A visit from Dr. West

Today in Teacher Cadet, Dr. Tracey West came from Columbia College to talk to us about Autism. Luckily, Mrs. Sutusky let us do Pot Notes first - that is my favorite part of the day. Dr. West first read a book about Autism and explained the meaning behind it. The book was about a little boy named Louis who had different characteristics than other students. After discussing the book about Louis, she presented a PowerPoint on Autism. The best part was she explained her own connection with Autism because she has two twin nephews and one has Autism while the other has Asberger Syndrome. I enjoyed that she added  a "real world" connection in her lesson. Mrs. Sutusky always makes a point that we should have real world connections with our students. Then, she presented us with gifts from Columbia College and left us all with a pamphlet about college. Dr. West gave us these awesome purple cups that were filled with candy. We finished the class with watching videos about Autism on YouTube. I can't wait for Dr. West to come back!