Strategy LessonFuture teachers will be required to present a strategy to the rest of the class. Each teacher will select a strategy, complete a one page description of the strategy with suggestions for implementation, and will demonstrate the strategy to the class. Strategies should be referenced using APA style. Teachers will need to make sure to have copies of their strategy to hand out in class. See Sample below.
Teaching UnitTeacher candidates will use their article as a basis to develop a teaching unit. Major components of this teaching unit include:
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Article Summary & StrategyFuture teachers will locate and read one journal/article published in a professional journal (2000-present) about a validated instructional model for students with disabilities. Teacher candidates will write and present a graduate level APA style research paper. They will write a summary of the instructional model and compare to a current instructional model. Topics to choose from include: explicit instruction model, direct instruction model, strategy instruction model, guided instruction, advance organizers, graphic organizers, curriculum-based measurement, peer assisted learning.
Instructional GameTeacher candidates will develop an original instructional game. Game should be something that can be used in the classroom to meet the needs of all students, while targeting specific deficiencies that may arise in a classroom. Sample concepts to create the game include: transition, language arts, math, writing, social/emotional relationships, behaviors, etc. Game should be something that will support teacher candidates in their classroom. (See instructor example)
OR Develop Your Own StrategyUsing the example below, teacher candidates will develop their own strategy to teach a skill within their classroom. Strategy formats can use a mnemonic device, a new information mapping method, etc. and should be a set format of directions that can be duplicated for students. All supplemental materials should be provided, as should the lesson plans to teach the strategy to students. Strategy should be something that will support teacher candidates in their classrooms.
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