Karen+Janowski

= = =Understanding Learning Style Differences=

**[|Animal School Video]**by [|www.raisingsmallsouls.com]
Mel Levine's Work - **[|Misunderstood Minds]** (opportunity to simulate a learning style difference), **[|All Kinds of Minds]**
 * [|First Person Accounts of the Challenges of Learning Differences]**


 * How do you present information when you teach?**
 * Importance of Visuals
 * **//Auditory information is fleeting//**; visuals increase independence, are easy to use, can be individualized, are inexpensive
 * This is another session!

=Guiding Principles:= =**Universal Design for Learning**= Multiple methods of: [|CAST - TES]**
 * Mistake Tolerant vs. Mistake Intolerant
 * Flexible vs. static
 * Use what you know, use what is readily available
 * Representation
 * Engagement
 * Expression
 * [|CAST]

=**[|Free Toolkit for UDL in our Classrooms]**= =Free Interactive Online Activities for Students on the Autism Spectrum=
 * [|Mousetrial]
 * [|Jambav]
 * [|The Feelings Game]
 * [|Facial Expressions]

[|Picture Symbols for Token Economy System] [|Resources]

http://teachingeverystudent.blogspot.com/ -

 * My professional blog, I use this as my web page.**

**[|http://readingtechnology.pbwiki.com]** -

 * A wiki resource that was created for Literacy and Learning students and for a presentation to Reading Specialists**

http://teachingeverystudent.wikispaces.com
- A**nother wiki created as a resouce page for several presentations that I have given recently. Microsoft Word features cheat sheets are listed at the bottom. Explore features in Word that you probably didn't know about and that enhance learning for your students.**