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Rigor in the Classroom with Special Learners

Rigor in the Classroom with Special Learners. Marco C. Ray, M.A. Roncalli High School Indianapolis, IN mray@roncalli.org. My Story as Teacher: Hearing the Call. Mary Kochman’s Humanities Class Taylor University: English/Education Getting into the Classroom: Shipshewana and Fort Wayne

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Rigor in the Classroom with Special Learners

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  1. Rigor in the Classroom with Special Learners Marco C. Ray, M.A. Roncalli High School Indianapolis, IN mray@roncalli.org

  2. My Story as Teacher: Hearing the Call • Mary Kochman’s Humanities Class • Taylor University: English/Education • Getting into the Classroom: Shipshewana and Fort Wayne • Summers: Camp Counselor

  3. My Story as Teacher: Answering the Call • Working in Fort Wayne with At-Risk Students • Working in Massachusetts with Students with Special Needs at Landmark School • Gloucester High School: Lower-Level Classes • Roncalli High School: Teaching Both Upper-Level and Lower-Level Courses

  4. What I Have Learned about Rigor • Setting the Bar: Seeing Students Meet it • Challenging Myself: Staying a Learner • Learning from other Teachers • Engagement, Critical Thinking, Meeting Goals

  5. Values • Balance: Taking Seriously IEPs and other Modifications • Working with STARS program • Listening to Students and Parents • Class Size and Individualized Help • Treating each Student as an Individual

  6. Establishing Rigor • Classroom Rules and Expectations • Classroom Environment • Day 1 • Day 180

  7. Implementing Rigor • Vocabulary: Level of Words and Tests • Reading: Textbook and Novels • Essays: The 5 paragraph composition and research paper • Homework • Class Discussions • Special Projects

  8. Results • Test Results • As Writers • As Thinkers • Testimonies

  9. Reflection • What is a subject in school with which you struggled? How did a teacher or other mentor help you to succeed? • Regardless of the type of learner, why is rigor in the classroom important? • Regardless of the class, why is rigor in the classroom important?

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