september 27, 2011 forum for excellence
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Enhancing Classroom Success for ALL Learners: Special Populations Resources. September 27, 2011 Forum for Excellence. ICSPS. Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support (ICSPS). Providing Publications Professional Development Technical Assistance Funded by ICCB - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
September 27, 2011 Forum for ExcellenceICSPS
Enhancing Classroom Enhancing Classroom Success for ALL Success for ALL Learners: Special Learners: Special Populations ResourcesPopulations Resources
Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support (ICSPS)
Providing Publications Professional Development Technical Assistance
Funded by ICCB Resources for Career and Technical Education
Special Populations
…YOUR very important students!
Who Are The Who Are The Special Special
Populations?Populations?
Individuals from Individuals from EconomicallyEconomically
Disadvantaged Disadvantaged FamiliesFamilies
Single Parents/ Single Parents/ Displaced Displaced
HomemakersHomemakers
Illinois Special Populations: Current Status
Percentage of CTE students who qualify for one or more category of Perkins special populations
FY08 45% FY09 47% FY10 73%
"prepare special populations, including single parents and displaced homemakers…for high wage, high skill or high-demand occupations" (Perkins Act of 2006)
Because they are your students…
…and you want the best for them.
Universal Design
Strategies to Support Success
Instructional Strategies
Universal Design
Adopt practices that reflect high values with respect to both diversity and inclusiveness.
Instructional Strategies
Universal Design
Assure that activities, materials, and equipment are physically accessible to and usable by all students and that all potential student characteristics are addressed in safety considerations.
Instructional Strategies
Universal Design
Assure that course materials, notes, and other information resources are flexible and accessible to all students.
Instructional Strategies
Universal Design
Encourage effective interactions between students and between students and the instructor and assure that communication methods are accessible to all participants.
Accommodations and Modifications
Individuals with Disabilities
Videos on Individuals with Disabilities
Academic English
Individuals with Limited English Proficiency
Teaching Academic English to English Language Learners
Doing What Works
Poverty and Class
Individuals from Economically Disadvantaged Families
Success Has No Gender
Individuals Preparing for Non-traditional Fields
Single Parents, including Single Pregnant Women
How to Keep Pregnant and Parenting Students from Dropping Out
Online Tool
Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support
Lynn Reha, Director
Aime’e Julian, Associate Director of Professional Development
Lisa Matejka,Associate Director of Product Development
Thank you!
Check out special populations resources
at www.icsps.illinoisstate.e
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