So, I Switched My Topic to Special Education

So after thinking through it, I decided to switch my topic from Health and Safety to Special Education. I am really excited about doing my project because we just started looking for research and it is going pretty good for me. I have been able to find valuable research that has allowed me to learn more about my topic and open up my knowledge to more specific details regarding special education. I am glad I changed my topic in time before the deadline because I really felt I was not going to be able to pull off a project about Health and Safety. I decided to switch my project because I was always interested in the educational viewpoint of children with disabilities because they sometimes go through a lot more difficulties in their educational process and most of us don't really realize it. While doing research these past few weeks I found out some interesting things about special education, I found out that there is a really long evaluation from parents to teachers to a IDEA representative in order to be identified as a special ed student. A special ed student also costs a school nearly twice or three times as much money to educate than a pupil that is in general education. This Link gave a very good over view of what special education is, and how it works.

Blog 4: Interview Preperation

Content:

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  Why?
I plan to interview Ms. Parker because she is a special education teacher that works at Arroyo Elementary in Pomona.

2.  You have to ask 5 questions.  What additional questions do you plan to ask?  Ask open-ended questions.

• What part of special education do you find most interesting?
• What are some disabilities that you have worked with?
• What are some teaching strategies you find most effective with the children dealing with disabilities?
• I understand a curriculum can be modified or accommodated depending on the needs of a child, can you tell me about a time when you have had to do that and was it effective?
• What are some ways you expand your knowledge about special education?

Blog 3: Topic Choice and Semester 1 ESLR Goals

Content (Directions): Answer the following 2 questions.

1.  List your topic here: Special Education

2.  What do you plan to do this year to show growth in each of the ESLRs?  Be specific and use an example.  Examples can come from senior project, model assembly, core, and/or participation in senior class ASB or other organizations on campus (clubs etc).

• iPoly Citizen:I plan to be involved in our senior events like be part of senior committees like prom and powder puff.
• Effective Learner: I plan to be able to earn at least P's in all of my core classes and be able to stand out in my senior project and model assembly. I also need to go more into depth when learning a subject so I can be able to really comprehend.
• Effective User of Technology: I hope I can learn new ways to incorporate technology into my senior Project to make it more interesting for the audience. I also plan to use these skills when researching for my research component.
• Effective Communicator:  I plan to become a more effective communicator through the model assembly project and through my senior project because I will be required to give a 2 hour presentation on my own. I hope I can also take those skills and apply them to my core classes.