Tchng Stdnts with Dsblts 7-12

Catalog description

This course examines curriculum and instruction from the perspective of secondary education teachers of students with disabilities whose individual learning needs require teachers to go beyond typical models of general classroom instruction to give students with disabilities access to the general education curriculum and assessments. Candidates identify, examine, and practice a variety of effective teaching strategies for the education of students with disabilities. Candidates learn to differentiate and individualize instruction and engage in collegial collaboration. They examine learning processes, lesson and unit planning, motivation, and communication in order to stimulate and sustain student interest, involvement, and achievement.