HillResourceGuide

SemiGlossary:
UDL
UniversalDesignforLearning.Awayoflookatplanningthatcanmaximizethe
learningpotentialforallstudents.
Thislink
providesinformationonUDLguidelines,including
thethreeprinciples:multiplemeansof
Representation,ActionandExpression,
Engagement.
Includesexamplesaswell.
http://udlonline.cast.org/home
isthegotowebsite
forUDLanditsprinciples.Itincludestwomoduleswhichintroducethetheory,principlesand
applicationofUniversalDesignforLearning,asitstatesonthewebpage.
(Linksused:
http://www.udlcenter.org/aboutudl/udlguidelines
)
StudentLearningObjectives
Studentlearningobjectives(SLOs)areemergingasone
measuretoassessteachers'contributionstostudentgrowthineducatorevaluationsystems.
http://www.gtlcenter.org/learninghub/studentlearningobjectives
providesanamazing
resourceansweringatonofquestions.
ProbationaryTeaching
CompensatoryStrategies
Basically,strategiesthatcompensateforanyweakness/difficulty
thatmayexist.Texttospeechsoftwareisatechnologicexample.Technologyhasbroughta
lotofhelptothisidea.ThereareplentyoflistsofAssistiveTechnologies(AT),but
here
(
http://www.aiu3.net/uploadedFiles/Teaching_and_Learning/IDEA_and_Training_Consultation
/AT%20List%20for%20ATOPPT.pdf
)isonefromAIU3,
AlleghanyIntermediateUnit
.AIU3
examplesincludespecificsoftware,but
thislink
(
http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2011/09/25incredibleassistivetechnologies.html
)
fromLisaNielsensblogspotthatincludes25generalexamples.(
Herbloghassome
awesomestufftoo
,ifIeverwantedtolookupanythingaboutusingsocialmediadevices,
mobiledevices,andtechnologytoanadvantageintheclassroom).

Notes:
NationalCenteronAccessibleInstructionalMaterialsCAST.
Thissiteservesasa
resourcetoeducators,parents,publishers,conversionhouses,accessiblemediaproducers,
andothers.Thegotoplaceforthisidea.
http://aim.cast.org/

PositiveBehaviorInterventionSupport.
Thislinkprovidesanoverviewofwhatitis,
elementsneededforit,andpossibleoutcomes.
http://www.pbis.org/school/what_is_swpbs.aspx

Thisis
ashortbutsweetlistoftipsforsensoryintegration.
http://www.spdbayarea.org/SPD_tips_for_teachers.htm


SIVA(SupportingIndividualsthroughValidRelationships)
Thisisashortblogpostfromsomeonewhoattendedsometrainings.Itisaboutmaintaining
safeenvironmentsandselfmanagementwhilemaintainingrelationships.
http://eliminatingthebox.blogspot.com/2014/02/sivasupportingindividualsthrough.html

IEP:
ThispeerreviewedarticlegoesintoadepthdiscussionaboutIEPgoalsandappropriate
levels.ItincludessevenstepswhichguidethroughthemanyaspectsofdevelopingIEPs
Theyare
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

ConductandReviewTransitionRelatedAssessments
WritethePostsecondaryGoals
IdentifyPostsecondaryGoalSkillsandKnowledge
IdentifyStudentSkillandKnowledgeBaseline
ConductaGapAnalysis
IdentifyStateStandards
WriteTriangulatedannualGoals

ThisprovidesamassamountofknowledgeandpreparednessforanIEP
Providingthelinkmaybesomethingdifficultaslogginginlaterisnecessary,soIwillattach
thePDFtomygoogledrive.Forreference:

Peterson,L.Y.,Burden,J.P.,Sedaghat,J.M.,Gothberg,J.E.,Kohler,P.D.,&Coyle,J.L.

(2013).Triangulatedieptransitiongoalsdevelopingrelevantandgenuineannualgoals.
TEACHINGExceptionalChildren
,
45
(6),4657.
StudentLedIEPs
Overview,howtotellifastudentisreadytoleadtheirownIEP,
procedures,andsuccessstories.Possibilitiesintheclassroom?

Readiness
AnticipationGuides:activatespriorknowledge.28
Givestudentsalistofstatementsabouttopictobestudiedandthentheyanswer/respond
withabestguessanswer.
Someincludestatementthathavethepotentialtoreconsider/questionpriorbeliefs
1. typesthatrelatetomajorideas
2. typesthatactivatepriorknowledge
3. typesthataregeneralquestions
4. typesthatchallengebeliefs

http://literacyacrossdisciplines.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/Anticipation+Guides
Thelinkaboveprovidesexampleguides,anexplanation,andlinkstomorehelpfulwebsites.

LessonImpression
Givesjustenoughinformationtoactivatepriorknowledgeanddevelopanimpression.32

StudentQuestionsforPurposefulLearning(SQPL)
Inducesstudentstogeneratetheirownquestionsandthenexplorethecontentcloselyin
searchforanswers.Studentsaskquestions
before
readingandlearningwhichheightens
anticipationandengagement.

http://www.vrml.k12.la.us/graphorgan/18strat/strat/sqpl/SQPL.htm
givesexamplesand
technologytoolstoassist.

KWLQuestionsbeforeandafterreading
1. WhatIalready
K
now
2. WhatI
W
anttoknow
3. WhatI
L
earned

HereisavideoofKWLinuse:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK6hi79OJns

InteractiveComprehensionStrategies

GISTing
Strategytohelpstudentsparaphraseandsummarizeessentialinformation
Canbehelpfultolimitamountofwordspergist.

http://www.vrml.k12.la.us/graphorgan/18strat/strat/State_18/statehtm/gisting_state.htm
providesalookatGISTingandteachingprocedures.Givesanexampleinsocialstudies.

QuestionAnswerRelationship(QAR)
Becomesensitivetodifferentsourcesofinformation.
Howtothinkaboutreadingandlearningatdifferentlevelsofcomprehension.

Anexamplequestion:
WhydoweselectapresidentintheUSA?
Answer:_________________________________
QARsource:_____________________________

ProcessGuides
Scaffoldstudentscomprehension.

Stimulatethinkingduringlearningandafter.
Helpwithcomprehensionbysentencesurfingandrepeatingbackwhatthetextsaidto
connectinginformationandideaswithpriorknowledgebysupplyingnewknowledge.
Pushtoprocessnewinformationathigherlevels.
Thisisanexampletemplatetouse:http://www.vrml.k12.la.us/cc/18str/prguide/prguide.asp

WordGrids
Helpswithlearningcontentvocabularyandhasvisualaid
Anexamplefromclass:

Lincoln

Party

TermsServed

Assassinated

Republican

Yes

JFK

Democrat

.5

Yes

Obama

Democrat

1.5

No

StrategiesthatExtendNewLearning

RAFT
Rework,apply,andextendInformation.
Givesstudentsthefreedomtoprojectthemselvesintouniquerolesandlookatcontent
differently.
R
ole(ofthewriter)
A
udience
F
orm(genre,suchasletter,song,story)
T
opic(subject,focus)

AvideoexplainingandgivinganexampleofRAFTintheclassroom:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLJ_32y6lR0

SPAWN
S
pecialPowersstudentshavepowertochangeanaspectofthetextortopic.
Studentswritewhatwaschangedinwriting,why,andeffectsofthechange.
P
roblemSolvingstudentswritesolutionstoproblemsbybooksorothersources.
A
lternativeViewpointswritefromadifferentperspective
W
hatifteacherintroduceschangeandstudentswritebasedonthatchange.
N
extwritewhathappensnext.

http://www.vrml.k12.la.us/graphorgan/18strat/strat/State_18/statehtm/spawn_state.htm

ThissiteprovidesagoodoverviewSPAWNandwhateachpiecetoitmeans.Thisiswritten
bytheauthorofourbook,WilliamBrozo.Itincludessomeexamplespromptsformiddle
school.
ItstandsforSpecialPowers,ProblemSolving,AlternativeViewpoints,Whatif...,andNext.

http://www.vrml.k12.la.us/cc/18str/spawn/spawn.asp
providesaframeworkfordeveloping
prompts.

Acollectionofgoalsettingsheetstousewithstudents.
http://worksheetplace.com/index.php?function=DisplayCategory&showCategory=Y&links=2&i
d=279&link1=31&link2=279

ReaderResponseWriting
Explorepersonalconnectionstoinformationandconcepts.

Asitewithallkindsofexamplesandexplanations:
http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/literacy/readers_response.html

VocabStrategies:
ThisisabiglistofvariousvocabularystrategiestotryinEnglishcourses
http://www.readingeducator.com/strategies/possible.htm

Thissitehas
hundreds
ofresourcestotry.Byclickingontheprinciple(picturesofthebrains)
resourcesonthecertaincheckpoints.
http://www.cast.org/udl/index.html
Hereisanotherlinktoit:
http://www.udlcenter.org/implementation/examples

ThisistheeducationsectionforYouTubewhichhasatonofvideostolookthrough:
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3yA8nDwraeOfnYfBWun83g

Intellitalk(K8):
http://www.synapseada.com/intellitools/new/IntelliTalk_3.htm
Overviewofsomeofthefeaturesthatintellitalkhas.Teacherscantrackstudentactivityand
progressthroughtheprogram.
IntelliMathics(K8)
http://www.synapseadaptive.com/intellitools/new/Intellimathics_3.htm
OverviewofIntelliMathics.Trackstudentactivityandallowsformanipulationofonscreen
visuals,suchasfractionsorbasetenblocks.

IntelliPics
http://www.synapseadaptive.com/intellitools/new/intellipics_studio_3_home_page.htm
Aprogramthatallowsformultimediapresentationsandreports.Itincludesoptionsfor
animation,sound,andgraphics.


Intellitools:
http://www.intellitools.com/default.html
Generaloverviewofdifferentproductsthatcanhelpstudentshaveaccesstotheinformation.

Greatassistivetechnology:IntelliKeysAlternativeKeyboard:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8P5zhNIA_o

http://www.intellitools.com/educationalresources.html
ClassroomSuiteisaprogramputoutbyintellitools.ThislinkshowshowClassroomSuiteand
otherintellitoolsproductsalignwiththecommoncore,beusedinaninclusiveclassroom,and
usetodriveinstructionfordifferentgroupsofstudents.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ni5UnVQpk
VideoonhowtousedifferentfeaturesofClassroomSuite.

Kurzweil3000
isagreattoolthatencompasesvariousassistivetechnoligies(suchas
texttospeech,translators,etc).LookslikesomethingIwouldwantinmyfutureclassroom.
http://www.kurzweiledu.com/products/k3000win.html

Inspiration/Kidspiration
aneducationtechnologysoftwarecompanybasedinPortland,
Oregon,whichprovidesseveralvisualthinkingandlearningproductsfortheK12education
andbusinessmarketsincludingInspiration,InspirationMaps,InspireData,Kidspiration,
WebspirationClassroomserviceandWebspirationPRO.

Vocabulary:
http://oregonliteracypd.uoregon.edu/topic/vocabularydevelopment
ThewebsiteopensbysayingTeacherswhoaremasterfulinengagingstudentswithnew
vocabularyattendtocertaincriticalcomponentsofinstructionaldesignanddelivery.The
resourceandpracticeactivitylistarenicetoolstolookataswell.Ithasthreeaudio
presentationsthatgoovervocabularyinstruction.Itdiscussesthebenefitsofreading,aswell,
shownbythetheimagebelow:


ADictionary
thatprovidespicturesalongwithvaryingdefinitionsbasedontheageofthe
studentiscalledwordsmyth.
http://www.wordsmyth.net/
Wordcentral
http://www.wordcentral.com/
isawebsitethatalsohasathesaurusandrhyming
dictionarywithitthathasahelpfulinterface.

Multiculturalbooks
andwhichonesarethebestcanbefoundhere:
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/howchoosebestmulticulturalbooks
.Everyone
hasheardofScholasticbefore,andthissiteallowsyoutoclickonmostofthebookstosee
whatScholastichastosayaboutit.
CCSS
arealsoatopicScholastichasrightontheirwebsitewithmultiplecurriculaalignedwith
theCCSS.
http://commoncore.scholastic.com/administrators/products/englishlanguagearts

CodeX:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/codeX/
canbefoundontheappstoreandisa
fullcurriculum.Ithasafullyearplannedoutwith4550minuteblocksinmind.

MyBooks
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/facenew/mybooks.html
focuseson
nonfiction.Itisk12forbothEnglishandSpanishspeakers.Providesactivitysheetswiththe
booksorderedforwhichevergradeandlanguagechosen.

SemanticFeaturesAnalysis
http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/semantic_feature_analysis
areworksheetsthatgo
overvocabularyandwhatissimilarand/ordifferentbetweenwordsinagroup.Inaddition,
searchvocabularyassociationsteps.

TestTakingStrategies
testprep
Reviewthekeytopics,focusonkeypoint
Teachersltengivehintsortopicsthatmaybeonexamsyouwillseethisonthe
quiz.

 Notetakingandreviewingnotes.Askilltolearnnotetaking
Booksoftenboldthemostimportanttopics
Studentsseekouttheinstructorassistance.ontherighttracklookatnotesorbook
etc
Studentsunderstandexamterminologymultiplechoice,essay,cumulative

Whoshouldyoustudywith?
Ifyougetconfusedordoubtyourselfwhenstudyingitcanbebettertostudyalone.
Apersonwithsociallearningstylescanbenefitalotfromastudygroup.
HAVEAGAMEPLANnomatterwhich

TestFormat
Knowwhattheformatofthetestis(multiplechoice,essay,oramix)
Multiplechoiceisthemostcommonformat

Studyingformultiplechoice:
Focusonstudyingdetailslikedefinitions,lists,etc
Reviewboldwordsintext
Informationhighlightedandnotecards/flashcards(providesmultipleoptionsforthe
materialfindit,writeit,sayit)canalsobeusedwithkeyconceptstheconcepton
thecardandstudentbulletsthoughtsthatcometothem
Groupnotecardbytopic.Thecategorizationcanassistinstudying.randomgrouping
ofcardscanprovideconfusionandinturnbecomeunhelpful
Practicetestquestions/quizyourself

GeneralTestTaking
Mostofthetime,yourfirstansweristhecorrectone.biggestadvantageistostickwith
yourfirstanswermanystudentssecondguess
Ifyouareimpulsivewithanexam,maybeyoushouldreviewtheotherchoices.Ifyou
donotreadthequestionscarefullybutjumptoananswer,thisiswhenyoushoulddo
this.
Eliminatedistractors(theanswerstheyknowarenotcorrect)
Ifyouhavetwoquestionsleft,attemptusingtrueorfalsetoeliminatetheincorrect
answer
Usingtestquestiontoanswerotherquestions

Howtostudyforanessayexam
Studythebigoverallconceptsoftheclassaswellassomerelevantexamplesofeach
concept.
Trytoaskyourselfquestionsyourprofessormightaskifyoudon'thaveastudyguide.
(whowhatwherewhen)

 Studymorethandefinitionofterms.Examplesofthosetermsandconceptsandmake
associationsconnectionsbetweentermsandconcepts.Practiceapplyingthe
information.

Essaytesttakingstrategies
Understandwhatthequestionsisaskingfor.Circleorunderlinewordsthattellyou
whatyouneedtodotoanswertheessayquestions.Thiswayyoueliminatedistractors
andonlyfocusoninformationrequired.
Organizedwithathesisandwritteninparagraphform.Proofreadandreviewanswer.
Supportpointswithexamples
Watchoutfordrift(driftingawayfromwhatthequestionisaskingme).

Managingyourtimewithextendedtimetestaccommodations
Extendedtimeaccommodationdoesnotmeanunlimitedtime.Thustimemanagement
isstillkeyduringanexam.1.52xlongerthanregulartime
Trynottospendtoomuchtimeononequestion(knowwhentoletgo).
Knowhowmuchtimetospendoneachquestionbynotinghowmanypointsthe
questionisworth.
Prioritize.
Spendafewminutesbeforethetestreviewingandafewminutesafterreviewing
answers(unlessstickingwiththefirstanswermultiplechoiceidea)
Makesureeachquestionwasansweredandpagewasfilledout.
Okaytoskiponeandcomeback.

Websitesthatcanbeofusecontentwise:

CrashCourse:
AuthorJohnGreenandhisbrotherdiscusseducationaltopicsthatyoucan
useintheclassroomfromYouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse

TedEd
CreatelessonsfromYouTubeorTEDclips.
http://ed.ted.com/

LearnZillion
LessonplansthatareconnectedwiththeCCSS.
http://learnzillion.com/

Lore
Createcoursesandapplylinkstostudentsorreadings.SimilartoBlackBoardor
variosugoogleapplications
www.lore.com

Prezi
AmoreinteractiveslideshowthatdoesnotneedMicrosoftPowerpointtouse.
www.prezi.com

Glogster
Createvisualsintheclassroom.PagesaysCommoncorealigned,easytouse
digitalplatformwithprovenresults.
http://edu.glogster.com/?ref=com

Other:

Thisisaneatlink
anddocumentfromthe
VirginiaDepartmentofEducation
,andit
discussestheguidelinesforcreditaccommodationsforstudentswithdisabilities.Itisjust
somethingthatisnicetoreadandtoseethevariationsinexpectations.Thereisalsoa
short
video
onthesamethingsfromthesamewebsite.
(
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2013/10513a.pdf
)
From
www.chadd.org

(ChildrenaandAdultswithAD/HD)Ifounda
nicedocumentthat
comparesIDEAand504
,breakingdownthepartstotheminacomparitiveform.

MisunderstoodMinds
isawebsitethatgivesresourcesforreading,writing,andattention.It
givesusdecodingactivities,suchasawayfortheusertoexperienceareadingdifficulty.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/misunderstoodminds/index.html

TransitioninginMaine.
Thisisalinkthatdiscussesthetransitionsfromstudenttoadult.
http://www.ldame.org/oldsite/files/html/ch09/ch09_01.htm
LearningDisabilitiesAssociationofMaine

http://www.ldame.org/

AneatlessonplanfoundontheScholasticwebsitethatcouldbereworkedforUDLand
CatcherintheRye:
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lessonplan/doveycoelessonplan
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