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AEET 603 Fall 2010 Name: Melanie Walling

 Outline

 Project Title: Understanding How Disabilities Affect Students in Your Classroom

 General Goal: To provide teachers with insights about how disabilities can affect students in their classroom.

 Specific Outcomes:  Teachers will provide accommodations that are appropriate for students’ disabilities.  Teachers will provide instruction that is appropriate for students with disabilities.  Teachers will differentiate instruction to engage all students.

 Audience   Middle school general education and special education teachers, administrators and guidance counselors.

 Content Outline

 I. Definition of Disability under IDEA  A. Learning Disability  B. Mild Mental Disability  C. Other Health Impairment <span style="background-color: #abd9c8; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> D. Emotional Disability <span style="background-color: #abd9c8; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> E. Autism <span style="background-color: #abd9c8; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> II. Definition of Disability under Section 504 <span style="background-color: #abd9c8; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> A. ADHD <span style="background-color: #abd9c8; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> B. Depressive Disorder <span style="background-color: #abd9c8; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> C. Tourette’s Syndrome <span style="background-color: #abd9c8; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> D. Bi-Polar Disorder <span style="background-color: #abd9c8; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> III. What does this look like in the classroom <span style="background-color: #abd9c8; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> A. Video of ADHD <span style="background-color: #abd9c8; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> B. Video of Depression <span style="background-color: #abd9c8; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> C. Video of Tourette’s <span style="background-color: #abd9c8; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> D. Examples of work from LD student <span style="background-color: #abd9c8; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> IV. What teachers can do in their classrooms <span style="background-color: #abd9c8; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> A. Accommodations <span style="background-color: #abd9c8; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> B. Differentiated instruction <span style="background-color: #abd9c8; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> C. Home/school communications