My 21st Century Classroom

Since I one day hope to teach Special Needs children, I have modeled my classroom after my favorite parts of all of the classrooms I've seen in special Ed schools over the years. Favorite parts that I added include students sitting at large tables with lots of space for work, sensory rooms, and an area for creativity. The walls of the room will be painted blue, except for the sensory rooms. Research suggests that blue makes people feel calm and relaxed, which is very important in a classroom of young children with a ride range of disabilities. The sensory room meant to wake students up will be yellow, which makes people feel energized, and the one meant to help students unwind will be dark and lit by glow lamps, which helps sensory absorption from the student stop being so overwhelming. Classroom model made here. The room will be organized into stations, with small Velcro icons students will receive to know where they are going next. They will read things like "Math, Gym, Lunch, Sensory Time, and Play Time" and students will stick them to a strip on the wall of where they are going. It helps things feel organized, and having a schedule like this is great for keeping the students calm. There will also be a IWB, which have proven useful in group work and general education in special needs classrooms. There will also be PCs available for work alone, and classroom aisles will be wide to accommodate students in wheel chairs. Students will contribute to the PLN not only by learning to use IWBs and PCs, but also through class projects like Skyping with a class in another country. To see videos of what I hope my classroom will one day be, see below.

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