Purpose of the Study Tour
As part of the NSW Premier's Adobe Information and Technology Scholarship, I have returned from a 5 week international study tour visiting special needs schools around the world. The focus for my study tour was to explore how positive gains are achieved for students with special needs by:
* attending 'Flat Classroom Conference' in Beijing, China
* investigating specific software packages, applications, hardware and innvoative pedagogy utilized by a wide variety of special needs schools in United Sates, England, Scotland, Ireland and Dubai
* examining how Interactive Whiteboard technology is used to motivate, include and engage students with physical disabilities, intellectual disabilities, learning, behavioural and emotiional difficulties
* investigating specific software packages, applications, hardware and innvoative pedagogy utilized by a wide variety of special needs schools in United Sates, England, Scotland, Ireland and Dubai
* examining how Interactive Whiteboard technology is used to motivate, include and engage students with physical disabilities, intellectual disabilities, learning, behavioural and emotiional difficulties
* Interviews with students, staff, executive, principals and classroom observations
