The Master's Level Graduate Research Conference is supported by the Office of Graduate Studies.
Gifted and talented, Attention Deficit Disorder and other disabilities often challenge teachers in inclusive classrooms. The demands caused by the integration of National Common Core Standards into New York State Learning Standards and their requisite high stakes testing further burden already over-stressed teachers. By engaging students in real-life technological learning, project based learning is an effective way to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of exceptional students in the inclusive classroom while teaching critical thinking skills that will improve test scores and overall academic success. The goal of this endeavor was to create a project based learning curriculum, centered around the Amazon Rainforest, that would engage twice exceptional students who are gifted with ADD/ADHD and other students in the 5th grade classroom. This curriculum meets the National Common Core Standards, New York State Learning Standards for Math, English Language Arts, Family and Consumer Science, Social Studies, and Science as well as the National Educational Technology Standards for Students. It has also provided for differentiation for students with other types of disabilities.
| Presenter: | Margaret Petronio (Roberts Wesleyan College) -- petronio_margaret@roberts.edu |
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| Topic: | Education - Poster Session |
| Location: | Edwards Hall Lobby |
| Time: | 9 am (Session I) |
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