How to Use this Book
Resource Introduction
Hello Fellow Instructors!
After 30+ years of working with unique learners, I can appreciate the resiliency and flexibility required to meet each students individual learning needs. This resource was developed with adaptability in mind. It offers instructors teaching strategies with varying levels of content and assessments to meet each student’s unique learning needs.
College is now a destination for many unique learners and this resource will support instructors in preparing students with some of the necessary skills for their success in college.
Think of this book as an “all you can eat” buffet of teaching resources for you to choose what you like and leave the rest! Each topic offers different resources to address your students unique learning style.
The focus is on the soft skills that students don’t often learn in school but are essential for independence and success in college and life.
I would encourage you to adapt the tools in this resource to your unique learners needs and offer a selection of ways to demonstrate comprehension. The principals of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) are incorporated throughout each unit and is only limited by your imagination.
Each unit contains:
- Learning Outcomes for the unit
- PowerPoint Slide Presentation(s)
- Activities for all Levels of Learners to Engage with the Content
- Videos for classroom use that are relevant to each unit’s topic
- Teacher Resources Including: Interactive H5P activities, Fillable Word Documents, Printable PDFs, and Online Resources for Further Learning
- Applied Learning Assessments for all levels of students
Please Note: each unit contains 3 levels of assessment options, and they are titled level 1,2 and 3. I would recommend that you not use these titles when presenting them to students and that students are only shown the level that they are completing. This avoids comparisons amongst students and respects the diversity and privacy of each student. I might suggest that you choose titles that are non-categorical such as blue, yellow and green, etc.
Teaching Tools
The following are some technology platforms that teachers and students can use to present and synthesize the information and demonstrate their knowledge.
- Videos and Skits : YouTube, Screencast-o-matic, iMovie, Flipgrid
- Presentations: PowerPoint, Google Slides, Nearpod
- Story Boards: Storyboarder, Studio Binder, Powtoon
- Music/Songs: GarageBand, Audacity, Sound Bridge
- Social Media: Facebook, TikTok, Instagram
- Infographics/Creativity Software: Canva, Lunacy, Piktochart
I hope that you enjoy using this resource and adapt it to fit each of your unique learner’s needs.
Your feedback is welcome regarding what you liked, didn’t like or would like to see included in the future. Please email me at rfrkovic@fanshawec.ca
I would like to acknowledge all the unique learners I have had the privilege to work with over the years as they have been my greatest teachers!
Respectfully,
Robin Frkovic, MEd, BSc
