SPED Foundations of Inclusive Education

Catalog description

offers special education, multiple subject and single-subject residents the opportunity to explore current and emerging issues in inclusion, including collaboration, disability rights, Free and Appropriate Education (FAPE), Least Restrictive Environment (LRE), inclusion, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Multi-tiered Support Systems (MTSS)and current litigation. Course topics will be explored through reading, discussion, lectures, case studies, and student-driven activities. Students are encouraged to think critically throughout the course and to challenge the ideas and concepts presented. Students will synthesize coursework and residency experiences such that they can competently consider and discuss current issues in special education.