A description on social justice and a provide resource.
Social justice should be a reflection of the students and their experiences. Its what the students can provide with the curriculum taught in the class room. Social justice helps to better grasp the concepts of the given topics provided by the teachers while being able to relate to the students. Provide is a resource on social justice that explains in depth on how teachers can relate to the students lives.
http://mapschool.wikispaces.com/Science+and+Social+Justice
Current evets in science and social justice:
Atlanta Science Tavern
for nonscientists to meet with scientists to discuss current issues.
http://www.atlantasciencetavern.com/
Science Daily: current events and science-http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/science_society/social_issues/
Indykids: A newspaper by students that includes science related articles:
http://indykids.net/main/
Science curriculum/activity/ sources
The Black Inventor Online:
http://www.blackinventor.com/
4000 Years of Women in Science:
http://crux.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/4000WS.html
Green Teacher magazine/books:
http://www.greenteacher.com/
Race: A teacher’s guide:
http://www.understandingrace.org/resources/for_teachers.html
Water in the 21st century:
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/2003/5/
http://mapschool.wikispaces.com/Science+and+Social+Justice
Current evets in science and social justice:
Atlanta Science Tavern
for nonscientists to meet with scientists to discuss current issues.
http://www.atlantasciencetavern.com/
Science Daily: current events and science-http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/science_society/social_issues/
Indykids: A newspaper by students that includes science related articles:
http://indykids.net/main/
Science curriculum/activity/ sources
The Black Inventor Online:
http://www.blackinventor.com/
4000 Years of Women in Science:
http://crux.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/4000WS.html
Green Teacher magazine/books:
http://www.greenteacher.com/
Race: A teacher’s guide:
http://www.understandingrace.org/resources/for_teachers.html
Water in the 21st century:
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/2003/5/
Diverse Learners
In the United States and most other places today, diversity is present. At most schools it easy to recognize students from different locations that struggle in school due to language barriers, family circumstances, and other barriers that require curriculum to be adapted to their needs.
The main curriculum adaptions can be described by the following categories along with some examples for each: - Instructional strategies: These types of strategies refer to adapting the way the teacher teaches. Examples: - incorporating the use of demonstrations or role play - utilizing teacher presentation cues to emphasize key points - scaffolding key concepts to be learned - getting learners more involved in the learning process - Instructional materials: This strategy refers to adapting teaching materials that a student has access to during class. Examples: - adjusting the readability level of written materials - enhancing critical features of content within materials themselves - designing materials with features that appeal to sensory modalities other than visual / auditory - selecting alternate instructional materials for their durability or safety features - Curricular content: This type of adaptation involves varying the material that is being taught. Examples: - reducing the number of vocabulary words assigned to an individual child - having a learner complete only the odd-numbered problems on a mathematics assignment - holding a learner responsible for learning three facts about one animal, instead of two facts about each of five different species. - affording learners the choice of taking a spelling pre-test to opt out of spelling for a particular week - Assessment practices: This assessment refers to the altering of the way the teacher gets information from learners in his/her class. Examples: - providing structured answer frames on worksheets and tests - evaluating processes equally with final products - offering learners a variety of practice strategies and choices for producing required assignments The link below goes further into each of the strategies discussed above: |
LEARNING DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS
IEP - Each public school child who receives special education and related services must have an Individualized Education Program (IEP). Each IEP must be designed for one student and must be a truly individualized document. The IEP creates an opportunity for teachers, parents, school administrators, related services personnel, and students (when appropriate) to work together to improve educational results for children with disabilities. The IEP is the cornerstone of a quality education for each child with a disability.
This information provided from the National Center for Learning Disabilities can be found at the link below:
- Child is identified as possibly needing special education and related services.
- Child is evaluated.
- Eligibility is decided.
- Child is found eligible for services.
- IEP meeting is scheduled.
- IEP meeting is held and the IEP is written.
- Services are provided.
- Progress is measured and reported to parents.
- IEP is reviewed.
- Child is reevaluated.
This information provided from the National Center for Learning Disabilities can be found at the link below:
What is a 504 plan? - the video below explains what a 504 plan is.