Select one of the following questions and develop your response in the space below.

Independent Reflection: Fostering Positive School-Home Linkages for Children with Disabilities

1			Place yourself in the role of parent. Imagine that the school has just told you that your child has a learning disability. Answer the following questions: 1) What reaction are you likely to have as a parent? 2) As a parent, what questions do you want to ask the teacher? 3) Now put yourself in the role of the teacher. How would you respond to these questions? (INTASC: Principles 3, 10).

Collaborative Work: Technology Resources for Gifted Students

2			Together with 3 or 4 other students in your class, come up with a list of software programs that you think would benefit children who are gifted. Describe each program on your list. One good source of information on such software is the Journal of Electronic Learning. (INTASC: Principles 3, 4, 9)

Research/Field Experience Reflections: Inclusion in Action

3			Interview an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school teacher about their opinions of inclusion, mainstreaming, etc.. Ask them which strategies have proven most successful in their work with disabled children. Also ask what the biggest challenges are. Write a summary of the interviews below. (INTASC: Principle 9)