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= = = = =Danielle Pfeffer=

=Professional Development Plan=


 * Grades 9-12, Social Studies Focus**

Dr. Okolo
= Michigan State University =

= = =Overview: =


 * ~  ||~ ==AM== ||~ ==PM== ||
 * ==Day 1== || ==Understanding LD's / Differentiated Instruction / RTI - Social Studies== || ==Universal Design For Learning (UDL)== ||
 * ==Day 2== || ==Identify Curriculum Barriers / UDL continued== || ==Social Studies Webquest== ||
 * ==Day 3== || ==Cooperative Learning / PALS== || ==Celebrating Diversity / Wrap-up== ||

= = =Participants: =

The participants are 9-12 social studies teachers, teaching students from 14 to 18 years old. Teachers work at a public high school in Maine. The school population is 650 students. Classrooms size is limited to 14 students. Student body make-up is: 98% Caucasian 1% Asian and 1% African American. 17% of the students in the school are learning disabled. Every student has a laptop, and there is wireless throughout the school. Most all students have cell phones and are adept at using Mac software. The socioeconomic structure of the high school varies from middle class to upper middle class.

=Goals :=

Participants will: 1. Understand the difficulties students with LD's encounter, daily 2. Identify curriculum barriers, and apply UDL strategies 3. Apply best practices for all students in an inclusive classroom setting 4. Understand the benefits of cooperative learning 5. Revise lesson plans to UDL 6. Teach what they learned to other colleagues