Role of the Teacher

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Putting The Teacher In The Driver Seat

• Role of the Teacher
• Inservice
• Provide Opportunities
• Model
• Plan Modifications
• Assess Report

What kinds of inservice are occurring for
Michael?
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Skill - use gaze to make choices.
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Inservice Classmates

• Do classmates know how to interact meaningfully
  with the student?
• Formal Lessons
• Informal Explanations
• What skills is the student working on?
• How can classmates assist the student to be an
  ACTIVE participant?
• Teach them their role.

• What kinds of inservice are occurring for Michael
  in his classroom?

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Model Interactions For Classmates

• Provide CHOICE MAKING for the student in front of
  peers

• Interpret the Students vocalizing gestures
  from the PERSONAL DICTIONARY in front of the
  class.

• Facilitate SWITCH USE with the student
• Facilitate HAND USE with the student

How does the TA teacher model interactions with
Justin?
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Personal Dictionaries

• Make them visible
• In day planners
• On classroom bulletin boards
• On the back of a wheelchair

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Help Plan Modifications

• Classroom resource teachers meet regularly with
  Assistant to plan modify upcoming classroom
  activities.

• Create parallel learning centres for student
  peers to work on their own skills.

• Identify a modified activity that has been
  created for Joy within the classroom, within the
  school at large, within a community outing and
  within the home environment.

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Job - Helping to sharpen pencils
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Assess Report Progress

• Input from.
• Therapists
• Resource Teacher
• Classroom Teacher
• Teaching Assistant

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Taking Data - Student Answering Questions Using
Picture Board
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Sample Long Term Goals IEP Objectives
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Class Math Bingo Game

• Teacher is running the math bingo game with class
• Assistant is prompting the student to use her
  switch to give the class the next numbers

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Role of Classroom Teacher

• Inservice classmates
• Provide opportunities for active participation
• Model interactions with student for peers
• Meet with assistant to plan modifications
• Report observations for assessments

• Inclusion is most successful when we combine
• creativity
• flexibility