Lesson+Plans

Easy and fun way to create your daily lesson plan.

media type="youtube" key="VpSGoBJWyiY" height="385" width="480" = Universal Design for Learning =

=Universal Design for Learning (UDL) provides a blueprint for creating flexible goals, methods, materials, and assessments that accommodate learner differences.= __http://2xexceptional.wikispaces.com/4.+Universal+Design+for+Learning+__

**Universal Design for Learning calls for ...**
 * //Multiple means of representation,// to give learners various ways of acquiring information and knowledge,
 * //Multiple means of action and expression,// to provide learners alternatives for demonstrating what they know,
 * //Multiple means of engagement,// to tap into learners' interests, offer appropriate challenges, and increase motivation.

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 * 21st Century Learners:**

Technology =** Technology can benefit all students and especially those with disabilities because it easily supports universal design for learning, creates a very forgiving learning environment, is more engaging to digital natives and provides access to learning opportunities outside of the classroom. **=

**Explore these videos to learn about students of the 21st century:**

 * __@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8&feature=fvw__
 * __@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o&feature=related__

**Explore possilbe assisitve technology tools here: http://www.techmatrix.org__.__ Resources **
=**General G/T and 2xE Websites:**=
 * 1) [|http://www.2enewsletter.com]
 * 2) [|http://www.hoagiesgifted.org] ([])
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 * 5) [|http://www.sengifted.org]
 * 6) [|http://uniquelygifted.org]
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 * 13) [] (Texas Performance Standards)
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 * 15) @http://.davidsongifted.org/db/Articles_id_10251

=** I nstructional/Assistive Technology and Special Education Websites: **= = = =** Vendor Websites: **=
 * 1) [|http://www.ldresources.net]
 * 2) [|http://www.ldonline.com] ([])
 * 3) [|http://www.techmatrix.org]
 * 4) [|http://www.cited.org]
 * 5) [|http://www.cast.org]
 * 6) [|http://www.glosingthegap.com]
 * 7) [|http://www.gpat.org]
 * 8) [|http://cate.uoregon.edu]
 * 9) [|http://ces.uoregon.edu]
 * 10) [|http://www.cec.sped.org]
 * 11) [|http://www.texasat.net]
 * 12) @http://atto.buffalo.edu/registered/ATBasics/Foundation/Laws/index.ph
 * 13) http://www.texasprojectfirst.org
 * 1) [|http://www.donjohnston.com]
 * 2) [|http://www.freedomscientific.com]
 * 3) [|http://www.cambiumlearning.com]
 * 4) [|http://www.texthelp.com]
 * 5) [|http://www.readplease.com]
 * 6) [|http://www.nuance.com]
 * 7) [|http://www.prufrock.com]
 * 8) [|http://www.inspiration.com]

= Bibliography: =

**G/T and 2xE**

 * 1) The Pretenders: Gifted People Who Have Difficulty Learningby Barbara P. Guyer & Sally E. Shaywitz.
 * 2) Smart Kids with Learning Difficulties: Overcoming Obstacles and Realizing Potential by Rich Weinfeld, Sue Jeweler, Linda Barnes-Robinson, and Betty Shevitz.
 * 3) A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America's Brightest Students Volumes 1 and 2by Nicholas Colangelo (2004).
 * 4) The Twice Exceptional Dilemma by the National Education Association (Jan 1, 2006).
 * 5) Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom: Strategies and Techniques Every Teacher Can Use to Meet the Academic Needs of the Gifted and Talented by Susan Winebrenner and Pamela Espeland.
 * 6) Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnosis of Gifted Children and Adults by James T. Webb, Edward R. Amend, Nadia E. Webb, Jean Goerss, Paul Beljan, and F. Richard Olenchak.
 * 7) Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades by Sylvia Rimm (2008)
 * 8) Smart Kids with School Problems: Things to Know and Ways to Help by Priscilla L. Vail.
 * 9) Genius Denied by Jan and Bob Davison.
 * 10) Uniquely Gifted by Kay Kiesa.
 * 11) Different Minds: Gifted Children with ADHA, Asperger Syndrome and other Learning Deficits by Deirdre D. Lovecky.

**Instructional/Assistive Technology**

 * 1) The Universally Designed Classroom by David H. Rose, Anne Meyer and Chuck Hitchcock.
 * 2) Learning to Read in the Computer Ageby anne Meyer and David H. Rose.
 * 3) Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age
 * 4) Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms by Will Richardson

**Special Education**

 * 1) [|The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners] by Carol Ann Tomlinson.
 * 2) <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Working Together by Anita BeDoer (1995).
 * 3) <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Smart but Scattered by Peg Dawson and Ricahrd Guare.
 * 4) <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">ADD Quick Tips by Carla Crutsinger and Debra Moore.
 * 5) <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">A Mind at a Time by Mel Levine.
 * 6) <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Hanging by a Twig by Carol Wren.
 * 7) <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Self-Determination by Michael Wehmeyer and Sharon Field
 * 8) <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Visual-Spatial Learners by Alexandra Shires Golon
 * 9) <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> Dreamers, Discoverers & Dynamos: How to Help the Child Who Is Bright, Bored and Having Problems in School by Lucy Jo Palladin
 * 10) <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World: Unlocking the Potential of Your ADD Child by Jeffrey Freed and Laurie Parsons

= Contacts: =
 * 1) Angela Standridge, Region 4 Education Service Center, amstand@esc4.net, 713-744-6831
 * 2) Judy O'Neal, Region 4 Education Service Center, juoneal@esc4.net, 713-744-6859
 * 3) Texas Assistive Technology Network [|http://www.texasat.net]
 * 4) Region 4 Advanced Academics []