My experience was with introducing the Unit Organizer and co-constructing it with a 5th grade English/reading class that included 3-4 students with disabilities.The students were exceptionally attentive with the introduction of the Unit Organizer. As we co-constructed the organizer, I was able to include all students in responding to prompts for input, and participating in completing their individual devices. The students were very receptive to using the Unit Organizer and engaged as the Expanded Map was completed in subsequent class periods. The most significant challenge I experienced was not being able to re-visit the classroom on each day a new topic in the unit was introduced, but the classroom teacher did an excellent job in completing those parts of the expanded map with the students. Additionally, the classroom configuration was such that some students had to turn around to see the screen showing my copy of the Organizer. Because I was in another teacher's classroom, I did not change the seating arrangement.
