As always, I enjoyed last week's last class. The discussion about disabilities really opened my eyes to a topic that I have little knowledge about. The number of different terms for this "diverse" group that we talked about were overwhelming. Even though we discussed the differences between them, I am still unclear what terms to use. It was beneficial to the whole group when Ashley spoke about her CEP class and what terms they thought were appropriate to use.
Thinking about and developing a question we still had on this topic- and then sharing it with the class- helped me see that others are still worried about teaching students WITH disabilities and/or students ABOUT disabilities. As many of my classmates mentioned in class I agree that it would be beneficial for ALL teachers to take a Special Ed class. Professional development workshops or lectures could also substitute for a class on this subject.
If anyone hears of workshops/ lectures- please post them on your blog. I would love to attend and gain more knowledge on this subject.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
Good News for Teachers!
I found this on the MSN.com homepage and wanted to share it with other teachers-to-be!
Education
"Education is growing at a healthy clip in 2008. The industry added more than 126,400 jobs during the first eight months of the year. Many factors are contributing to the industry's surge. The movement toward universal preschool and all-day kindergarten will require more preschool and kindergarten teachers. A necessity for more special education teachers is the result of a greater emphasis on classroom inclusion of disabled students. To meet the needs of special education and English as a second language students, classrooms will need additional teacher assistants. More high school graduates will attend college and professionals will return to school to enhance or update skills, therefore feeding the demand for post-secondary teachers."
http://msn.careerbuilder.com/custom/msn/careeradvice/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1632&SiteId=cbmsnsl41632&sc_extcmp=JS_1632_spotlight>1=23000&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=f70e4c826a474e368f0da96d52fdcbe6-276629646-J2-5
Education
"Education is growing at a healthy clip in 2008. The industry added more than 126,400 jobs during the first eight months of the year. Many factors are contributing to the industry's surge. The movement toward universal preschool and all-day kindergarten will require more preschool and kindergarten teachers. A necessity for more special education teachers is the result of a greater emphasis on classroom inclusion of disabled students. To meet the needs of special education and English as a second language students, classrooms will need additional teacher assistants. More high school graduates will attend college and professionals will return to school to enhance or update skills, therefore feeding the demand for post-secondary teachers."
http://msn.careerbuilder.com/custom/msn/careeradvice/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1632&SiteId=cbmsnsl41632&sc_extcmp=JS_1632_spotlight>1=23000&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=f70e4c826a474e368f0da96d52fdcbe6-276629646-J2-5
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