On a brand-new Teachers’ Lounge, Michelle Roberts!
She teaches deaf and hard of hearing students at Community High School District 155 in Crystal Lake. She’s an adapted Physical Education teacher, helping make games and sports accessible for students with disabilities. For example, she modified a student’s wheelchair so they could more easily play soccer.
“I took PVC pipe, looked at his wheelchair and figured out how I could attach it and then kind of made a little plow so that he was able to move his wheelchair forward and propel the ball with it,” she said.
We’re talking special education, teaching and coaching and so much more on this episode!
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SHOW NOTES
Educator in this episode:
Michelle Roberts
Stories in this episode:
Illinois colleges have to reform developmental education. How is it going so far?
Schools use new safety training and technology to prepare for mass shootings
Music: Our show's theme music is from the northern Illinois-based band "Kindoves" and their songs "Popn," "Origins" and "Quiche." You can find more of their music on their Soundcloud page. You can also listen to the episode of WNIJ's own Sessions from Studio A where they were featured.
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