Recommended Answer 1:
You
would be greeted by an eager group of students who enjoy practicing social
interactions with a variety of visitors to the classroom. One or two students
would be seated with me at the group table, working on an academic task. Other
students would be independently navigating their environments according to
their picture schedules, completing independent work stations to reinforce
academic, leisure, vocational, and life skills concepts.
Recommended Answer 2:
Several students would be engaged in independent learning centres designed to
reinforce academic and vocational skills. This would leave me free to work
one-on-one or in small groups with students at the group table. You would
probably get a chorus of "hello"s and "how are you"s from a
class of students eager to practice social interaction. It's likely that a few
of us would be engaged in activities that, on first glance, look mysterious --
exchanging paper slices of pizza, for example, or matching labels to cereal
boxes. Many of our classroom activities are designed to teach vocational skills
for the future.
Recommended Answer 3:
You would see a bright classroom where the students are actively engaged in
cooperative groups, using manipulative, as I monitor and listen in on
conversations about what the students are learning. Posted around the room is
the schedule, student work, helpful posters, and on the back wall I have
strategies I need to work more on, the schedule so I can manage the time
better.
