Special Education - Ad Prc Chld Dis Mid/Sec Gen Ed

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide novice teachers with the instructional, communicative skills, and design skills necessary to facilitate appropriate and productive inclusion of adolescent-age students with disabilities and other diverse learning needs. Specific research-based strategies in curriculum content acquisition and in behavior management will be learned and applied. Furthermore, teachers will learn how to apply design-based skills to develop appropriate accommodations or modifications to curriculum, instruction, and outcomes as directed by an IEP. Teachers will learn about collaborative structures found in schools to support student learning in general education settings and the roles and responsibilities of teachers within these structures. Students will be introduced to key concepts in transition planning and self-determination for students with disabilities as they prepare to enter the adult world. An outcome of this class will result in students being able to understand and use evidence-based strategies, Universal Design for Learning, and design appropriate measures of progress for ALL learners in both brick and mortar as well as digital settings. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education Program.