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Use your process journal and the stages of your project saved on your personal page as you reflect on what you've learned: --about your topic? what surprised you? I have learned ALOT about inclusion in the classroom. I learned that people are unaware that this is even an issue in the educational community, and that others just fail to recognise that this is a huge debate for teachers,administrators, and parents. I was introduced to multiple viewpoints and legislative steps throughout my reasearch and was surprised to find out that many politicians whom are not inclusion advocates choose to avoid direct questioning about why.

--about writing? what steps of this process were especially difficult or rewarding for you? I learned that writing is more than just an essay, that writting could be categorized into millions of different genres and explained in such unique ways. The ROMP project was difficult for me at first because I was use to concrete directions, grades, and feedback. At first, the characteristics and criteria was extemely hard to get the hang of, but after working in the peer review sessions, I was able to better put the project together.

--about teaching? do you see yourself using multigenre with your future students? why or why not? I learned that teaching is not a one-way street. Teaching has many different approaches, and accomodations that can be taken/made. I can see myself using the idea of the multigenre project to suit the needs of an elementary classroom.

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Topic proposals due next class: What topic have you settled on, and why? For what audience(s) and purpose(s) might you design this project? What sources might you draw on? What genres might you use to represent your work? Post your responses at the top of your personal page

I have chosen to do my project on inclusion. Inclusion is the act of combining students with exceptionalities with students without exceptionalities in one classroom learning the same lessons. I chose this topic because I am studying to become a special education teacher and I think this is a huge topic within the field.The audiesnce I am targeting is administration, the purpose of this is because they are the people that need to understand why this is important in the growth of students both with and without exceptionalities. As far as sources, I was thinking some peer-edited journals, an interview, solid documents, IEP's, parents opinions, and a movie clip.

==My name is Ashley Wallace, and I am a freshman at Bloomsburg University. I enjoy playing Field Hockey, Basketball, and softball. I am majoring in Elementary and Special Education and aspire to one day be the superintendent of a school district.==

Before Bloomsburg, I lived in… //**Hawley/ Lake Wallenpaupack, Pennsylvania**//

At Bloomsburg, I want to major in… //**Elementary/ Special Education**//

Right now, I’m most interested in…//**maintaining a high GPA**//

My favorite musical artist is…. //**Anything country ( Toby Keith, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney,Lady Antebellum etc)**//

My favorite movie is…. //**Boondocksaints & The Notebook ..( strange combo! i know)**//

One thing I like to do in my spare time is… //**be active! ( hockey,basketball,softball, football, snowboarding,wakeboarding etc)**//

When it comes to technology, I’m most comfortable with…(put X next to all that apply)

Microsoft Word **X** Microsoft Powerpoint **X** Email **X** Cellphone **X** Text messaging **X** Taking cellphone pictures **X** Taking cellphone video Taking cellphone audio Video editing Blogging or Social Networking (e.g., Facebook) **X** Making websites

My favorite teachers were the ones who… //**had an approachable personality and kept things interesting**//

But I didn’t like classes in which… //**the teacher didn’t keep my attention in a boring topic(s)**//

In this class, I’m most nervous about… //**interpretation of assignments/projects**//

In this class, I’m most excited about… //**learning about others and creating new ideas**//

If there’s one thing you should know about me as a student, it’s… //**I am not afraid to speak out in front of a crowd**//

If there’s one thing you should know about me in general, it’s… //**I am a very outgoing person and I love to be involved**//.

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**Learning Style #1** Do you: Like to write? 2 Like to learn new words? 3 Like to tell stories? 3 Enjoy reading? 1 Give good directions to others so that they understand the first time? 4 Have a good memory for names, dates, facts? 3 Enjoy making or hearing puns? 2 Enjoy metaphors? 3
 * Total score 21**

Do you: Like to work with computers and calculators? 2 Enjoy math class? 2 Easily add numbers in your head? 2 Enjoy doing science experiments? 3 Ask a lot of questions about how things work? 3 Enjoy chess, checkers, or other strategy games? 1 Enjoy logic puzzles or brainteasers? 1 Like to go by steps, from A to B to C, rather than jumping from A to D? 3
 * Learning Style #2**
 * Total score 17**

Do you: Read maps, charts, or diagrams more easily than text? 2 Build interesting three dimensional constructions (like LEGO buildings or others)? 1 Prefer to draw pictures rather than tell stories? 1 Find your way to a new place easily? 3 Like to take things apart and then try to figure out how to put them back together? 2 Doodle a lot on notebooks? 3 Visualize the back side of an object from looking at the front? 2 Estimate distances between objects easily? 4
 * Learning Style #3**
 * Total score 18**

Do you: Find activities like riding a bike, skating, or walking on a balance beam easy? 4 Run, swim, and exercise without getting tired? 3 Learn to play new sports easily and quickly? 4 Learn a new dance step easily and quickly? 3 Use a lot of hand gestures and body movements when talking to friends? 4 Like touching things you’ve just seen? 3 Cleverly mimic other people’s gestures or mannerisms? 4 Move, tap, or fidget while seated for a long time in one spot? 2
 * Learning Style #4**
 * Total score27**

Do you: Enjoy playing a musical instrument? 1 Listen to music a lot? 4 Hum or sing a lot? 3 Tell people when music sounds off-key? 3 Have a good singing voice? 4 Remember the melodies of songs? 4 Sing harmony? 2 Compose music in your head or on paper? 1
 * Learning Style #5**
 * Total score22**

Do you: Like to work and/or play with others? 4 Understand how people are feeling by looking at their faces? 4 Give advice to friends who have problems? 4 Have a good sense of empathy or concern for others? 4 Seem to be street-smart?4 Seem to be a natural leader on teams? 4 Get energy from being with people rather than being alone? 4 Feel that several minds working on something are better than one? 4
 * Learning Style #6**
 * Total score32**

Do you: Often need a quiet place to work or just be alone? 2 Like to make collections of things that have special meaning for you? 3 Remember your dreams? 2 Display a sense of independence or strong will? 4 Have a realistic sense of your own strengths and weaknesses?4 Accurately express how you are feeling? 4 Have an interest or a hobby that you don’t talk much about? 1 Get energy from being alone rather than being with people? 1
 * Learning Style #7**
 * Total score21**

Do you: Enjoy collecting bugs, flowers, or rocks? 1 Like to closely examine what you find in nature?1 Keep detailed records of your observations of nature?1 Like to watch natural phenomena like the moon/tides and hear explanations about them?1 Become fascinated with one thing from nature and want to learn about it thoroughly?1 Want to find out the name of a bird or a bug you’ve seen?1 Like to classify things?1 Want to become a geologist, biologist, or some other type of scientist?1
 * Learning Style #8**
 * Total score8** **REACTION:** **//I think that this Learning style survey was one hundred precent dead on. My results described the kind of personality I have and how I learn best ://** Style 4: Bodily-Kinesthetic – the ability to use the body and tools to take effective action, to construct or repair, to build rapport, to console, to persuade, or to support others; to plan strategically or to critique the actions of the body, to appreciate the aesthetics of the body and to use those values to create new forms of expression Style 6: Interpersonal – the ability to organize people and to communicate clearly what needs to be done, to use empathy to help others and solve problems, to discriminate and interpret among different kinds of interpersonal clues, and to influence and inspire others to work toward a common goal. **//I believe that it is important to understand how each individual learns and reacts best. This is especially important to be because I want to become a teacher. As a teacher, in my opinion, you have to understand each student individually in order for them to be productive, positive, and proactive in the classroom.//**