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Welcome to: Science, Health & PE Inclusive Classrooms! Created by Dan, Glenn, Jessica & Jordan

Week One

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 * This is a video/slide show of "What does Inclusive Education Mean?" with the message behind the video being, you can do almost anything. The pictures get pretty emotional but its positive emotion.- Dan

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 * This video does not have any dictation with it, but I enjoyed watching in because it showcased a variety of students with special needs participating in sports just as any other student would. I also liked how it showed students of different abilities playing well together. This video could be used to motivate students with or without a disability. - Jessica

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 * GREAT VIDEO! This video shows how one schools PE program incorborates many different techniques and tools to best meet **all** of its students needs. It shows how adaptations can be made for students with special needs in archery, weight lifting, PE games and how physical education is very important for all students, especially students with special needs. - Jessica

﻿[|Science Classrooms for Students with Special Needs]
 * This article was interesting to me because it gave a very realistic view of how inclusive strategies are used in the classroom. It also gave some ideas on how teachers can help students with special needs in a science class. - Jessica

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 * This is a music Video that celebrates the kick off of The Inclusive Practices Initiative in Jefferson Parish Public Schools. The song is inspiring!- Dan

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 * The part that hit me was at about the 2:18 mark. The interview with the two boys is powerful. It shows an amazing example of positive inclusion.- Dan

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 * This is a website that is helpful to science teachers as a resource for projects for disabled or multi-disability students. It gives several links that can be helpful to different content or subject matter.- Glen


 * This is a news report on Playgrounds that are being built for kids with disabilities. This very informational for Health/PE teachers in elementary schools.- Glen

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 * I thought this was really neat for PE teachers to use for their students. Have a dance class for your students its very helpful for the students and will be fun for all.- Glen

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 * Provides Information for Inclusion Roles and Responsibilities in a General Education Classroom. This is called Inclusion, What do I do Now?- Jordan

[|Impact of Inclusion] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Inclusive Science and Special Education Needs]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is an article that talks about the Impact of Inclusion in General PE Classes for all students. I really like it because it goes over how all students can benefit and the stereotypes and issues that make inclusive classrooms difficult.- Jordan
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">This website aims to facilitate the sharing of good practice and ideas relating science education for students with special educational needs. They display some of the findings from the research and networking that has been undertaken to support teachers. The information and resources presented here are evolving, with continued input and updating.- Jordan

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Inclusive Physical Education] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Inclusion] media type="youtube" key="9-kqEu-PGe0" height="349" width="560" align="left"
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This an actual class taught in England for PE teachers to help them develop curriculum and habits that are inclusive for all students. It is a lengthy video, but full of information that I had not previously even thought of for creating a PE curriculum. It has some great insights into what it means to make a class accessible.- Dan
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I found this blog fascinating because it is full of different experiences by teachers who have worked in inclusion classrooms. In almost all of them, the teachers tell a story of frustration with administration and how they handle the inclusion process. Most agree, if done right inclusive classrooms can be very beneficial. However, there are some that you can tell have a had a very bad experience and give some insight to why it is difficult to make work.- Dan

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This short clip gives a few ideas for helping to keep special needs kids focused and involved in class.- Dan

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿[|Special Education in the Science Classroom: Strategies for Success]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is a fantastic website that is full of practical inclusive strategies to use in a science classroom to create an inclusive environment. it also has middle school resources, as well as resources for many different subjects. Packed full of resources and links to other sites for even more resources. - Jessica

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿[|Brain Gains]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I was not able to embed the video but I have included the link to the webpage where the video is at. This is a 20 minutes video on how one school implemented vigorious exercise into their daily routines. All the students have severe behavior problems or have other special needs and this pilot fitness program is proving the positive results that exercise has on the human brain and the effect it has on learning. - Jessica

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">"Including Samuel". This is a wonderful video made by the father of a little boy named Samuel who has CP. It does not have much to do with PE or Science, however it really struck a cord with me so I wanted to include it. It is about how this family finds a way to include Samuel (and other individuals with special needs) in school, the communiy, thier family, and makes a positive impact on the lives of others. This video is inspiring and I really would like to see the whole extended video. - Jessica

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Great site for inclusion lesson plans for elementary levels.- Glen

<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Inclusion Resources
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This site is the best I've seen so far. Teacher vision gives us all the information that we would need for incusionary teaching.- Glen

<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What Does Inclusion Look Like in a Full Inclusion Classroom?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is a good lesson plan for science for elementary and middle school level- Glen

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 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">The purpose of the Moving to Inclusion on-line resource is to provide physical activity leaders with a tool that will help them include individuals with disabilities in a wide variety of physical activity and sport programs. The primary focus of this resource is to identify general concepts, strategies and practical approaches that can be useful in planning and leading inclusive physical activity situations. -Jordan

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This video gets right to the heart of prejudices against people with disabilities. I think it would be a great resource to show in the classroom at any age. Its called "What is Normal? Challenging Disability Prejudices."- Jordan

