Class Notes 1-31 Lesson Plans- Knipstein Meier Robert Sylvester o Emotions- drives attention- drives learning

Evidence Based Practice Same as research based interventions Written in peer-reviewed professional journals Shown by high quality research to meaningfully improve student outcomes the program for practice must be shown to be effective by multiple research studies that meet strict criteria Teaching Exceptional Children Journal

Websites/Sources Use the same as evidence based practices Bestevidence.org Nationalautismcenter.org Autismmpdc.fpg.unc.edu Nsttac.org Ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc what works clearinghouse Ferr.org Florida center for reading research Promisingpractices.net Adlit.org/strategie

Adaptations: Accommodations vs Modifications

Carol Ann Tomlinson- great books on differentiation o The Differentiated Classroom- responding to the needs of all learners

Differentiation of instruction: Differentiation is a teachers response to learners needs Teachers can differentiate by content, process or product

Begin Slowly- Carol Ann Tomlinson Lo-Prep Differentiation o Choices of books o HW options o Reading buddies o Student teacher goal setting o Multiple levels of questions o Think pair sare o Open ended activities o Jigsaw Hi Prep Differentiation o Independent studies o Finish notes from online

Have to put adaptations into lesson plans Size- # of things students are required to learn Level of support- increase the amount of personal assistance with a specific learner (can also be a modification) Input- adapt the way instruction is delivered to the student Output- adapt how the student can respond to instruction Time- adapt the time allotted and allowed for learning, task completion or testing Difficulty- adapt the skill level, problem type or the rules on how the learner may approach the work- ie simplify directions

2 things we took away Adaptation vs modification chart Good sources for research based evidence