LEAP 2011 Windsor Ontario

LEAP 2011Windsor OntarioKerry Sweeney1

Windsor Greater Essex County Board1

The questions I asked when I visited educational settings were:Kerry Sweeney2Do School and District Board Improvement Plans have targets for Special Education students?How do teachers plan and assess for learning for students with special needs?How do teachers track and report student achievement over time?How are teachers trained to support students with special needs?

There is a common curriculum across the province. It does not set standards for students who are not able to achieve grade expectations.If students are more that 2 years behind in they scer schooling they go to a special ed. Room for day.Schools are expected to make modifications for students with complex needs.IEPS are standardised and written based on reports from health care professionals.The IEPs I saw did show growth over time.Planning and assessing for special ed kids depended on the skill of the teacher.Most people I spoke to gave me a stock standard answer about EQAO tests, but did not appear to have any real knowledge.You can become a special ed. Teacher by doing three courses on line.

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Kerry Sweeney33Reaching Every Student Kerry Sweeney4

Classes are well supported.4Reaching Every Student

Kerry Sweeney5The goal is to close the gap.The Board provides health care professionals to support students. There is no paperwork. The student needs support and the Board provides it.5Three processes of assessmentKerry Sweeney6For learningTeachers know where students are as they begin the learning cycle.Teachers know if students are getting it while they are still learning and can take action to improve.

As LearningStudents know where I am as they begin the learning cycle.Students know if they are getting it.Students learn how to get it better.

Of LearningAll parties know if the student got it.

6DifferentiationKerry Sweeney7Teachers differentiate through:ContentProcessProductInterests

Teachers consider the factors that will influence their planning, teaching and assessment of students.

Teachers complete a profile the sets out background information, interests, learning style, intelligence preference etc.They then consider the implications for teaching.7What I was hoping to see was a plan that broke the curriculum down for special ed. students.Kerry Sweeney8Number Whole NumbersNES1.1 Counts to 30, and orders, reads and represents numbers in the range 0 to 20.Goal: N1.1 Students access/interact with the representation of a numeral.

IndicatorFPPPMG/SVIMakes eye contactReaches forMakes physical contact withFP full physical assistancePP partial physical assistanceM modelled responseG/s gestural/signV verbal I - independent8ClassroomsKerry Sweeney9

Classrooms mostly had a lot of equipment.This is provided by the Board.The timetable represents 2 secondary students at Pelee Island school who do their work on line.9Balance of work and play.Kerry Sweeney10

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