Shadow A Teacher Who Works in Special Education

Shadow a teacher who works in Special Education
Graphic Organizer/Directions
Step 1: Find a teacher who works with students with disabilities and set up a 20 min
time or more that you are free to observe her or him with students. Let your professor
know if you have any questions or concerns with this step one.
Step 2: Overview: Please answer with 2-5 sentences the following 15 pieces for
your observation. Take notes as you observe on anything you find from our class
discussion or text readings:
 What grade levels are within the building?
 Is the school considered rural, suburban, or urban?
 How many students did you observe?
 How does the teacher individualize instruction for the strengths and
challenges of each student in reading? math? for any other subjects
observed?
 What instructional materials are used for reading and math?
 Describe any accommodations and modifications used by students you
observed.
 Describe any assistive technology that was used.
 Describe any low-tech instructional aids used such as pencil grips, charts,
specialized paper, manipulatives.
 Describe the behavior management system used by the teacher.
Describe any reinforcers the teacher might use.
 What are the class rules/procedures?
 Describe class routines such as for morning work, going to lunch and
recess, end of the day?
 How does the teacher organize student work? Individual folders, bins,
pocket portfolios, cubicles, computers?
 Which rules, routines, and/or strategies might you consider using in your
own classroom?
 What was your favorite part of the time with your observation?
 What data did you see collected or used to support the students/lesson?
Step 3: General Knowledge: Please pick Five of the questions below and expand
on them with two- five sentences. You should look for pieces that succinctly enhance
your understanding of your possible / potential life as an educational professional.
(HINT: Think about how this write up connects to your future as a professional and your
next steps in your learning.)
o How was the classroom environment (routines, procedures, student

behavior, physical space, etc.)
impact student learning?
o Speak about the clutter and organization of the classroom
o Do kids like being in the classroom?
o What is the classroom environment playing into the kids learning or
does it make a difference?
o We talk at Butler about the environment being the third teacher. Do
you agree and do you see any
pieces of this?
o What kind of rules/procedures does your student/class have
difficulty in meeting?
o What “nuisance behaviors” did you encounter?
o Describe the room arrangement of the classroom?
o Does the teacher/you have fun with kids and is she or he peaceful
in how they interact with kids?
o List three specific strategies that the teacher/you used to manage
the classroom.
o Are opportunities provided for student practice in: Good health
habits, sharing with others, waiting turns,
making rules, emotional control, taking care of their own property,
cleaning up after work, accepting
responsibility, overcoming difficulties, being leaders, being helpful,
enjoying books, hearing music,
meeting friends, and anything else you wanted to note from your
setting.
o Do you see differentiation based on student interest, student
readiness,
o Do you see any assistive tech. with any of the students?
o Do you see mutual respect?
o Are there Well-established routines?
o Are there Learning objectives posted?
o Are there Clear rules?
o Are there Clear expectations?
o How was the instruction delivered? Small group, co teaching,
groups, stations, cooperative learning
o Student led discussions/activities/lessons are happening?
o Did you use or see adaptations of IEP?
o Do you see/do any lessons designed in multiple levels?
o Do you see materials you would use with other students?
Describe them with students.
o Do you see/use any paraeducators?
o If you did a lesson with students, What instructional strategies do
you plan to use to engage students cognitively?
o What difficulties or misconceptions did you anticipate students
having? How did you address the
difficulties or misconceptions?
o What adjustments did I make during the lesson? How? Why
o Did you use differentiation in this lesson? Explain more
o Describe any changes of performance and classroom dynamics
that could impact learning.
Step 5: HLP: What HLPs did you observe with your observation?
o Please share at least four HLPs you observed or would include if
you were teaching the students you observed?
Step 6: Summary: Answer the following in 2-5 complete sentences each:

o What have you learned most from this assignment?
o How will this information help you as a teacher?
o What new perspective about special education might you have
gained?
o Did you learn anything unexpected about teaching or special
educators?
o Is there anything else you want to add to your Shadow Study that
you observed?
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Grading Criteria
For this task, you will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
1. Overview: List one piece for the fifteen questions with 2-5 sentences (60 Points)
2. General knowledge . Pick five of the general knowledge questions and expand on
them with 2-5 sentences. (20 points)
3. HLP: List four HLPs observed (10 points)
4. Summary: Include 2-5 complete sentences for the five summary questions. (10 Points).

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o How was the classroom environment (routines, procedures, student

Step 6: Summary: Answer the following in 2-5 complete sentences each:

3. HLP: List four HLPs observed (10 points)

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