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For example, changes we made due to COVID - many of which were good changes for ALL students.
We learned kids learned differently (zoom -good and bad and in person - good and bad)
Smaller classes yielded bigger gains
Positive social changes (smaller lunch waves, activity groups, etc.)
Zoom for adults in community could improve efficiencies
Online college and trainings allowed for accessibility
Layers of impact for all (good and bad)

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The whole school is our classroom!  Teachers are free to work 1-1 with students in the hallways, read or dictate out side their doors, use the out of doors, use movement in the halls in instruction.  It's a wonderful use of space to meet the needs of all our learners.

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The whole school is our classroom!  Teachers are free to work 1-1 with students in the hallways, read or dictate out side their doors, use the out of doors, use movement in the halls in instruction.  It's a wonderful use of space to meet the needs of all our learners.

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the world would be a better place (credit to Sarah for the ending!)

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Celebrating differences in learning teaches students to accept everyone as they are, and also teaches them to advocate for themselves when they know they need something that is different from their peers

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-our own approach to teaching, not following specific curriculum
-preventive discipline
-Executive Functions
-Mindfulness
-individualized approach to teaching
-self awareness and advocacy
-feeding off classmates energy
-scaffolding
-choice seating
-technology
-approach over program

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Need for supplies or technology
Advisor system
Sensory breaks
Inclusive signage
Inclusive in application
Dress Code
Individualizing student needs
Seeing kids for who they are
Small class sizes
One on one supports
Differentiating work
Study hall
Sports (teams)
Lunch included
Snacks included
Lunch tables
Social awareness
Social emotional help
Art, music, health and wellness
Psychological support team
Transition program
Shadowing and visiting opportunities
OG trained staff
Friday PDs and Inservice
Teacher collaboration
PSG
Parent Workshops
Conferencing

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- Every student could benefit from phonics / structured literacy based program at the start of kindergarten (OG, Wilson)
- As much as we love TSS, it'd be great if we didn't need to have a school like this because all schools would have applied these strategies.
-Using diagnostic testing to guide instruction instead of cookie-cutter objectives
-Technology (especially assistive tech) could benefit all students
-Scholarships should be available for all people who may not be able to afford a specialized school

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science experiments
art projects
music

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All kids have different needs but the advisors find ways to meet those needs - some may be behavioral, emotional, etc.

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Thoughtful communication with each other and students
Similar messages
Consistent expectations and boundaries
Fun, light-hearted nature
Humanistic approach
Wholistic approach- teaching and reaching the whole child

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Building in times and breaks for sensory needs and mindful moments for all students, while needed specifically for some learners

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Giving everyone the option to explore their own interests in different ways or their own styles

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1. Our entire school is a curb-cut school!
2. Providing different modes of instruction (ex: video that benefits a visual learner might benefit someone else).
3. Utilizing different tech. (speech to text)
4. Using apps like Classkick that promote student engagement in different ways.
5. Multi-modal activities.
6. OG instruction aids all learners (not just dyslexic students)
7. S.E.L. ex: lunch seating promotes social skills/teaches empathy etc.
8. Learning skills at own pace (ex: P.E. class)
9. Seating options (squishy seat)/utilizing fidgets
10. hw that is review in nature.....rules notebooks
11. cursive and print instruction

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*Orton-Gillingham Approach - benefits not only those with dyslexia but all students
*Spiraling/Review - benefits all students
*Ability to work with teachers across the school to provide students with a cross-curricular experience and integrate and weave in various subjects into projects
*Conceptual Learning - using real-life experiences
*Hands-on Learning - math/tutorial
*Visualizing/Verbalizing
*Assistive Technology
*Ability Grouping and small class sizes
*Use of executive functions throughout the entire curriculum
*Wide variety of skills/training/backgrounds from staff
*Team building skills through sports
*SEL Class - giving emotional support to all the kids even though they may not need it at that moment, but provide everyone with strategies, and the ability to talk about what is going on in their life
*Use of technology in the classroom
*Mindfulness/meditation
*Sensory Workshops
*Giving them choice and having them own the choice (US), helping them guide them through choice (LS)
*Uniforms/Food (can be difficult for students with sensory issues, but pushes them to be outside their comfort zone)
*Flexible Seating - new desks,  lap desks/floor seats
*Lots of strategies taught - student identifies the ones that work best for them individually
*Flexible curriculum - needs of kids/level of understanding/interest of students

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Speech to text
Text to speech
Organizational skills assignment pads
EF skills
Advocacy skills

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~You can slow down a video.
~Discovery ED/TCI have the text read to you
~Desks can move up and down
~Dictation
~Audiobook
~Sensory movement
~Elevator
~Ramps

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Tools like Google Classroom, Google Drive, Classkick, Actively Learn provide EF supports for some kids, but also providing all the framework to work within together. (supports others with other learning need areas as well)

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OG training-everybody trained, regardless of what they teach and it benefits all of the students (bc disability doesn't necessarily disappear in math or social studies vs. reading class)

Continues to serve them outside of TSS

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*trowing/catching with different objects (sensory ball, bigger ball)
*adapting your language
*tracking balls/rainbow balls

Adapting to childs needs

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Benefits those that need visual, auditory, tactile supports

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Speech to text
Variety of technological platforms
Multi modal teaching methods
Modeling
Sensory breaks and tools
Executive Functioning
Ipads
Confidence building
Advocacy
SEL Class
Visualizing and Verbalizing
Building on Success
Meeting students where they are

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Used to be a laborious task/hefty software but now built in for everyday usage. Reminder we need to teach some kids how to use it while others innately use it.

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*lexi
*google docs
*quizlet
*actively learn
Supports all different types of learners

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Everyone gets homework, but we give different amounts or kinds of homework to each student depending on what they need.

Customization for our classes

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- Approach to structured literacy
- Executive Functions Skills
- Mindfulness

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Making new student desks accessible to everyone helped us identify other students who could benefit - Karin

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ipad/tech for students to be able to dictate and listen to text. Supports those who need the assistive tech, but anyone can use it and can benefit anyone.