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If I knew then what I know now: What I d do differently in the schoolhouse to foster learning and development in student

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If I knew then what I know now: What I d do differently in the schoolhouse to foster learning and development in student

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    1. If I knew then what I know now: What I’d do differently in the schoolhouse to foster learning and development in students with emotional and behavioral disorders Louisiana CEC Super Conference January 24, 2011 Philip L. Gunter pgunter@valdosta.edu

    2. Oh if we could just go back …

    3. Do Something!!!!

    4. History: Students with EBD (private and public) and Bus driving Vocational preparation and job placement School administration for students with All disabilities Research- children and youth with autism Public School Administration Research-aggression and academic instruction Teacher Preparation Faculty Preparation

    6. Christmas in Purgatory: A Photographic Essay on Mental Retardation Burton Blatt and Fred Kaplan (1974)

    17. “Johnny isn’t ready to learn to read because he doesn’t know how to behave!”

    18. E-mail from January 17, 2008 “I remember you had said it would be easier to measure something like how many questions the student answered while in his seat, but I don't think that would work with that student because he daydreams and is off-task while in his seat. Because of that, I don't think the number of questions he answers would be a representative measure of the time he's in his seat.”

    19. Defining Emotional Disturbance A condition characterized by one or more of the following characteristics over a long period of time and to a marked degree “…which adversely affects educational performance:” Inability to learn Inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships Inappropriate behaviors or feelings General pervasive mood of unhappiness, or Tendency to develop symptoms or fears

    20. no significant difference in academic performance of students with learning disabilities and those with E/BD with both groups demonstrating significantly low academic achievement (Scruggs & Mastropieri, 1986)

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