Danny Salter

I learned that providing accommodations for students should not equal lower expectations. The student still needs to engage with the content. Example, if they don't like taking notes, that doesn't mean that they can't. Their 504 may say that have difficulty writing, but that does not mean you should avoid it as an instructor. Typing is an option. Allowing the student longer to take notes is an option, too.

I didn't know ODD was a thing. I like the idea of setting up cues with students. The issue will be getting them to pay attention and pick up on said cues.

Great minds do no always think alike. I plan on trying to find other ways for students to engage with content when they have difficulty writing.

I've had one student with hearing loss. When he was in my class last year I tried to make sure that I was talking directly to his hearing aid, or that we were facing each other so he could read my lips.

I learned that students with a disability have to recognize that they have it and request accommodations. I also learned that accommodations have limits. They have to be reasonable and not alter the fundamentals of the class they want to enroll in. Now, I'm wondering how I would manage to accommodate a student in a wheelchair in my studio. It is very cramped!

I was surprised to see allergies and diabetes listed on the same slide as physical disabilities. I would like to know how ADD and ADHD are diagnosed? Is an MRI involved? Is there a physical difference in what's happening in their brains?

I have a better idea of using essay/short answer questions now. Previously, I've had specific things from the unit I wanted students to know, so I would give them a short answer question and the answer to study by. Now, I see how I can use essay questions to explain how to create a camera setup or other step-by-step production procedures.

The CAT assessments seem like they could be useful. I like the idea of doing something similar during the first day of class to see what students think they're going to learn and what they would like to learn.

The Socratic method of teaching seems interesting. In CTE it could be used to make sure kids understand what gear they will need for a specific type of shoot, how they will set it up, and why they will set it up that way.