Saturday, October 18, 2008

Al Capone Does My Shirts- Class Period

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.

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