Week 6- Wait, this class is over??

I have to admit that by this being my last class before I go into student teaching it was very informative. All my experience at Trinity has been great. I was able to to meet new people like James and Corey that have shared interesting ideas that I can bring to my business class in the future. This class also explain more the importance of DI and involving students to the community and being the community into class. It is so important to help students understand that every action that they take after high school has a business impact in their community. We are dealing with a whole new different generation of young learners that are eager for innovation and therefore we need to come up with lesson plans that will allow them to be creative. Setting high expectations for students will improve their skills and become more competitive in any career or job they go into. As a future business teacher, I want students to be aware that this world is full of temptations and I the business textbook might only talk about the legal practices but I will also teach them about the illegal things that this world has so that they don’t fall into temptation that easy. 

Week 5- Parent communication

Do you think that student's family culture affects how teachers communicate with them? The reading for this week was like a summary of how students and the entire school community should be. One thing that I want to talk about teacher and parent communication. The reading states that it is important to involve parents on the student learning and effectively communicate with them. I work for a district that the student population is more Hispanic. I have seen teachers trying to communicate with Hispanic parents the same way as they would communicate with caucasian parents and it does not work. For example, in my personal experience, I have a brother who is currently in middle school and my parents have no idea how email works, and teachers would send me emails to communicate with them. If it wasn't because I am a third person in this communication, my parents would have no idea about school activities or appointments with teachers. Based on my experience, I would say that about 60% of the Hispanic parents on the school I work for do not use email as their number one communication with the school. I have had students tell me, "oh, I don't care if the teachers send an email to my parents about my detention today at school because either way the email that they have is my sister's email so they won't know anything". I wasn't surprised by this because that is how majority of the Hispanic parents are. If the teacher really wants to communicate with the parents is to actually take the time and call home on the phone. I just believe that as a teacher you need to understand and learn the culture of your students because it can determine what is the best way of communicating with parents. 

Week 4- DI

This week's readings clear some of the questions that I had in terms of DI. It is important to really pay attention to what IEP and 504 plans students have because it is a legal document. Although, I always like to think ahead into the future. When do us teachers stop modifying things for students with EIPS and 504 plans? Just because a student has dysgraphia, it doesn't mean that they should avoid writing. I don't like t make students feel like they are not part of a group or that the teacher modifies everything for them and they feel excluded from everybody else. I want students with IEPs and 504 plans to become better and overcome their disabilities. If us teacher keep holding their hand and modifying everything for them they won't learn to overcome their disability or know how to manage it better. I did more research into what happens to students who have an IEP or a 504 plan and if they decide to go to college, the colleges by law are not required to follow any IEPs and 504 plans that students had in high school. This is the part I worry the most because if we get students used to a service or modifications just because they have an IEP or a 504 the student is the one who will struggle more in college. I want to treat my students as equal as possible even if they have an EIP because I know that in the future colleges won't modify things for them. Colleges won't look at the students' records of schools of EIPs but instead, the student will have to apply for accommodations because of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA). Although, it is not guarantee that the student will get the accommodations he or she had in high school nor does the college have the obligation to follow IEP plans or 504 plans.

I will attach a link about disability college services: https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/choosing-starting-school/leaving-high-school/7-things-to-know-about-college-disability-services