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Equity for the Exceptional Learner Equity for the Exceptional Learner Session 1Session 1

If you haven’t done so already, please read If you haven’t done so already, please read “Understanding the Differences Between IDEA and “Understanding the Differences Between IDEA and Section 504” Section 504” in the SPED section of your binder.in the SPED section of your binder.

You need this background knowledge for our You need this background knowledge for our discussions this evening, so please begin reading discussions this evening, so please begin reading now.now.

Right now…Amanda. Amanda! Turn around, please, Right now…Amanda. Amanda! Turn around, please, and begin reading.and begin reading.


Any educational efforts may said to be unsuccessful Any educational efforts may said to be unsuccessful to the extent that student achievement is normally to the extent that student achievement is normally distributed. distributed. Benjamin BloomBenjamin Bloom


The man who can make hard things easy is the The man who can make hard things easy is the educator. educator. Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson


Learning is something students do, not something Learning is something students do, not something done to students. done to students. Alfie KohnAlfie Kohn

Beginning Class Items Beginning Class Items

1.1. Announcements Announcements 2.2. Book shareBook share3.3. Article shareArticle share4.4. General thoughts or commentsGeneral thoughts or comments5.5. Anyone move or get a job? Anyone move or get a job?

Amber Harris

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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 specificsB. Learning tends to be most meaningful when students’ acquisition of knowledge and

skills is self-motivatedC. Learning occurs most effectively when students are prompted to consciously regulate

the skills and procedures they use to obtain new knowledgeD. Learning is reinforced when students are provided with opportunities to actively

process new information


““One Teacher’s Dream”One Teacher’s Dream”PeoplePeople

July 6, 2006July 6, 2006


Read “Understanding the Differences Between IDEA Read “Understanding the Differences Between IDEA and Section 504” (pp. 1-8)and Section 504” (pp. 1-8)


Read “Understanding the Differences Between IDEA Read “Understanding the Differences Between IDEA and Section 504” (pp. 1-8)and Section 504” (pp. 1-8)

Divide into groupsDivide into groupsAnswer five questions from figure 2 in the article Answer five questions from figure 2 in the article Discuss as class when completeDiscuss as class when complete


““School Accommodations and Modifications” (pp. 9-12)School Accommodations and Modifications” (pp. 9-12)DiscussionDiscussion• Differences between accommodations and Differences between accommodations and

modifications modifications • Assign “A” or “M” to each item on the list Assign “A” or “M” to each item on the list


““The Responsibilities of the General Education Teacher”The Responsibilities of the General Education Teacher”(p. 13)(p. 13)

Please return from break within 15 minutesPlease return from break within 15 minutes


It’s a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. It’s a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. Albert EinsteinAlbert Einstein


The aim of education is the knowledge not of fact, but The aim of education is the knowledge not of fact, but of values. of values. William R. Inge (Author, 1860-1954)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


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