Janet+P

Hi, my name is Janet Price. I work in the Souderton Area School District as an Itinerant Autistic Support Teacher. I work at four different elementary schools with students in grades K-5. All of my students are fully included within the regular education classroom setting. I provide direct social skills instruction to my students, as well as run lunch bunch groups with my students and typical peers. I also provide push-in support in the classroom to support my students and the classroom teacher.

On a personal note, I've been married for 24 years and am the proud mom of two daughters and one son, ages 20, 19 and 16.

5 New technologies to try: wordle, wikispace, xtranormal.com, delicious.com, Google Docs

4 ideas to share with others: worlde, xtranormal.com, diigo, makebeliefscomixstrips

3 principles of UDL: Present info in multiple formats/media; provide multiple means for expression/assessment; provide multiple ways to engage learners

2 changes in your teaching to reach all learners in the Digital Age: YouTube, audacity

1 BIG idea to implement on Monday: make a wordle

Culmnating Activity #1: What is UDL?

UDL is a teaching approach that enables educators to reach all students by eliminating barriers that may interfere with student learning. Learners are a diverse group, and UDL enables teachers to reach all students by considering their strengths, needs and learning styles. UDL is flexible and it enables teachers to differentiate their instruction by using the following 3 main concepts:

1. Provide multiple means of representation, meaning present ideas/concepts in multiple ways through a variety of media 2. Providie various opportunities for students to express what they've learned by allowing for multiple means of assessement, products, etc. 3. Use multiple means of engaging students by incorporating their strengths and abilities.

5 New technologies to try: YouTube, yogabba gabba, diggo, makebeliefscomix, school tube

4 ideas to share with others: makebeliefscomix, school tube, delicious.com, UDL center website

3 principles of UDL: flexible, eliminates barriers to learning, provides choices for students

2 changes in your teaching to reach all learners in Digital Age: use wordle and makebeliefscomix on regular basis

1 BIG idea to implement on Monday: make a makebeliefscomix strip w/student

5 new technologies to try: blogs, edutopia, pbworks, dragon naturally speaking, jing, book bundle,

4 ideas to share with others: pbworks, dragon naturally speaking, edutopia, turnitin, ixl math website

3 principles of UDL: provide options for recruting interest, provide options for sustaining effort and persistance

2 changes in your teaching to reach all learners in Digital Age:

1 BIG idea to implement on Monday: try audacity

Culminating Activity #3: Persuasive essay to district administrators/building principal to embrace the net generation.

The net generation describes the bulk of students who are now attending our schools within our district. These students are experts in a wide variety of digital technology, simple because they have grown up with technology. To them, it is simply part of their lives and they can not imagine life without this technology. As a result of this immersion in technology, our students of today learn differently. Add this to the fact that our students of today are a more diverse group than ever. Traditional methods of instruction no longer reach today's students. simply because of the "one size fits" all approach. We are fooling ourselves as educators if we think our traditional teaching methods are reaching and engaging these students in the learning process. Let us as a district embrace this net generation and try to connect with them through digital technology. On our part, it will take time, energy, resources and most importantly a willingness to change. Our willingness to change, rather than remain static, is perhaps the biggest hurdle to overcome. This net generation is also our most availabe resource! It is these very students who are the experts. Let's give them an opportunity to share what they know and teach us! .If we are not willing to change our educational practices to align with society's technology advances, we will no longer be effective teachers.