Special Education Support Services
The Learner'sDen
Volume III November 2015
Columbus City Schools Student Support Services
Mrs. Alesia Gillison, Chief Academic Officer
Mr. David Baker, Senior Executive Director
Ms. Katherine Leffler, Executive Director
Dr. Keisha Fletcher-Bates, Director of Academics
Ms. Jill Lausch, Director of Compliance
RESOURCES FOR INCLUSION
IMPLEMENT UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING (UDL) WITH FREE TECHNOLOGY TOOLS THAT YOU CAN USE
Science Online from INFOhio YOU CAN FIND Virtual Experiments AND MORE!
- eLearning Modules that include lesson plans;
- Videos that can be streamed or embedded in classroom Web pages or learning management systems;
- Topic Centers (research starters) that include background articles, videos, diagrams, experiments, and timelines;
- Folders to save articles and searches;
- Read-aloud and translation features; and
- Live chat help.
- https://www.infohio.org/students/er/item/science-online
- https://www.infohio.org/
Weebly
Edmodo -Free tool
Use this free tool to interact with your students!
https://www.edmodo.com/WATCH THIS VIDEO ON QR CODES TO SEE HOW TO ENGAGE STUDENT'S IN LEARNING
Requirements for Intervention Specialists of Students Taking Alternate Assessments
Visit the Ohio department of education website to find more details and information
Developing Student Growth Measures (SGM’s) and Student Learning Objectives (SLO’s) for Students With Significant Cognitive Disabilities
Explore suggested guidelines and models for designing both SLOs and SGMs for students with complex learning and access needs who take the Alternate Assessment.
TASK ANALYSIS AND TIERED PLANNING
Utilize task analysis to check the skills your students can successfully demonstrate. Task analysis is a great tool to capture baseline data. Review the task analysis template and tiered planning tool below. To download the templates use the links below.
http://www.ocali.org/up_doc/Task-Analysis-Template.pdf
http://www.ocali.org/project/tiered_planning/page/tiered_templates
Directions for completing OCALI's Task Analysis Template Form
TIERED PLANNING
Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) Webinars - Click on the links to register
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words - Visual Literacy and UDL
Teaching visual literacy paves the path to reading comprehension as students learn there are endless clues embedded in the text. Visual literacy is the ability to interpret, negotiate, and make meaning from information presented in the form of an image, extending the meaning of literacy, which commonly signifies interpretation of a written or printed text.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
http://www.ocali.org/nexus/detail/116
Take a Road Trip to Learning
Learn to purposefully plan and deliver lessons in order to reach learner variability in our classrooms AND engage students in our lessons. Participants will gain access to 15 new resources that support student engagement.
Thursday, November 12, 2015 - 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
http://www.ocali.org/nexus/detail/115
Tech Tools that Spark Electrical Engagement
In this webinar participants will learn about technology tools that will spark student engagement in the classrooms. When educators perceive technologies as part of their teaching and part of students’ learning, there can be greater gains to both surface and deep understanding. Participants will gain access to 15 new resources that support student engagement.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
http://www.ocali.org/nexus/detail/117
One Size Does Not Fit All
Join us for this webinar, which will explore the relationship between Universal design for Learning (UDL) and Assistive Technology (AT). This webinar will answer many questions being asked every day by teachers and administrators, especially now with the new content standards and online learning/testing for students.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
http://www.ocali.org/nexus/detail/118
Why Growth Mindset is So Important to the Universal Design for Learning Framework
This 30-minute webinar will focus on how educators with a growth mindset have an easy time implementing Universal Design for Learning. Please join us for a mind-blowing adventure where growth mindset trumps the fixed mindset.
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 - 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
http://www.ocali.org/nexus/detail/119
Redesigning the Box: Universal Design for Learning Meets Design Thinking
This 30-minute webinar will focus on how to not only engage students but also rekindle your own fire and desires for teaching. The new standards use higher order thinking more than any other standards before them. Join us for a rocking 30-minute webinar where the norm is not and variability rules.
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 - 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
http://www.ocali.org/nexus/detail/120
Making the Connection, UDL and Accessible Educational Materials
When educational environments and activities are designed according to the principles and practices of UDL, barriers to participation and achievement are lowered for most learners. Some students, however, need additional supports, one of which is accessible educational materials (AEM). This brief session will focus on when and how UDL and AEM fit together as complementary supports for the achievement of all.
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
http://www.ocali.org/nexus/detail/121
Step-by-Step UDL Lesson Planning
How do I do this? What’s my next step? These are the usual questions educators ask after learning about the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework. Join Dr. Patti Ralabate in this webinar to learn about the 6 easy steps of UDL lesson planning. Find out how you can develop clear goals, meaningfully assess learning, and create engaging, customized lessons that address the variability of your learners using the UDL Guidelines.
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 - 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm