Tuesday June 29 th & Thursday July 1 st Collect Formal Lesson Plans (and share please) Final Essay Exam Discussion Teacher Evaluations – We’ll do at Thursday’s class. Wrap-up & Review Discussions Your unanswered questions … Thank you & Good luck

Final Essay Exam Read through Directions & Question Choices Grading Rubric Don’t Forget Part 2 Reflection! to me by Monday, July 5 th – 6pm – 10% deduction each hour late! I will reply to you with Final Exam & Overall Course grades

Wrap-Up Discussion #1 From everything WE discussed in class, and everything INVOLVED in daily teaching … What is 1 goal you want to accomplish each and every day of your teaching career? – Write your answer anonymously on a piece of paper – I collect … I read randomly – BE HONEST!

#2 - To begin … LET’S REVIEW! What are the important aspects of a successful inclusion classroom? What practices will be beneficial for our job as a regular-ed teacher? What role would we like our co-teacher (special education teacher) to take?

#3 - Professional Practices What is professionalism (educational)? – Respect, responsibility, communication, leadership, risk taking, ongoing development, positive attitude, rapport, positive collegial practices – Knowledge of content, pedagogy, classroom management – Member of learning communities, induction & mentoring practices, school culture, community outreach, collaborative teaching

#4 - Professional Teaching Standards INTASC, CEC, State Standards National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) 1.Being committed to students & their learning 2.Knowing the content and how to teach it 3.Managing & monitoring student learning 4.Thinking systematically about practice 5.Being a member of a learning community

#5 - Personal Practices You are a role model, a mentor, a leader, a public figure, a parent, a teammate, a judge & jury … you are an active and prominent figure in your student’s lives. What does this mean for LD Students? Bigger connection to their growth & maturity Help them overcome larger obstacles Focus on interests – relevancy – practicality Rapport Rapport Rapport

#6 - Communicating with Parents For ALL students: – When would you? For what reasons? For LD students: – Share challenges – Share progress – Share successes *These parents are too accustom to teachers calling home about academic & behavioral problems … never good news. Call / home with good news – successes – progress – growth & maturity. Even what we would consider the most trivial item may be a HUGE positive moment for these students.

#7 - Other Concerns? Stress? Continuing your Professional Development Before/After School Time Summers Off? Any questions for me?

Final Unanswered Questions Real Classroom Situations Types of Special Ed questions to answer at an interview Tiered Assignments My personal challenges with Inclusion Time spent differentiating a lesson plan with relation to curriculum planning Hypothetical examples of differentiated lessons Modifying IEPs? LD behavior problems Co-Teacher Roles Liabilities Alternative Schools – charter, parochial Anything else???