E/BD Methods. SPED 478/578

Instructor: Ann F. Goldade

Connecting with StudentsBy Tom Cappelen

PERSONAL CONNECTION

Tom’s Top 51. Smile (pg 22) 2. Greeting Students at the Door (pg 23)3. Think Aloud (pg 27)4. Be a Chaperone (pg 32)5. Establish Rules and Routines (pg 35)

ACADEMIC CONNECTIONTom’s Top 5

1. Ask open-ended Question (pg 45)

2. Offer Adequate Wait Time (pg 48)3. Make Mistakes (pg 50)4. Connect Content (pg 53)5. Learn from Them (pg 55)

SOCIAL CONNECTION

Tom’s Top 51. Class Sponsored Charity Event (pg 65)2. Survey Class (pg 67)3. Give Students Problem Solving Tools (pg 69)

4. Let Students Make Rules (pg 70)5. Break Bread Together (pg 77)

Tom’s Philosophy for Connecting with StudentsSee students for who

they are not their disabilities.

See your connection with students as being their only connection to success.