The document summarizes the key points from a staff meeting about meeting the needs of every student. It discusses the importance of engaging students within the first 18 seconds, changing learning states every 7-10 minutes, and allowing students to make personal meaning every 20-30 minutes. It also covers addressing the needs of students with disabilities, providing accommodations in content delivery and assessments, developing strong study skills, and adapting lessons and materials to meet individual student needs and goals. The overall message is that teachers must teach the specific students they have right now and find ways to inspire all students.

1. Meeting the Needs of Every Student
Romulus High School Staff Meeting
January 24, 2007
We cannot teach the students we used to
have, we wish we had, or we hope to have. We
have to teach the students we have in our
classroom right now.

2. DID YOU KNOW?
 You have 18 seconds to engage the
learner.
 To keep students’ attention. It is
important to change the learning state
every 7-10 minutes
 Every 20-30 minutes, stop and ask the
students to make personal meaning with
the material. Known as sifting.
 After 17 minutes sitting blood pools into
hamstrings. Melatonin is released causing
state of sleepiness.

3. Today’s Goals & Objectives
 Understand how to address your
students’ needs in:
 All subject areas
 Learning needs
 Understand and address the needs of
students with disabilities in your class

4. Areas of Accommodation
 The activity or content is reinforced.
 Activity or content is modified
 A parallel activity is developed
 The classroom activity is the same, but
final outcome is different

5. In order to
teach the
students we
have today,
We need a
magic hat
full of
tricks!

6. Study Skills
 Organization
 Note-Taking
 Homework

7. Assessment
 Do I have to test?
 What am I testing?
 Before the test
 Written
 Multiple Choice
 True or False
 Completion and Fill in the Blank
 Essay
 Matching

8. Accommodation in Subject
Areas
 10 Best Practices for Adapting Lessons
 Certified in reading-what about science &
social studies?

9. When Adapting Material
Consider:
 Student’s goals
 Level of difficulty
 Length of assignment
 Additional time
 Input/output of information
 Participation in class activities
 Support systems

10. The mediocre teacher tells.
The good teacher explains
The superior teacher demonstrates
The great teacher
inspires.