Case studies are to be
written as an instructional strategy (Carnegie Melon's definition of case studies)
Not exact matches
Virtual - school teachers need training on a variety of software applications, basic hardware maintenance, effective communication
strategies (such
as effective
writing techniques for web - based lessons), information management skills, and
instructional intervention
strategies.
Specifically, the site provides tools and templates that guide teachers in developing modules — two - to four - week plans that include (1) student performance tasks; (2) a list of the reading,
writing and thinking skills students will need to complete the tasks; (3) student activities (called «mini-tasks»); (4)
instructional strategies that guide students toward completing the tasks and (5) sample student responses and how those pieces scored on an LDC rubric,
as well
as an option for teachers to design a summative assessment related to the teaching task.
Such assistance can be provided through adaptations, which include accommodations in the learning environment,
instructional materials, and teaching
strategies,
as well
as more significant modifications to task demands and actual
writing tasks.
Using Robert Doman's (1984) concept of teaching to their strengths and then remediating their weaknesses, the effective use of digital media
as a part of an integrated
instructional strategy could be a way initially to teach reading and
writing to otherwise reluctant readers.
The realization that student cognitive processing skills and preferences may be changing raises questions
as to whether correct
instructional strategies are being utilized to motivate digitally oriented students toward reading and
writing.
As we
write this report in the late 1990s, there continues to be a groundswell of new policies related to literacy standards and assessment, and there is new interest in policies related to
instructional strategies.
Her expertise revolves around areas of curriculum and instruction, such
as implementation of the ELA Common Core State Standards or other standards - based curricula; backward design; differentiated tools,
strategies, and assessments; pre -, formative, self -, and summative assessments;
writing instruction and assessment; unit and yearlong curriculum maps; text - dependent questions; and engaging
instructional strategies that facilitate close reading.
The course emphasizes mastery of
instructional strategies that create opportunities for all students, including English learners and students with special needs, to read and
write about how to use social studies for social justice and how to incorporate the visual and performing arts
as ways to express and visually represent meaningful learning.
Anita
writes and presents frequently, and has particular expertise in
instructional strategies for discovery and guided inquiry, information literacy and digital fluency, the virtual library space and the library
as a learning commons.
The Special Education Teacher will be responsible for the successful completion of the following tasks: + Manage and provide
instructional guidance, virtual teaching and general
strategies for a caseload of students; + Develop,
write and help implement IEPs; + Evaluate tests and assessments, complete report cards and conduct parent conferences; + Communicate regularly with parents / learning coaches of students with special needs to insure that their IEP goals are being met, and that their needs are addressed in a timely and appropriate fashion; + Consult with teachers and coordinate the implementation of specially designed instruction
as defined in the IEP regarding students with specific needs and potential learning issues; + Provide direct services to students including services delivered through web - conferencing software,
as needed; + Schedule, organize and conduct IEP related meetings in a virtual environment,
as needed; + Participate in the school's Student Support Team; help teachers and learning coaches develop and implement program modifications and
strategies for all students; + Assist,
as needed, with the organization and proper implementation of all paperwork, documentation and procedures for the IEP process; + Assist with locating service providers for students needing related services
as mandated by their IEPs; + Assist with negotiating and executing contracts with service providers for students requiring such services; + Maintain accurate and up - to - date data in the school's Learning Management System and special education software; + Assist with administering state testing and coordinate the special adaptations that are required based on the IEP; and + Other duties
as assigned.