alice-teacher Students with special needs

[Distler, Chari]

Hi all,
I am responding to the students with special needs. I teach middle school and high school Alice. This year I am teaching 12 12-week sessions. My classes are mixed with special education students. The students are mainstreamed in their elective classes. I have one student in particular that has taken a special interest in Alice. He created a world with an iPad in it. The other students in the class were all amazed with his work and started making their own iPad worlds. Here is a link to his world:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EldwKBMbCyA
This student in particular has taken a keen interest in Alice and has used many advanced skills in his work.
Most of my special ed. Students have learning disabilities and I found that they were able to keep up with the class because of their enjoyment. I kept my class at same pace for classes with and without mainstreamed students. I did ask often if they wanted anything repeated and I would go around and make sure they were at where they needed to be. Many of these students signed up for Alice for an additional trimester and have been working indepentently on tutorials and innovative worlds.
Any questions, please email me at distlerc at nbps.org
Regards,
Chari Distler
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