Special Needs - 1 - Developing an Individualized Plan Review and compare the two sample individualized student plans provided below. Both sample plans are written for the same student . Keeping in mind the best practices discussed in this lesson, consider the strengths and weaknesses of each plan and decide which you find to be the preferred option for the online environment. After reading both plans, I definitely prefer B for the online environment and honestly for a traditional environment as well. While Plan A does provide basic information about Sally's issues and loosely suggested accommodations, it is not specific. By not providing specific details about what it meant in the "description" area, each instructor is left to interpret and apply in their own way. This does provide freedom but at the expense of the student. If every instructor has a clear policy to follow and implement, then there is also no confusion on the student/parent end. In addition,
Special Needs - 1- Accommodations in an Online Environment Reflect on your experiences with your students. Think of a situation in which online education may have been a preferable option for one of your special needs students or a student with an extenuating circumstance . If you do not have an example of a situation you have had as an educator, you may want to extend your thinking to your own experiences as a student, your own child’s experience, or choose a specific disability or special needs population you learned about earlier in this cour se. I have been teaching online now for over 10 years. Over this time I have taught many students in unique circumstances. For example, one student was a competitive diver, so good that she was traveling to Russia to compete in the junior Olympics. I also taught a girl who played tennis in a similar situation. Each was fully enrolled as an online student and knew the importance of enrolling on the 18 week schedule for most flexibili