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EDUCATIONAL ADAPTATIONS EDUCATIONAL ADAPTATIONS You have reflected on the adaptations that are helpful for a variety of special needs, and you have seen in action the adaptations and accommodations different teachers make. In this section, you are asked to consider the extent to which the school provides support to teachers and students in making adaptations to meet special needs. School Resources for Students with Special Needs: Each school will have varying resources on-site or available upon request to respond to the special circumstances of students with special needs. These resources include: human/professional resources such as psychologists or occupational therapists who may help in diagnosis of a student and in consulting with teachers informational resources such as reference books or on-line sites professional development resources such as funding for teachers to attend training or classes, or in-service training equipment/technology resources such as special chairs or special pens and pencils, computers and software building resources such as a resource room, aides, special rooms for in-school suspensions (considered a resource only if they function as more than a "time-out" room), technology that is available in special centers rather than at the classroom level Survey the school where you are doing your placement to see what resources are available to students and faculty. Reflect on what you see, including discussion of resources you feel are needed that are not available, or resources that are not used as much or as well as they might be. Include discussion also of whether school personnel access resources outside the school. These resources may be professionals in specific fields, or special training, or simply particular websites or State offices that might provide information not available at the school. On a page that follows this one, enter resources you have found at the school where you have observed. Include reflections regarding resources that are available and the extent to which they are used, and about resources that are not available but should be. PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES RESOURCES Parents: Parents can be a most valuable resource in working with children with special needs. They are their children’s first teachers, and are often the children’s most powerful advocates. Parents want and need to know what is happening in their children’s classroom and can be helpful in understanding issues that are affecting their children’s school performance. In addition, they can extend classroom lessons into the home environment. Here are some ideas to enhance teachers’ relationship with parents as resources. -Teachers should have parents’ contact information for each child. -There should be frequent contact between the teacher and parents, especially for younger children. Such contact can include -notice of children’s accomplishments, effort, improvement -information gathering--learning children’s home situation, things that may affect their school work -notice of concerns about children’s behavior or performance -invitations for parents to observe the classroom -invitations for parents to express their observations, concerns, things they are pleased with in their children’s progress -recommendations of books or activities parents might use to work with their children at home -a monthly or quarterly news page that lets parents know what their children are covering in terms of content and activities. [Notes teachers make about children can be subpoenaed. Be sure that all comments about children are objective and supportable.] Document the parent contact practices used by your mentor teacher. Reflect on what you see, and insert your observations and reflections directly after this page. Films on Demand- available through the Learning Commons databases at FCC Free to all students. Attached here is a lengthy list of possible options for fulfilling the hours you have remaining for observation. You will note that the first page gives you films that are available at Frederick Community College; the administrator who distributed this resource believes most will also be available from the PGCC library, and the library is eager to be of service to our students during this crazy time. You can access the library online through PGCC's webpage. The rest of the current resources are from youtube. You may choose ones you find there, or substitute others if you choose. Please document what you watched and the length of time of the videos. Your observations and reflections are based on historical rather than current observation. Here’s my user for blackboard if you prefer to use my school’s library or just watch it from this list or youtube. User: atanawan6484 PW:Kwagoko216 The Classroom Mosaic: Culture and Learning – 30 minutes 6th/9th grade https://ezproxy.frederick.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=96237&xtid=111584 Hot Tips for Classroom Management – 30 minutes Middle/High https://ezproxy.frederick.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=96237&xtid=40277 Emotional Intelligence in the Classroom – 30 minutes Middle/High https://ezproxy.frederick.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=96237&xtid=40273 Integrating ESL Students Into the Classroom – 30 minutes Middle/High https://ezproxy.frederick.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=96237&xtid=35996 Teaching ESL Students in the Mainstream Classroom – 30 minutes Elementary/Middle https://ezproxy.frederick.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=96237&xtid=94153 The Power of RTI: Classroom Management Strategies – 1 hour ECE/Elementary https://ezproxy.frederick.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=96237&xtid=43954 Brain-Compatible Practices for the Classroom: Grades K-6 – 1 hour ECE/Elementary https://ezproxy.frederick.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=96237&xtid=60321 Eye Openers are Mind Openers: Attention Exercises for the Classroom – 1 hour ECE/Elementary https://ezproxy.frederick.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=96237&xtid=50567 Teaching Lessons and Learning Lessons in the Special Ed Classroom – 30 minutes All grades https://ezproxy.frederick.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=96237&xtid=30086 How a Classroom on Wheels is Expanding Access to Early Education – 5 minutes ECE https://ezproxy.frederick.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=96237&xtid=195779 Communities as Classrooms – 30 minutes Middle/High https://ezproxy.frederick.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=96237&xtid=118585 TEACH - 1 hour and 30 minutes All ages https://ezproxy.frederick.