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is a video that walks through the Don't Laugh at Me book by Steve Seskin and Allen Shamblin using the Mark Wills song Don't Laugh at me. I really liked this video because it is another awareness tool that we can use in our classrooms to talk about disabilities and now they are not limiting. It also points out that everyone has something different about them. It does have references to God in the song so there would have to be caution used there.- Jordan

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 200%;">Week Three

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|MODIFYING THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM FOR STUDENTS OF SPECIAL NEEDS: A LIST OF IDEAS] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|The Inclusional Classroom]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I found this site through a link from EducationWorld. It had many great ideas on how to incorborate differnt strategies into the curriculum and classroom. - Jessica
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is a great information page with many links to information in regards to inclusive instruction. There is lots of information as well as teacher strategies linked to this page. -Dan

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is a short news piece about the success of inclusion for a young boy. The ideas expressed and shared, by the teach especially, were strong supports for inclusion.-Dan
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This link gives step by step instructions on how to incorborate yoga (which can be extremely helpful to special needs children) into your lesson plans.This is a short but informative webpage. - Jessica

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Adapted PE Central]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Great website on many different ways to adapt physical education for students with special needs. It is a website that will be helpful to those who are responsible for educating students with various disabilities. Great links!!! - Jessica

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿[|Center for Studies on Inclusive Education]
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">﻿A British independent educational charity providing information and advice about inclusive education and related issues.- Jordan

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿[|Information and Resources for Children and Adults with Disabilities]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿A child-centered website, that addresses the positive aspects of inclusions.- Jord an

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿This is a KVAL news clip about Emerald All-Star's special needs cheerleading team that went to the World Championships in Orlando this past April. They are out of Eugene and every time we see them at a competition the whole crowd is in tears and the cheers keep going. A must see! -Jordan
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿This site helps teachers with ideas for building a collaborative classroom with SPED students to be inolved in the classroom activities in science.- Glen
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">In the Garfield-Palouse schools district teachers are using labs for students with disabilities to overcome the daily challenges they face in a everyday class with science. It gives links to help with development in science.- Glen

<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Preparing for Successful Inquiry in Inclusive Science Classrooms
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿I really liked this site because it helps teachers with building different lesson plans for science, math and other curricular for students who have disabilities. It's good for all K-12 teachers and gives different perspectives from teachers who work with students with disabilities- Glen

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Inclusion of Students with Special Needs]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This includes many articles on how to help the students with special needs in our classrooms. It talks about how inclusive learning environments are reflections of the change in teaching and learning to help all students meet high expectations.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 200%;">Week Four

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Inclusive Health® in Schools is an innovative program designed to put children on track for a lifetime of wellness through healthy lifestyle education. Inspired by First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” childhood obesity initiative, Murad’s Inclusive Health programs are offered as enrichment classes and after-school programs that teach children how regular exercise, good nutrition and effective stress management promote and protect the health of each cell in the body.- Jordan

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is a look at what Paraprofessionals do in the classroom. As general education teachers, they will be our biggest resource during day to day activities. -Jordan


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Aimed at parents of students with disabilities, this video covers the special education process, including Evaluation, Referral, Creation of the Individualized Education Plan, Placement, and Annual Review. Also touched on are Extended School Year Services and strategies for resolving disagreements.- Jordan

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Working Together: Science Teachers and Students with Disabilities]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This website gives specific challenges that a student may face as well as examples of accommodations that a teacher can make for the child. - Jessica

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Teaching Children with Visual Impairments - Jessica

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This video is about students with visual impairments and gives definitions on what type of visual impairments are common in the educational field. - Jessica

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Adaptations and Modifications for Students with Special Needs] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Making Inclusion a Reality]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is another great resource page from teachervision entitled Adaptations and Modifications for Students with Special Needs and has numerous strategies and links provided to help differentiate instruction and educate us as teachers in the needs of our special needs students. Dan
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is a great article entitled Making Inclusion a Reality for Students With Severe Disabilities and supports the teacher in developing curriculum that is effective in reaching all students. It does a great job in supplying examples of instructional adjustments when developing lesson plans and explains why it is important that we a teachers make the effort to do so. -Dan

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is an amazing video about a young girls experiences in an inclusionary setting and the successes it affords her. It strengthens my resolve to do everything I can to help special needs children be a part of my classroom. - Dan

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is a motivational video about a contest that is being done to help communities earn an all inclusive playground for ALL students to play together. - Jessica
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Chapter 15 Synopsis from Glen: **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Chapter 15 explains how we as teachers can help our students with disabilities feel safe and included in our classrooms. Each part of the chapter is outlined in different units of Science. For example the first part of the chapter outlines Strageties for teaching sience. This covers content-enhancement, mnenomic, and using effective teaching strategies. Also gives examples of activities that can be used in lesson plans. The second part of the chapter helps teachers with promoting independing learning from textbooks in the classroom for students with disabilites. This covers text book organization, highlingting, outlining, study skills, and teaching learning strategies. Study guides is very useful for students with disabilities.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The most important part of the chapter is adapting learning activities. We can use a number of things in the classroom to help all of our students. It discusses promoting active thinking with inquiry and debate, as well as instruction for developmental differences. We encourage all teachers who are going to teach in the Science or Social Studies field to read this chapter.