modifications
• Assign “A” or “M” to each item on the list
Equity for the Exceptional Learner
Session 1
“The Responsibilities of the General Education Teacher”
(p. 13)
Please return from break within 15 minutes
Equity for the Exceptional Learner
Session 2
It’s a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.
Albert Einstein
Equity for the Exceptional Learner
Session 2
The aim of education is the knowledge not of fact, but
of values. William R. Inge (Author, 1860-1954)
The computer stations in the school’s library/media center have access to
the internet. Ms. Platt would like to use a research project assignment as
an opportunity to develop students’ proficiency at using the internet.
The students will be conducting online research over the course of several
days. Ms. Platt can best facilitate their work by:
------------------------------------------------------------------A. Printing out all the pages containing relevant information that students encounter
in the course of their search
B. Advising students to take careful notes of all relevant information during their
online sessions
C. Allocating specific computer stations to individual students for the duration of the
project
D. Showing students how to create their own personal Bookmarks/Favorites file to
save useful URL addresses
The computer stations in the school’s library/media center have access to
the internet. Ms. Platt would like to use a research project assignment as
an opportunity to develop students’ proficiency at using the internet.
The students will be conducting online research over the course of several
days. Ms. Platt can best facilitate their work by:
------------------------------------------------------------------A. Printing out all the pages containing relevant information that students encounter
in the course of their search
B. Advising students to take careful notes of all relevant information during their
online sessions
C. Allocating specific computer stations to individual students for the duration of the
project
D. Showing students how to create their own personal Bookmarks/Favorites file to
save useful URL addresses
Equity for the Exceptional Learner
Session 2
F.A.T. City
Beyond F.A.T. City