I teach at a very unique campus. All the students at our school are labeled Intellectually Disabled (I.D. fka M.R.) along with Emotionally Disturbed (E.R.). My students live at the State Supported Living Center and get bused to our campus each day. They were appointed there by a judge. Most of the students rarely see their family; however, with good behavior sometimes they do receive family visits and occasionally get home visits.
Since, the Living Center is in our district we have a special campus. I enjoy being able to teach an individual topic (History) in a special ed. setting. In most schools the special ed teacher is responsible for teaching all subjects and usually in multiple grade levels. This way we have multiple grade levels that rotate between teachers for the different subjects just like a regular Junior High and High School.
With all this said I get the opportunity to teach World Geography (9th grade), World History (10th grade), U.S. History (11th grade) and U.S. Government/Economics (12th grade) to the 'special' population.
I also have a special needs adult son. I just wished he had had the same learning opportunities that my students are receiving. A teacher is able to prepare and teach so much more when they only have to focus on one subject verses five (or 20 if they're teaching all grade levels).
I've created this website in hopes to share some of the activities and lessons that I've created and am continuously concocting in my head. With the little bit of information, ideas, activities and lessons available for those struggling with learning differences and with all the hoopla with students staying on grade level I thought this might be helpful to others. Also, if I can create something that struggling students can grasp it might make it all that much easier for those that don't struggle. So, hope I can find time to journal and update this site and I encourage you to visit often.
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