Our glasses Our glasses represent the special education concept of individualization. The lenses help us focus on the student as an individual with unique needs, gifts and talents. By law each student we teach has the right to an individualized education plan. This individualized instruction uses best practices and is geared to individual learning characteristics and styles. Our brain Our brain endeavors to prepare teachers to creatively solve problems, and conduct action-research in diverse and challenging classroom and school environments.
Evaluation is a critical component.
We use it to assess curriculum, instruction, programs, and students' progress. We enable teachers to reflect critically, authenticlally, and examine their own teaching, values, beliefs and principles. We encourage teachers to establish and maintain on-going and supportive relationships including peer support and mentoring partnerships. Many external forces influence our teaching, and we in turn influence those forces.