This is a jpg image of a simple Kidspiration activity. English Language Learners used Kidspiration as a part of a lesson to learn and practice using the computer, specifically the mouse.
Kidspiration speaks the associated captions and text, even when the captions are turned off during the lesson. The students used the “speak” tool in [...]

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Student Assessment

In regards to the network sessions last week, I am posting the PowerPoint presentation that Dr. Phillips presented on “Examining Student Work”.
Examining Student Work

During the course of Universal Design for Learning programs, we often come to the topic of homework. In the January 007 issue of NEA Today, the debate about whether or not homework is good or bad is summarized. Those opposing homework claim that it is “mostly useless.” Those in favor of homework [...]

In 001, the Governor’s Commission for Student Success introduced Senate Bill 1 allowing for new standards and testing in the state of Ohio. Shortly after, Battelle for Kids initialized Project SOAR with 4 school districts to pilot a new measurment metric called Value Added. Six years later, Ohio is in the final stages of adding [...]