by Nora Madsen | Jan 9, 2019 | 11/12th Grade, 9/10th Grade, Solutions, Special Education
A lot of the reading that I was doing about students with intellectual disabilities was around the importance of developing life skills. One of my fears is that they are not learning those skills explicitly at our school. I’ve also been speaking with our liaison at...
by Alex Zaugg | Jan 9, 2019 | 11/12th Grade, 9/10th Grade, Solutions, Special Education
The words “data analysis” probably don’t evoke much excitement in our high school students, but having the ability to closely examining data sets, graphs, and statistics can be an extremely useful life tool. Throughout our semester together in Microbiology, my...
by Alex Schmerge | Oct 9, 2018 | 11/12th Grade, 9/10th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Special Education
PoP: How might we authentically include students with severe disabilities so they are academically engaged in their classes and socially engaged in the school community through my role in Speech? ESA strives to be a community inclusive of all people, and in many ways...
by Alex Zaugg | Oct 9, 2018 | Special Education
PoP: How might we authentically include students with severe disabilities so they are academically engaged in their classes and socially engaged in the school community through my role in ICT? In the world of education, the biggest challenge is ensuring all students...
by Nora Madsen | Oct 9, 2018 | 11/12th Grade, 9/10th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Special Education
PoP: How might we authentically include students with severe disabilities so they are academically engaged in their classes and socially engaged in the school community through my role in SETSS? Most of the students with Autism and ID in our school experience a level...
by Nora Madsen | Oct 8, 2018 | 11/12th Grade, 9/10th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Special Education
In recent years, our school has been receiving more students with more severe disabilities, in particular students with Autism and Intellectual Disabilities (previously Mental Retardation). Our special education team and instructional staff are unaccustomed to...
