Student Engagement

8984The greatest compliment I received from a student was the young man said, "Mr. Quinn, your class is like a game show." This was from a student in a tough school in Baltimore City in a low socio-economic area where discipline in the school was...

Design tools, such as UDL, serve us and do not guide us”. What are your thoughts on that comment and does it in any way make you think differently about UDL and other similar approaches?

8977https://edtechbooks.org/jaid_10_1/challenges_and_oppor In the article included below, the authors state "We firmly believe in the following idea: design tools, such as UDL, serve us and do not guide us". What are your thoughts on that comment and does it in any way make you think differently about...

Name the benefits of using both MTSS and RTI with struggling elementary students, describing what they are and how they can benefit struggling students.

8965After completing “Differentiated Instruction: Maximizing the Learning of All Students” https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/di/#content and “RTI (PART 1),” https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/rti01/ First, describe how a multi-tiered system of support and response to intervention can support the learning of all students in a classroom. Second, list at least four benefits...

Clinical Field Experience A: Using Technology and Media in the Classroom

8954Using technology-based resources within the English language arts classroom supports real-world applications and helps to inspire teachers in their lesson planning and instructional practices. Continually exploring technology resources that can be utilized within the classroom demonstrates a teaching best practice. Allocate at least 4 hours in...

Technology and Multimedia in the Classroom

8953Advances over the last few decades have brought innovative and creative technological tools to the forefront of learning. Teachers must be aware of these tools to prepare students for professional and educational opportunities in the 21st century. Today’s students are digital natives, and they often...

Technology and Multimedia in the Classroom

8952Advances over the last few decades have brought innovative and creative technological tools to the forefront of learning. Teachers must be aware of these tools to prepare students for professional and educational opportunities in the 21st century. Today’s students are digital natives, and they often...

Unwrapping the ELA Standards

8951Successful teachers analyze grade-specific state or national academic content standards as they prepare instruction. By analyzing these standards at grade level, as well as above and below grade level, educators gain clear insight into the skills their students must master to be successful in their...

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) promotes better teaching practices for all educators. Discuss whether you agree or disagree with that statement.

8950Many have said that Universal Design for Learning (UDL) promotes better teaching practices for all educators. Discuss whether you agree or disagree with that statement. Then, provide all three examples in your essay to support your ideas; • specific reasons • facts • real-world examples Next, replies to either support or...

Consider students in the fourth grade level and the specific disability, autism spectrum disorder, provide information about services and supports for individuals with this disability.

8933As educators, we can communicate and collaborate with parents/guardians to provide information and resources that help them understand learning disabilities, define the roles of the state, school, and the parents/guardians in accessing and providing intervention services, and navigate the acquisition of information and support agencies...

Locate the parent training and information resource center in Arizona https://raisingspecialkids.org/ and review the site. Provide the link to your Arizona’s parent information and training center and describe at least three different services this organization provides. Include discussion of how this tool can be used to support families and individuals with disabilities in your future special education settings. Finally, discuss additional ways these resources could be utilized by teachers and families.

8927Arizona state department of education provides resources intended for parent training and information. These organizations provide advocacy services and community resources and supports. The contact information for these centers are located in a document, Procedural Safeguards, given to parents/guardians annually, and when there is a...