Extra Post: March

The kids made Abraham Lincoln out of construction paper and they also read books about him. 

As an activity the kids were told to make an "Olaf" out of marshmallows, candy, and pretzels sticks.

I mostly helped them with the eyes, the nose, and sticking the body together. 

Blog 18: Third Answer

Content:

Just like you did for answer 1 and 2 post your:

• EQ: What is the best resource a special ed team can provide high function children in elementary school to promote academic success?
• Answer #3 (Write in a complete sentence like a thesis statement)*
• The relationship between the teacher and the parents of the child should be positive and effective to the student's learning.
• 3 details to support the answer (a detail is a fact and an example)
• "The manner in which schools communicate and interact with parents affects the extent and quality of parents' home involvement with their children's learning. For example, schools that communicate bad news about student performance more often than recognizing students' excellence will discourage parent involvement by making parents feel they cannot effectively help their children."
• There are a lot of benefits of good parental involvement in their children's education, by getting ideas of how to help and support their children. (Such as learning about new programs the school has to offer.
• "There are other advantages for children when parents become involved — namely, increased motivation for learning, improved behavior, more regular attendance, and a more positive attitude about homework and school in general."
• The research source (s) to support your details and answer
• Interview 1

• Building Parent-Teacher Relationships

  By: American Federation of Teachers (2007)

• Concluding Sentence:
• A student should be able to go to school with a positive mentality and be able to get encouragement from their parents and the school.

Blog 17: Fourth Interview Questions

Contents:

1. What is the best resource a special ed team can provide high function autistic children in elementary school to promote academic success?

2. In what ways do you communicate with your student(s)?

3. How do you teach social rules/skills?

4. How do you define your teaching style?

5. How do you use technology in the classroom?

6. What would the routine of the class be on a regular basis?

7. What are the qualities to be a good teacher?

8. Have you ever been in a situation where a student has gotten too out of hand, if so what was the situation the student was in and how did you fix the problem?

9. What are actions/words you should not use while teaching an autistic student? 

10. What is the most significant way to grab a students attention?

11. What are your views on IEP Goals, are they effective?

12. What are examples of IEP Goals that have definitely not worked?

13. In this school who usually meets up for IEP meetings?

14. What are the roles of the different adults who also work in the room?

15. How are the adults/helpers certified in order to work in the classroom with the children?

16. What are some outside school activities or programs that are offered for the students?

17. What are the most effective ways to teach vocabulary to highly autistic students?

18. How do you know when a student is ready to pass to the next grade level?

19.  For you as a teacher, are there improvements you would want to make in the classroom during your years in teaching?

20. Has parent involvement ever been difficult (lack or too much)?

Extra Blog Post: February

The kids brought cereal boxes from home to make a Valentine's Day box to put their valentines cards inside them.

 

 

 

They counted candy hearts by their color (blue, green, yellow, pink, etc.) and made a graph

They measured the size of their boxes using paper clips.

Working on the worksheet.

Measuring their boxes with big candy hearts.

Counting his candy hearts.

Working on their graph.

Working on bar graph.