https://padlet.com/kamend4073/gl7ea26m4bus By: Kelly Mendieta en-us 2018-07-31 16:46:50 UTC 2026-01-08 03:08:47 UTC hello@padlet.com kamend4073 https://padlet.com/kamend4073/gl7ea26m4bus/wish/271573321 All teachers, no matter what grade level we teach, encounter students with either intellectual or learning disabilities. The following strategy can help students with disabilities both in the inclusion general education and self contained classrooms.

Strategy: Content- based instruction (CBI)
CBI is a strategy that adapts the curriculum by restructuring the way its presented. CBI organizes content information into concepts or big ideas.

How to do it: Organize the curriculum into major themes rather than individual events. Ex: Rather than teaching only about the WW1, focus on teaching the concept of Nationalism (its attributes and characteristics). Doing so will help students chunk information and be able to access it later with more ease. CBI helps students distinguish between examples and non examples of the concept.
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ966521.pdf

Reflection: I really like this strategy because this in itself is an example of differentiation. It steers away from the "traditional" way of teaching. It focuses on teaching students the big idea rather than memorizing facts. Although this strategy was created for students with intellectual/learning disabilities, students in the general ed classroom can greatly benefit from it. Once students learn the big idea, you are able to expand their thinking but asking them critical thinking questions about how what they learned can be applied in the real world. One way to differentiate within CBI is by providing visuals for those non verbal students. Aside from visual aids like graphic organizers, you can also use CBI keeping in mind your students' learning preferences according to their multiple intelligence.

Click on the picture below to see a flow chart on how to organize CBI]]> 2018-07-31 16:59:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kamend4073/gl7ea26m4bus/wish/271573321 kamend4073 https://padlet.com/kamend4073/gl7ea26m4bus/wish/271576386 We all can recall certain memories of school, especially if all of our senses were involved. We want to be able to make our lessons meaningful to our students so that they are able to recall that information later on.

Strategy: Experiential exercises
This strategy focuses on creating meaningful experiences for your students that correlate to the lesson or concept you are teaching

How to do it: Create situations in which students can experience the same emotions, thoughts, sensations (sights, smells, etc) that people from the past had to experience Ex: When teaching about the Great Depression,have students dress up and construct homes out of cardboard boxes. Students will be "living" in those boxes the entire school day. Play 1930's music in the background or radio broadcasts of that era. IMPORTANT: Provide time for students to reflect and discuss how what they experienced links and connects to the topic you are teaching.
Click on the link below for additional information on experiential exercises.
https://socialstudies.madison.k12.wi.us/files/socialstudies/TCI's%206%20Teaching%20Strategies%203%20Experiential%20Exercise.pdf

Reflection: This strategy is ideal for making social studies more meaningful for students. It will also help them become more empathetic because it forces them to remove their cultural biases and experience a different perspective. This allows students to think about social justice in a new light. One way you can differentiate your lessons with this strategy is by creating experiences based on your students' sensory needs. 

]]> 2018-07-31 17:39:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kamend4073/gl7ea26m4bus/wish/271576386 kamend4073 https://padlet.com/kamend4073/gl7ea26m4bus/wish/271602503 Shakespeare put it best, all the world is a stage. Arts integration has been proven to improve student learning and achievement.

Strategy: Role play
Role playing in drama gives students an opportunity to reenact and interpret key figures in history and key events. This strategy helps "history come alive" and makes social studies engaging for students.

How to do it: Allow students to act out and create skits based on their interpretation of the material learned. GIVE STUDENTS CHOICES. Not everyone likes to act. Give students choices like: writing a song/rap, creating an art piece, performing a dance, etc.

Click on the link below for additional information on arts integration
http://www.kentuckyteacher.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Integrating-Social-Studies-Arts.pdf

Reflection: This strategy is fun to implement. I may have bias when I say that because I have an arts/theater background. Nevertheless, ALL students can benefit from arts integration. You just have to find out which side of the arts appeals most to your students. Arts integration not only promotes creativity but it also serves as a platform for students to interpret history. The beauty of the arts is that everything is up to interpretation, just like history is. That is why integrating art into history is very beneficial. Giving students this platform can help them strengthen their critical thinking skills. Bonding through the arts also gets students out of their comfort zones and expands their way of thinking, all the while creating a fun and positive classroom environment. One way to differentiate is to provide students choices based on their preference according to their multiple intelligence. Ex: music, art, dance, performing, conducting interviews, media broadcast, etc.


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