Data Driven Decision

Now that you have learned to make a data driven decision - what questions still remain?

How Do You Write Goals?

Last week we discussed a functional behavioral assessment. In previous weeks, we have discussed how to write Annual Goals based on PLOP. Briefly describe the steps you take to write short term objectives based on PLOP and Annual Goals.

What Is Difficult?

Now that we have learned about Functional Behavior Assessment, describe the most difficult aspect to determining how to correct a student's behavior.

What is the difference?

As you read the chapter, you came across the terms positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, negative punishment, and extinction. Provide a short summary of the meaning of these terms.

What Will You Need To Learn?

Now that you have watched a short video, you have a better idea of what you will to learn about Response to Intervention by the time you graduate. Identify the most important things you will need to learn.

Measures of Intelligence

You just finished looking at the Stanford Binet and WISC. As such, you should have developed additional impressions about educational assessment. What are the strengths IQ tests? What are the drawbacks?

Short-Term Objectives

Our last task tonight is to write two short-term objectives for Susie. Make sure that these help progress Susie to reaching her Annual Goals. 

Susie's Annual Goals

Now that we have discussed writing Annual Goals, it is your turn to write one for Susie. Remember to incorporate the important elements. 

Susie's PLOP

Now it is your turn to write a Present Level of Educational Performance (PLOP) for Susie. Make sure you incorporate the elements we discussed. 

Analyzing and Interpreting Results

Chapter 13 provided an outline for interpreting test results and designing educational goals for appropriate interventions. There are a lot of factors that go into making these decisions and they should not be taken lightly. How do you view this process? What aspects do you find helpful and which do you find cumbersome? Finally, what questions do you have about the information highlighted in Chapter 13?

How Can Curriculum Based Assessments Help Me?

For this week, you read abut curriculum based assessments and other informal measures. These assessments allow teachers to measure a student's growth over a period of time while using curriculum materials. However, do you think they are effective in measuring a student's growth? Also, describe the advantages and disadvantages to this method?

What questions do you still have?

Now that we have initiated the discussion of educational statistics, you need to let me know where you are still having troubles. In the space below, describe what you learned tonight and what areas you still need clarified.

Reliability v. Validity

For tonight's class you read a lot about statistics and how to determine a student's true score. However, what does that mean? How do we know if a student's performance on a test is accurate?

To help shed light on this, there is an old saying,  'A test can be reliable and not valid; but a test cannot be valid and not reliable'. What does this mean?

What Does This Mean

Pretend your friend has a child who has been recommended for special services. What advice would you give? What procedures should the parent know about? In particular, your friend wants to know the differences between a 504 plan and and IEP - what will you tell him/her?

What Recommendations for Susie

After reading the case study, you realize that Susie is in need of our help. The question we have to answer is what should we do? Summarize what you think are her areas of strength and need. Next explain how her learning conditions might be contributing to her situation. Finally, what recommendations would you make to the intervention team?

Making Comparisons

Now that you have read Ch. 1, Ch. 2, & the Alabama Special Education Code, you should have a strong idea about how we begin determining special education eligibility. While it can be a lengthy process,  following the basic procedures will help you to provide appropriate services. In a well thought out statement, explain two things you learned from your readings and two things that all parents need to know. 

August 24, 2011 ~ Exit Slip

During tonight's class, we discussed several ideas. Whether our conversations dealt with teaching to student's strengths or the importance of teaching/learning styles, each of you had a lot to contribute. Now it is your time to reflect on these past 3-hours and discuss the most salient points. In 100 words, summarize what you learned tonight and explain how it fits into your teaching philosophy.  

Teaching & Learning Styles

We have just completed a teaching and learning style inventory. As a result, you have discovered to what extent your styles match. As teachers, it is important that we help students identify their strengths and utilize those strengths to compensate for their weaknesses. Based on this evening's discussions/activities, why is it important to inventory students' learning styles? How can knowing whole class learning styles (and individual students') help you with assessing and diagnosing student exceptionalities?

Student Strengths

In my experiences, I find that we too often focus on what a student cannot do. Rather than discussing a student's strengths, it seems as though most conversations and legal paper work ask us to describe a student's weaknesses. Why do you think this is so? What are the implications of this mindset? In a few sentences, describe your experiences and reply to these two questions.