Artifact # 10
Context: The Inquiry project was created at Appalachian State University in the Spring semester of 2002 in a class as a part of my Elementary Education Block CI 4000 class.
Impact: The purpose of this Inquiry Project was to make me, a prospective teacher, more aware of the general characteristics of Academically Intellectually Gifted students and students with cognitive disorders such as Dyslexia and Autism and to familiarize me with school plans for helping those children achieve their academic potential.
Alignment: To present my portion of the cognitive facet of education;
the 504 plan and the topic of Autism, I used book and Internet resources
such as the Autism Society of America website (Tech.
Competency 10.3, 13.4). I presented
my information to the CI 4000 class in terms of "tasks" that I found on
websites such as modifying a classroom so that it is easier for Autistic
students to feel comfortable (Tech. Competency
11.3, 12.4, 12.5, 13.1,
13.2).
This exercise has been crucial in forming my understanding of how cognitive
disorder students develop and what is "normal" for learning disabled students.
Because of this project, I feel more confident in teaching students who
are Autistic, Dyslexic, learning disabled, or Academically Gifted in accordance
with the trends in the way they learn, develop, and process information
(INTASC Standard 2, 9).
Because this project was a part of a bigger project on ESL students,
behavioral disorders, and cognitive disorders, our CI 4000 class has gained
insight from each other and professionals in the area on these facets of
classroom teaching (INTASC Standard
10).