September 19, 2016
Special Education for General Education Teachers
The next activity was a direction following exercise to see if we could follow along. It was purposefully difficult. When students fail, it is not always their fault! As a teacher you can do more to help them be more successful. Better instruction? More modeling? Peer-buddy? Extra attention or extra support may be needed. We are the ones who notice students’ difficulties, and can get them help.
Any questions we have about special education we can email to Dr. Bateman at [email protected].
We welcomed everyone back for our next meeting September 26th, 2016.
Officers Present: Brittany Ebeling, Emilee Stoner, Kristin Naumann, Becky Kauffman, Maddie Adams, and Shelby Rhoten
Signed by SU- PSEA Secretary,
Kristin Naumann
To start the meeting, Brittany introduced our speaker: Dr. Bateman. He gave us some information on his background in education. Then Dr. Bateman began his discussion.
Dr. Bateman recommends that we read these two books: The Teacher Wars (how education has evolved over the years) and A Teacher’s Guide to Special Education (authored by Dr. Bateman).
Education is very important to him; his whole family has been involved in Education. Even his daughter is going to college to become a teacher.
The requirements to become a teacher in Pennsylvania are higher than most states, other than Oregon. Certification here almost always guarantees certification in other states. States other than Pennsylvania are in high need of teachers; jobs are readily available.
There is also a high need for special education teachers. A lot of colleges have night classes for certified teachers to gain a certification in special education. Nonetheless, every class room will have students with disabilities.
Prior to 1978 it was legal to prevent students with disabilities to come to school. It was common back then to send children away, since it was “better for the parents” and “better for the child”.
We then did an activity: a red robin story without using the letters s or t. It was very difficult! This compares to students in our classroom- they may have difficulty answering questions. They will talk around the issue; they will have difficulty expressing themselves. This is known as a word-retrieval problem. It is hard to find words and construct sentences. Students may need more time to form responses. We tend to think these students are not as intelligent as they truly are.
Next we had an example using a hand out titled “Quick Math Facts”. This was supposed to be a competition to see who could finish the activity first. However, the directions were printed small that contained information that was needed to do the handout correctly. This compares to students in class not always understanding the directions, and needing extra help to complete an assignment correctly.
The next activity was a direction following exercise to see if we could follow along. It was purposefully difficult. When students fail, it is not always their fault! As a teacher you can do more to help them be more successful. Better instruction? More modeling? Peer-buddy? Extra attention or extra support may be needed. We are the ones who notice students’ difficulties, and can get them help.
Any questions we have about special education we can email to Dr. Bateman at [email protected].
We welcomed everyone back for our next meeting September 26th, 2016.
Signed by SU- PSEA Secretary,
Kristin Naumann
Any questions we have about special education we can email to Dr. Bateman at [email protected].
We welcomed everyone back for our next meeting September 26th, 2016.
Officers Present: Brittany Ebeling, Emilee Stoner, Kristin Naumann, Becky Kauffman, Maddie Adams, and Shelby Rhoten
Signed by SU- PSEA Secretary,
Kristin Naumann
To start the meeting, Brittany introduced our speaker: Dr. Bateman. He gave us some information on his background in education. Then Dr. Bateman began his discussion.
Dr. Bateman recommends that we read these two books: The Teacher Wars (how education has evolved over the years) and A Teacher’s Guide to Special Education (authored by Dr. Bateman).
Education is very important to him; his whole family has been involved in Education. Even his daughter is going to college to become a teacher.
The requirements to become a teacher in Pennsylvania are higher than most states, other than Oregon. Certification here almost always guarantees certification in other states. States other than Pennsylvania are in high need of teachers; jobs are readily available.
There is also a high need for special education teachers. A lot of colleges have night classes for certified teachers to gain a certification in special education. Nonetheless, every class room will have students with disabilities.
Prior to 1978 it was legal to prevent students with disabilities to come to school. It was common back then to send children away, since it was “better for the parents” and “better for the child”.
We then did an activity: a red robin story without using the letters s or t. It was very difficult! This compares to students in our classroom- they may have difficulty answering questions. They will talk around the issue; they will have difficulty expressing themselves. This is known as a word-retrieval problem. It is hard to find words and construct sentences. Students may need more time to form responses. We tend to think these students are not as intelligent as they truly are.
Next we had an example using a hand out titled “Quick Math Facts”. This was supposed to be a competition to see who could finish the activity first. However, the directions were printed small that contained information that was needed to do the handout correctly. This compares to students in class not always understanding the directions, and needing extra help to complete an assignment correctly.
The next activity was a direction following exercise to see if we could follow along. It was purposefully difficult. When students fail, it is not always their fault! As a teacher you can do more to help them be more successful. Better instruction? More modeling? Peer-buddy? Extra attention or extra support may be needed. We are the ones who notice students’ difficulties, and can get them help.
Any questions we have about special education we can email to Dr. Bateman at [email protected].
We welcomed everyone back for our next meeting September 26th, 2016.
Signed by SU- PSEA Secretary,
Kristin Naumann
Student Attendees:
Kristen German Rachel Anders Hannah Fisher Jackie Horner Rebekah Kauffman Abigail Cox Nya Foster Brittany Ebeling Emilee Stoner Kristin Naumann Maddie Adams Veronica Ponti Shelby Rhoten |
Planned by:
Brittany Ebeling Emilee Stoner Kristin Naumann Becky Kauffman Heather Stine Maddie Adams Shelby Rhoten |