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Inclusive Education through iEARN Project Collaboration. Renee Day, MDY Ramona High School Riverside, CA USA November 14, 2012. Inclusion for Students with Special Needs . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Inclusive Education through iEARN Project
CollaborationRenee Day, MDY
Ramona High SchoolRiverside, CA USANovember 14, 2012
“Inclusive education is a process of strengthening the capacity of
the education system to reach out to all learners and can thus be understood as a key strategy to achieve EFA (Education For
All).” -Policy Guidelines on Inclusion in Education (2009), Paris: UNESCO.
A New Approach to Teaching and Learning: Project based learning allows students to apply their knowledge of the
content and develop mastery of technological skills.
International online collaboration with their peers allows students to engage in cross-cultural exchange that will increase their understanding of other traditions and perspectives and build cultural literacy.
Exchange 2.0: The Science of Impact, the Imperative of Implementation (2012)., http://www.usip.org/events/exchange-20-the-science-impact-the-imperative-implementation.
Inclusion for Students with Special Needs
• Universal Access to the core curriculum standards can be achieved using project based learning activities.
• Authentic Assessment gives students an alternate way to demonstrate their content knowledge.
• Alternative to traditional assessment allows learners to engage with the curriculum and retain the information in a meaningful way.
Toolkit on Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities (2012). U.S. Office of Special Education Programs, http://www.osepideasthatwork.org/parentkit/AltAssessFAQ.asp.
Top Ten Tips for Assessing Project Based Learning (2011). Edutopia. George Lucas Educational Foundation, www.edutopia.org.
Project Based Learning:Access to Content
Adobe Youth Voices Youth Innovation
and Entrepreneurship Program (YIEP)
Public Art Project Future Citizens GCE Journalism 2.0
World Youth News Video-Conferences
iEARN Project Collaboration
Visual Auditory Linguistic Tactile-Kinesthetic Non-verbal
Multi-Modal Instruction:Tap into Learning Strengths
“Never Forget”Adobe Youth Voices Project 2009
http://youtu.be/rXi1VeRcOas
GCE Journalism 2.0 Course World Youth News Develop a news story about
the local community or a global issue.
Report on the outcome of the presidential election.
Produce media to support news story. (Photo, video interview, podcast)
World Youth News, 2012 http://www.worldyouthnews.org/
Content and Standards:
Reading Literacy for H/SSGrades 11-12: 2. Determine the central ideas or
information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.
. History/Social Science 12.10 Students formulate questions about and defend their
analyses of tensions within our constitutional democracy and the importance of maintaining a balance between the following concepts: majority rule and individual rights.
Career Technical EducationGrades 11-12: 7. Integrate and evaluate multiple sources
of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., quantitative data, video, multimedia) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
Common Core State Standards Initiative (2012), http://www.corestandards.org/.
Common Core Standards in Action
Video conference on Biofuels
Adobe Youth Voices
YIEP and Product in a Bag
GCE World Youth News
Ramona Rams Recycle
Create media to raise awareness about youth issues
Local campaigns to reduce child poverty
Build dialogue skills and a sense of a global community
Impact: Global Collaboration=Local Action
iEARN Impact , 2012,. http://www.iearn.org/impact
Adobe Youth Voices
iEARN Pangea QR Code Project
Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program (YIEP)
GCE World Youth News
iEARN Website QR Code :
Learn new skills to integrate technology into classroom lessons.
Transfer skills and knowledge to students to increase their technological literacy.
Introduce blended learning to students.
Collaborate and exchange ideas about education with colleagues around the globe.
Professional Development Courses: Creating 21st Century Teachers
World Trade Center Finial at United Nations Plaza, 2005
“Education is the most important weapon you can use to change the world.” -Nelson Mandela
