What is UDL? The National Center on Universal Design for Learning (www.udlcenter.org) defines it as a set of principles for curriculum development that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn. There are three brain networks associated with UDL. RECOGNITION NETWORK (the “what” of learning) deals with presenting information in different ways so that it… Read More Meeting the Instructional Needs of ALL Students with UDL
Teaching the Write Way
Providing quality writing instruction for students with intellectual disabilities may seem challenging. The key is to make instruction fun and meaningful. Writing instruction should focus on composition: the expression of thoughts and ideas, and not on drilled handwriting exercises. Here are some tips to help your students enjoy writing and see themselves as writers. 1)… Read More Teaching the Write Way
Online Professional Development
Below are some online resources to help you expand your knowledge and get a head start on earning those professional development hours that you will need. MAST (Modules Addressing Special Education & Teacher Education) These free modules are presented by the Office of Special Education Programs, the U.S. Department of Education, and East Carolina University. … Read More Online Professional Development
Sample Lesson Plans
Are you looking for some engaging lessons to help you teach specific ASOLs? The links below will allow you to search for lesson plans by ASOL or by grade level. These lesson plans have been submitted by talented teachers from around the state. The majority of the activities address ASOL standards at the elementary, middle,… Read More Sample Lesson Plans
Using Number Talks to Build Fact Fluency
Number sense is the foundation for all higher-level mathematics (Feikes & Schwingendorf, 2008). But when students focus on just memorizing facts they often do so without number sense, which means they are very limited in what they can do and are prone to making errors (Boaler, 2015). The more we emphasize memorization to students the… Read More Using Number Talks to Build Fact Fluency
Online Book Studies are Available
Teaching Inclusive Mathematics for Special Learners K-6 Would you like to: ¨ “See inside the heads” of students needing additional support? ¨ Have access to strategies and instructional techniques to help facilitate learning? ¨ Identify “look-fors” to help understand and observe student strengths and challenges? This book study will provide both general education and special… Read More Online Book Studies are Available
New Mathematics Library Resources
New Mathematics Resources!! The following resources are now available for checkout in the T-TAC ODU Lending Library! Developing Number Concepts The Developing Number Concepts series by Kathy Richardson is designed to help young children develop important foundational mathematics concepts. Each of the three books in the series includes organized sets of activities and lessons focused… Read More New Mathematics Library Resources
