PROFESSIONALCOMPETENCYSELFEVALUATIONS

SOCIALANDEDUCATIONALCONTEXT(7,8,9,10)
Toadapthisorherteachingtotheneedsandcharacteristicsofstudentswithlearningdisabilities,social
maladjustmentsorhandicaps.
FEATURES
Facilitatestheeducationalandsocialintegrationofstudentswithlearningdisabilities,socialmaladjustmentsor
handicaps.
Consultsresourcepeopleandparentstoobtainbackgroundinformationonstudentswithdifficulties(needs,
progress,etc.).
Proposeslearningtasks,challengesandroleswithintheclassthathelpstudentstoprogress.
Participatesindevelopingandimplementingindividualizededucationplans.
LEVELOFMASTERY
Bytheendofhisorherinitialtraining,thestudentteachershouldbeableto:
Cooperateinthedevelopmentandimplementationofindividualizededucationplansdesignedforstudents
underhisorherresponsibility.

HowhaveIdevelopedthiscompetencyduringthiscourseorprofessionalseminar/fieldexperience?
During
FE4 I had a secondary 4 (grade 10) student who was visually impaired. Lacking experience

working
with visually impaired students, I spoke with my CT and the student's educational aide about

what
steps I should take to help this student to succeed. I was told to provide as many electronic notes
as
possible, as early as possible, so that they could be converted from text-to-speech. I also came up

with
some additional steps to take and presented them to the student himself to get his opinion.

The steps I took were as follows:

-I provided electronic copies of all notes, handouts, homework assignemnts, etc. to the student, as far
advance as possible.
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-I created online flashcards with an audio component for the student to use while studying for tests.
-I made sure to read all slides outloud (or selected a member of the class to read).
-I made sure to choose videos in classs based on their audio explanations as well as their visual
components.

-I paid careful attention to avoid phrases such as "as you can see" or "what can we see here".
-I attempted to call upon this student as much as I would any other student.

This was a great learning experience for me, particularly working directly with the student in question to

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tailor instruction for his particular needs.

WHATISMYCURRENTLEVELOFMASTERY?(CHOOSEONE)*
ADVANCED

THOROUGH

ACCEPTABLE

PARTIAL

MINIMAL

*Usethefeaturesofthecompetency(listedabove)andtheprofessionalcompetencyrubric.

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Fionna Spence
Name_____________________________________________________ID________________________

March 28th, 2016

EDEC-404
Date:______________________________CourseName&Number(e.g.EDEC253)_________________PS/FElevel(circleone)1234

KEEPTHESEFORMSINYOURPROFESSIONALPORTFOLIO.YOUWILLADDTOTHEMEACHYEAR.