Living and Learning with Exceptional Students

Catalog description

Course participants will develop skills required for teaching students with special learning needs, as well as students who are at-risk for academic or social failure. The concepts of educator collaboration, least restrictive environment, accommodations and modifications, confidentiality, behavior management, identification, categories of disabilities, and giftedness will be reviewed. Educators will analyze beliefs, evidenced-based practices, challenges, and applications to their own teaching practice. (Prerequisite: EDUC503)