Final presentation-Teaching student with L.D.

Here is my final presentation in power point.
I do learned a lot about special needs through this lifelong learning researching and reading. There are so many scenarios in classroom beyond what I can imaging. There are endless strategies we need to learn and to apply at right time to the right student. I think it will take practice (experience) to apply different strategies to different circumstances, to get it become second nature.
http://portal.sliderocket.com/AIVBH/Teaching-Student-with-LD_4

LEARNERS FIRST BLOG PRESENTATION

FOR MY VIRTUAL PRESENTATION, I DECIDED TO PREPARE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION THAT SUMMARIZES MY RESEARCH AND BLOGS.  FOR THE RECORD, I PUT FUN ANIMATIONS IN THE PRESENTATION THAT DO NOT TRANSFER UNLESS I APPARENTLY PAY ONLINE SUBSCRIPTIONS.  MAYBE SOMEDAY....

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Science and standardized testing blog 8

Here is a link to my final presentation which I created with Prezi. I really learned a lot about standardized testing and how it relates to teaching science. I also learned a lot about how to use technology in teaching eventhough I fought change every step of the way! I now have a better understanding of what it takes to change a current way of thinking!

teaching student with AD/HD-lab

I was always fascinated by story about how students with ADD, ADHD success in learning. Especially science with lots of lab experiments. Keep in mind that these students are most of time restless, even have trouble remain seated, short attention span, easy to be distracted interrupt others, difficulty to follow instruction. Since inclusive teaching , no child left behind, and IEP programs is in practice. I think it will be useful if we learn some techniques to help ADHD students. this website provide lots of strategies for teacher to use. some are very similar to other general strategies to general disability students, some are specifically designed for ADHD students. Some of the techniques include: be flexible to the planned activities so that less difficulty exercises can be directed with similar learning goals; providing AD/HD students a visual model and a verbal description of directions; starting lab with some questions or activities that normally student can accomplish so that ADHD student gain confidence; giving AD/HD student extra assistance to make sure all students comprehend the instructions before beginning their tasks; help them feel comfortable to ask for assistance ; modify assignments as needed; since AD/HD are easily frustrated, when an experiment does not turn out as expected, stress and fatigue may lead to poor behavior. We need to make sure they understand it is common in science that experiment does not always end as expected. As always, extra patient and work is required to work with special needs.

http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/eric/faq/science.html

teaching student with behavioral disorder

Teaching student with behavioral disorder----in group activity and discussion

Behavioral disorders is caused by some sort of mental health issue. The population of students with behavioral disorder is substantial, that is 2-6% in K-12. In the science classroom, we need to be prepared. Some examples of behavioral disorder behaves are: initiating and reacting aggressively towards others, bullying, lack of feeling guilt, destruction. In researching some strategies in teaching science to students with behavioral disorders, I find this website to be very useful. http://www.as.wvu.edu/~scidis/behavior.html#sect1
Group interaction and discussion is a big part of a science class. Managing behavioral disorder individual become a big part effective teaching. Here are some strategies discussed: acknowledge the contributions from emotional disorder students; encourage the student to be a group spokesperson; gradually increase the challenges in the student's participation in group exercises while providing increased positive reinforcement; sometime they may experience social strain adjustment in a group context, it may be necessary to work gradually toward group activities; ensure that the normal students do not dominate the discussion or detract in any way from the successful performance of the behavioral disorder student. This all sounds theoretically reasonable. no doubt the disorder individual will benefit from it, but in reality, how to make balance on both normal disorder student get fair attention might be tricky. It takes practice, I guess.

teaching science with technology to students with LD

To prepare student ready for the 21st century, more and more technology are being used in the classroom. Teaching science is not exceptional. This present both opportunities and challenges to students with a broad range of abilities and disabilities. Specifically, I learned a few opportunity to apply technologies in the classroom to accommodate student’s specific disability to gain knowledge:
1.student with visual problem may have trouble reading standard text or viewing graphic images. In this case, large print would help. So access to adaptive technology such as computer that provides enlarged print will be useful.
2.student with hearing issues may need presentations and instructions with FM system; interpreter; printed materials; facing student for lip reading or sign language interpreter.
3.student with specific learning disability may have difficult to understand concepts. Accommodated with visual, aural, and tactile demonstrations incorporated into instruction will be necessary or extra time and access to materials via a computer equipped with speech and large print output and Internet access.
4.student who has difficulty taking notes in class because of mobility or visual impairment can be accommodated with in-class access to a computer with adaptive technology and a word processor.
5.student with difficulty to see demonstrations; viewing lab experiments because they are seating in a wheelchair can be accommodated with adjustable-height tables and flexible seating arrangements.
6.student who has difficulty: completing an assignment or lab because of a health impairment can be accommodated with: flexible scheduling arrangements.
7. for student who has difficulty to do research, information accessible on computer (e.g., disk, Internet) with adaptive technology can be helpful.

http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/eric/faq/science.html

Science and standardized testing blog 7

There are many concerns about standardized testing that people have. These concerns are nothing new to education, but with the NCLB act in place more people are speaking out about standardized testing's failures. To be fair I am also looking at the pro arguments of standardized testing.

Positives of Standardized tests:

practical

• less time consuming
• easier to administer
• easier to grade
• easier to track progress of students by group and subject

objective

• A machine is unbiased towards the test taker

Negatives of Standardized Tests:

Bias

• tests are biased in favor of students whose culture and upbringing closely resemble that of the test makers: white middle class males

over all purpose

• to rank students, teachers, and schools
• requirement to label successes and failures
• measure learning in just a small time frame

references: http://homepage.eircom.net/~seaghan/articles/10.htm

https://www.msu.edu/~youngka7/testing.html