In hard times, humans have persevered. Plumbob is a part of the wave of sustainability moving all over the world right now. Plumbob is taking aim at the inefficiencies of how we build our living, working, and learning structures by re-discovering passive solar principles and re-aligning community to live by the Sun as an energy foundation. Our society is hanging on the question; what will we leave the next generation?

For the record, my first iPad experience

In hard times, humans have persevered. Plumbob is a part of the wave of sustainability moving all over the world right now. Plumbob is taking aim at the inefficiencies of how we build our living, working, and learning structures by re-discovering passive solar principles and re-aligning community to live by the Sun as an energy foundation. Our society is hanging on the question; "What will we leave the next generation?"

What does it mean to be included? What does it mean to be excluded?
Inclusion is the meaningful participation of special needs students in the general ed classroom. Any time a student is unable to receive or complete classroom activities because of an exception, they are being excluded.

Have you ever been excluded? What was the exclusion based on? How did you feel?
I often felt excluded in the classroom because I generally take a much longer time to process information and sort out thoughts and ideas. I usually feel angry at an education system that seems ot only have one speed; really fast, which in my opinion leads to a shallow knowledge.

What can you do to avoid this from happening to any of your students?
I can make accommodations for students who seem to need a little more time on assignments.

How will you use technology in your classroom with students with exceptionalities?
In a shop environment the predominant technology used will be machines to make things. This offers all learner the opportunity to make something with their hands and not only test their knowledge of the machines and their functions, but to practice their knowledge as well. This unique learning process might be beneficial to a wide array of classroom exceptionalities from behavioral to parts of the autism spectrum.

(cartoon credit. Seriously, we need to constantly remind teachers and presenters everywhere that we have to deliver a good presentation, PP can't do it for us. And if you are reading what is on the slides, you are likely pissing off a lot of people for wasting their time.)
10 exception presentations later and I feel like saying we spend more time associating labels and categories to different types of learners, physical abilities, and behaviors, that we aren't spending enough time simply being with the students and connecting on a human level. With that said, I do find it important to study different behaviors, physical abilities, and learners so as to be the most prepared teacher I can be for all learners. And it is no joke that some learners need and deserve extra help.