In the Kindergarten classroom that I am in for observations, my classroom does not have any IEPs. However, in the other kindergarten classroom, there are a few kids with IEPs. The way that this district and these teachers are going about assessments of these classified students who are learning at home is having face-to-face assessments on the front lawn of the school. Students are expected to come to the school and sit at a table on the front lawn with the teacher giving the assessment. The teacher and student are separated by a clear plastic divider. Resource room teachers, speech teachers, and OT have also been conducting assessments in person on the front lawn to make it easier for the students and for the parents. The only issue I've seen my cooperating teachers have with parents giving their children the answers is through the homework worksheets that were sent home with the children prior to the start of the school year.
While I have not been notified of any of the students in the class I am in having IEP's, I know one of the students has a 504. He has ADHD and has been having a hard time focusing on the lessons whether he is in the class or learning remotely. He is also struggling to keep track of the assignments he should be completing and often gets worked up about how much he has to get done. His mom has had a lot of conversations with my cooperating teacher about how to keep him more organized with all of his assignments. She also made the cooperating teacher aware that she is taking him to see a neurologist in order to find out more information. (While this answer may not directly address the questions being asked, I felt that it still related to the topic.)
My cooperating teacher does talk to me about the students with special education services in the classroom. However, there are no students in the kindergarten class I am in with an IEP, but there is one student with a 504 plan. This student has cerebral palsy and has an aid in the room to help her. This student is very smart and only has difficulties involving mobility. The cerebral palsy does not interfere with her progress in the general education classroom, but she does need to use special equipment to help assist her in her education. As of right, now this is the only student in the classroom with a 504 plan, but that may change as the year goes on. Last week all the students in the elementary school were assessed to see where they are at. These assessments are also used to see if any students need to start the process of a classification. I was lucky enough to be a part of this process and I got to assess one student using the online test that this district has chosen to use. Doing this assessment was weird though because I had to administrate it over a google meet and I had to make sure the parents were not giving the student the answers. However, it ended up working out fine and now all the students have taken the assessment.
Jessica Kellenbach: I have not been specifically told about all of the students in my class who have IEPS but the teacher does differentiate assignments, and instructions for a handful of students which makes me aware of students who do have IEPS. My cooperating teacher gives a lot of brain breaks, moments for students to "shake it out" and just get up from their computers to move. This is something that can be done for students with IEPS but is really good to be done for all students in a virtual setting.
Kayla Sanderson : My school is still unclear about how to give assessments online without students getting answers from their parents. It is very difficult to tell if these students are getting help from their parents and if they are really understanding the material. The tests scores are not able to be used because we have no way of truly checking the students abilities. It is making it very difficult for students who are fully remote to be properly taught especially if they have an IEP or 504 plan.
In the Kindergarten classroom that I am in for observations, my classroom does not have any IEPs. However, in the other kindergarten classroom, there are a few kids with IEPs. The way that this district and these teachers are going about assessments of these classified students who are learning at home is having face-to-face assessments on the front lawn of the school. Students are expected to come to the school and sit at a table on the front lawn with the teacher giving the assessment. The teacher and student are separated by a clear plastic divider. Resource room teachers, speech teachers, and OT have also been conducting assessments in person on the front lawn to make it easier for the students and for the parents. The only issue I've seen my cooperating teachers have with parents giving their children the answers is through the homework worksheets that were sent home with the children prior to the start of the school year.
ReplyDeleteWhile I have not been notified of any of the students in the class I am in having IEP's, I know one of the students has a 504. He has ADHD and has been having a hard time focusing on the lessons whether he is in the class or learning remotely. He is also struggling to keep track of the assignments he should be completing and often gets worked up about how much he has to get done. His mom has had a lot of conversations with my cooperating teacher about how to keep him more organized with all of his assignments. She also made the cooperating teacher aware that she is taking him to see a neurologist in order to find out more information. (While this answer may not directly address the questions being asked, I felt that it still related to the topic.)
ReplyDeleteMy cooperating teacher does talk to me about the students with special education services in the classroom. However, there are no students in the kindergarten class I am in with an IEP, but there is one student with a 504 plan. This student has cerebral palsy and has an aid in the room to help her. This student is very smart and only has difficulties involving mobility. The cerebral palsy does not interfere with her progress in the general education classroom, but she does need to use special equipment to help assist her in her education. As of right, now this is the only student in the classroom with a 504 plan, but that may change as the year goes on. Last week all the students in the elementary school were assessed to see where they are at. These assessments are also used to see if any students need to start the process of a classification. I was lucky enough to be a part of this process and I got to assess one student using the online test that this district has chosen to use. Doing this assessment was weird though because I had to administrate it over a google meet and I had to make sure the parents were not giving the student the answers. However, it ended up working out fine and now all the students have taken the assessment.
ReplyDeleteJessica Kellenbach: I have not been specifically told about all of the students in my class who have IEPS but the teacher does differentiate assignments, and instructions for a handful of students which makes me aware of students who do have IEPS. My cooperating teacher gives a lot of brain breaks, moments for students to "shake it out" and just get up from their computers to move. This is something that can be done for students with IEPS but is really good to be done for all students in a virtual setting.
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ReplyDeleteKayla Sanderson : My school is still unclear about how to give assessments online without students getting answers from their parents. It is very difficult to tell if these students are getting help from their parents and if they are really understanding the material. The tests scores are not able to be used because we have no way of truly checking the students abilities. It is making it very difficult for students who are fully remote to be properly taught especially if they have an IEP or 504 plan.
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