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=96237&xtid=146108 RTI and DI: The Dynamic Duo – 30 minutes ECE/Elementary https://ezproxy.frederick.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=96237&xtid=43951 I Want All the Turns! Supporting Children in Resolving Problems and Conflicts – 1 hour and 30 mins ECE/Elementary https://ezproxy.frederick.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=96237&xtid=167491 Building Mathematical Competencies in Early Childhood – 30 minutes ECE/Elementary https://ezproxy.frederick.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=96237&xtid=52082 Schools that Change Communities – 1 hour High School https://ezproxy.frederick.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=96237&xtid=169142 Infant-Toddler Learning Environment – 45 minutes ECE https://ezproxy.frederick.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=96237&xtid=167500 School of the Future – 1 hour, 45 minutes All Grades https://ezproxy.frederick.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=96237&xtid=151285 From the Bronx to Yale: The Power of High School “Speech” – 15 minutes High School https://ezproxy.frederick.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=96237&xtid=149983 180 Days: Hartsville: Part 1 and 2 – 1 hour, 30 minutes ECE/Elementary https://ezproxy.frederick.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=96237&xtid=131284 https://ezproxy.frederick.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=96237&xtid=131285 YouTube Options Kindergarten- Traditional - 47 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf_8XaskJ7o ECE/Elementary Kindergarten on the First Day – 30 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur4x_52yuk8 ECE/Elementary Kindergarten: introducing centers – 15 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur4x_52yuk8 ECE/Elementary First Grade Literacy Lesson – 15 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KEeUKo1dU8 ECE/Elementary Engaging Young Children in the Outdoor Environment – 30 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrEfhE5VuSQ ECE/Elementary Morning Circle at Pre-School – 15 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZY-hB2C_Iw ECE/Elementary Observing in the Child Care Center Collection - 30 minutes EACH ECE only https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDg2hR1FPgA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljahBVDaBNE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz0Oh2cxoTU Kindergarten Phonics Lesson – 45 Minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjNv2dQCFEk ECE/Elementary First Grade Math Lesson on Time – 30 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t13JZRqaZx4 ECE/Elementary Second Grade Reading – 1 hour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKk2XzCSHu4 Elementary Second Grade Math Counts Lesson – 45 Minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgW9hJE_n_s ECE/Elementary Third Grade Math Lesson – 45 Minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8UqmMyiFCE Elementary Third Grade First Encounter with Whole Brain Teaching – 15 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8zHAK0vJM Elementary Third Grade Whole Brain Science Lesson – 15 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFEFbC63HMg Elementary Classroom Management (5th grade), Week 1, Day 1 – 30 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgk-719mTxM Elementary Fourth Grade Poetry Lesson – 15 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFO8JC85Pis Elementary Fourth Grade ELA – Main Idea – 15 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJVd0RmibbM Elementary Fourth Grade Close Reading – 1 hour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jZ0Zks_JIA Elementary Fourth Grade Science – 30 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg83S9OoX4o Elementary School Mr. A Teaching 5th Grade Social Studies – 30 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhl6xK6undg Elementary Fifth Grade Math Lesson – 30 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbBjamdbVbI Elementary Teaching Close Reading Through Science – 30 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvZgCTgBm_w Elementary School Sixth Grade Math – 15 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4PEtIp-5OQ Middle School Sixth Grade English Class – 15 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akdu-m_35IQ Middle School KCSD Lesson series Sarah Jarrard 6th Grade Science – 45 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX4Qc3XAosk Middle School Mr. Mohlman’s 6th Grade Science Lesson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJJBzNZ2QXg Middle School Pre-Algebra Class – 30 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyClt5S0gF8 Middle School 7th Grade ELA – 15 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr0H0RHQHis Middle School Ingrid Rachal’s 7th Grade ELA Class – 30 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BLUBs-Sf9I Middle School 7th Grade Problem Solving/Graphing - 15 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNztyhuzLuY Middle School 8th Grade Reading – 30 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-sAFxAt5wM Middle School 8th Grade Rhetorical Analysis – 15 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unuhwXWwftg Middle School 8th Grade Language Arts Lesson – Novel Study – 30 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIsfCmPI0cU Middle School Middle School Lesson Study #2 – 1 hour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAlTCikPjy4 Middle School Middle School Grammar Lesson –ESL – 30 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sASIbUsn2-Y Middle School 9th Grade Biology – 15 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9kyl_WPFhU High School 9th Grade ELA – 15 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyh3M8SCB3M High School High School Math – Story Problems – 30 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qkl_KcyY3kM High School Close Reading, Grade 10 – 30 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFRClI2q18Y High School 11th Grade Mathematics - 1 hour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyDTdzEc6mA High School Mental Health Lesson “Tennis Ball Toss” - 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Minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoNchoFOMYA High School Social Health Activity – Shoelace Jump Rope – 15 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcItX1gNgk4 High School High School Literature Analysis – 15 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qE1KlWN06o High School High School Social Studies – 30 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDdv3JXJ2nU High School Arithmetic Sequences/Math - 45 Minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ37yh-4SYc High School