Dr. Karen Estep Syllabi

Syllabus - Systems Management

Syllabus - Curriculum Design

EDUC 4362 TEACHING DIVERSE LEARNERS

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF DIVERSE LEARNERS!: 
Can you speak Special Education?  IEP - ARD - LPAC- ELL- NCLB - ESL- Child Find - 504 - IDEA...
Be ready to identify, categorize, analyze, compare, contrast, compile demonstrate, compose and write about special education issues and the diverse learner!  See you in class!

Syllabus
Diversity Journal

Week 2 - Teaching Diverse Learners

Welcome to Week 2 of ACCESS - Teaching Diverse Learners. This week, we will learn about Special Education students, their needs, how to effectively meet their needs, and the laws related to Special Ed. We will cover the full spectrum of Special Ed. We will talk about ESL, English Language Learners, Bilingual Education, Dyslexia students and much much more...I look forward to our week together.

Mrs. Worley

Week 1 in Pictures

Teaching and Learning

It has been a great week in Teaching and Learning.  We studied the three domains of learning, 4 characteristics of brain compatible classrooms, lesson planning, child development, and systems thinking.  Thanks for your hard work and diligence this week!

Week 1 Day 2

On Day 2, we learned about the Lesson Plan Cycle created by Madeline Hunter. Using the basic seven steps, a teacher can execute a lesson with efficiency and effectiveness.  The basic steps are:
* Remember to begin with a diagnosis of the problem using data which guides you to the objective(s) you need to teach.
1. Anticipatory Set - FOCUS! Use a hook and value statement to engage the kids.
2. Objective - Relate the objective to the kid's lives.
3. Input - This is the new learning.  Remember, that you need to link new learning to prior learning.  This steps includes process steps and the critical attributes that students need to learn. 
4. Model - Show the students what you are teaching.
5. Check for understanding
6. Guided Practice - The teacher facilitates and guides the practice of the new learning.
7. Independent Practice - Students show you what they have learned on their own.

Remember that you need to assess student's learning.  This can be through a test, quiz, presentation, portfolio, activity, etc.  You should also have a closure that helps tie up the learning for students which focuses on the objective again. 

Any questions?

Week 1 Day 1 - Teaching and Learning

We have covered the three domains of learning.  They are cognitive, affective and psychomotor.  Students learn in different ways.  We will continue to study different teaching methods that fit in these three categories. 

We also covered the brain and brain-compatible classrooms.  We watched Dr. Marian Diamond, Eric Jensen and Dr. Sylwester speak about the brain  and how it connects to learning.  Then we discussed the characteristics of a brain-compatible classroom.  Justin created a mnemonic device - LIFE - to help us remember the characteristics.  Check out this link on mnemonics.

LIFE stands for active, meaningful learning; simulating,varied input; accurate, timely feedback; safe, non-threatening environment. 

What did you learn Day 1 that you will use in your classroom?