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**Standard 3** **Teachers understand that children learn differently.** The teacher understands how pupils differ in their approaches to learning and the barriers that impede learning and can adapt instruction to meet the diverse needs of pupils, including those with disabilities and exceptionalities.

Evidence 1: [|Glogster illegal drugs project]

Rationale 1: The glogster illegal drugs project was created by me to give my students an opportunity to be an individual. They created a glogster to present to the class the different effects of an illegal drug on the human body. I learned how the glogster website worked in my EDT 659 course. The students really enjoyed the interaction on the glogster websites, and how easy it really was to navigate throughout the program. The students also enjoyed the fact that they got to choose the designs of how they could present their information to the rest of the class, and how much they could actually modify every aspect of their glogster. My students with disabilities also found the website easy to navigate through, and really enjoyed all the different options that were available to them to fit their own personalities.

The glogster illegal drugs project was important to me because it gave the students the opportunity to take ownership over the project. They were able to create and design a project that fit their personalities and creativity without being concerned about what all the other students were going to think of them. It forced them to become a researcher of good website design, and an expert on a specific illegal drug that they were researching. The students also seemed more relaxed when they were explaining the drugs they researched to the class because they were excited to show them how and why they designed the glogster the way they did. By allowing the students to research and present their information on a webpage that they designed, I have seen gains in their overall personal success both mentally and cognitively. This is very rewarding and motivating for the students.

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 * 3.K.2 The teacher understands and can provide adaptations for areas of exceptionality in learning—including learning disabilities, visual and perceptual difficulties, and special physical or mental challenges**

During this project, the students could push themselves both cognitively and expand their creativity no matter what level of learning they were at. It gave the students the opportunity to visually express how they thought their website should be designed, and what information they were researching was the most important.


 * 3.S.8The teacher creates a learning community in which individual differences are respected**

Throughout this project, there was no right or wrong way to present the information the students researched to the class. In-fact, it was highly admirable for students to think outside of the box to get their information across to the rest of the class, and really show their own personalities no matter what learn disabilities someone might have.


 * 3.D.5 The teacher makes students feel valued for their potential as people, and helps them learn to value each other**

It is my belief that students should feel to accepted and should be praised for the work that they complete when the effort is put forth by them no matter who they are. This project gave the students the opportunity to learn from each other, and value the individualism of each person while presenting their information.