SPD 550 week 4 assignment
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spd_550_week_4_assignment.docxTopic Material:
Textbook1. Teaching in Today’s Inclusive Classrooms: A Universal Design for Learning Approach
Read chapters 12, 14, and 15 of Teaching in Today’s Inclusive Classrooms: A Universal Design for Learning Approach.
http://gcumedia.com/digital-resources/cengage/2012/teaching-in-todays-inclusive-classrooms_a-universal-design-for-learning-approach_ebook_2e.php
Electronic Resource1. Assistive Technology: An Overview
Read "Assistive Technology: An Overview," from The IRIS Center.
http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/at/chalcycle.htm 2. Common Core English Language Arts Standards
Review the Common Core English Language Arts Standards.
http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/ 3. Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects- Appendix B: Text Exemplars and Sample Performance Tasks
Review "Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects-Appendix B: Text Exemplars and Sample Performance Tasks," located on the Common Core State Standards Initiative website.
http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_B.pdf
e-Library Resource1. Integrating Content Area Literacy and Assistive Technology: A Teacher Development Institute
Read pages 27-38 of "Integrating Content Area Literacy and Assistive Technology: A Teacher Development Institute," by Puckett, Judge, and Brozo, from Southeastern Teacher Education Journal (2009).
Part A
ELA Lesson Plan and Rationale
Imagine you are a resource ELA teacher for fifth graders. Your resource class consists of nine students who are reading 2-3 grade levels below their peers.
Review Appendix B of the Common Core Standards and select a fifth grade exemplar informational text.
Create a lesson plan using the COE lesson plan template that incorporates assistive technology, the fifth grade exemplar informational text, and a Common Core Standard on Reading: Informational Text.
Along with your completed lesson plan, submit a 250-500-word rationale supporting your instructional choices.
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
Field Experience B: Assessment
Spend at least 4.5 hours to complete this part of the clinical field experience.
Complete two or more field experiences from the Focused Field Experience Activity List B:
FOCUSED FIELD EXPERIENCE ACTIVITY LIST B
· Observe and/or administer nonbiased formal classroom assessments. [InTASC 6]
· Observe and/or administer the use of technology in classroom assessments. [InTASC 6]
· Observe and/or develop individualized classroom assessments. [InTASC 6]
· Observe and/or develop modified individualized classroom assessments. [InTASC 6]
· Observe and/or provide feedback on individualized classroom assessment results to various stakeholders. [InTASC 6]
· Observe and/or monitor progress of students with exceptionalities. [InTASC 6]
· Observe and/or create and maintain classroom assessment records. [InTASC 6]
Across the program, your field experiences must include a mix of K-8 and 9-12 grade level settings, as well as a mix of students that are intellectually disabled, learning disabled, emotionally disabled, have orthopedic impairments, or other health impairments.
Reflect upon your clinical field experience choices in a 250-500-word summary.
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
Week 4 DQ 1- word count 200
What are considerations teachers should be aware of when it comes to the implementation and use of assistive technology in their own classrooms?
Week 4 DQ 2- word count 200
Identify either a low tech or high tech assistive technology that you have discovered and describe how you will implement it in your classroom.
