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Course Description

The focus of this course is mainstreaming and inclusion of students with special needs in regular classrooms. Participants explore the history and evolution of special education, including federal legislation and related standards. Identification and referral, lesson planning, modifications and accommodations, communication and collaboration, and assessment are also examined.

This graduate course is 4 weeks.

PLEASE NOTE:
Attendance and participation are mandatory in all university courses, and specific requirements may differ by course. If attendance requirements are not met, a student may be removed from the course. Please review the Course Attendance Policy in the Catalog for more information.

This course is not available for enrollment to residents of Alabama, Arkansas, and Kentucky.

Course Objectives

History and Evolution

  • Analyze landmark cases relating to the evolution of special education.
  • Identify federal legislation protecting educational services for students with disabilities.
  • Explore how response to intervention (RTI) has impacted mainstreaming and inclusion of students with disabilities.
  • Compare various service delivery models.

Identification and Referral Processes; Communication and Collaboration with Colleagues and Families

  • Describe the general education pre-referral process as it relates to response to intervention (RTI).
  • Explore regular and special education teacher responsibilities in identification and referral.
  • Identify circumstances that may lead to due process and manifestation hearings with special needs students.
  • Identify the potential benefits and barriers of inclusion from the perspectives of family, general education teachers, and paraprofessionals.
  • Describe the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders implementing the special education continuum of services for students with varying abilities and disabilities.
  • Explore collaboration needs and models of regular education teachers, special education teachers, and paraprofessionals in mainstreamed and inclusion classrooms.

Assistive Technology, Modifications and Accommodations, and Differentiated Instruction in Lesson Planning

  • Examine various assistive technology strategies that allow students to access the general education curriculum.
  • Identify differences in state and special education standards that provide appropriate curriculum and instruction to special needs students.
  • Explore modifications and accommodations that can be made in the regular education classroom to promote student success.
  • Analyze how the various components of differentiated instruction can be applied in the classroom.
  • Integrate appropriate differentiated instruction strategies into lesson plans for students of varying abilities and disabilities.

Strategies for Effective Instruction and Assessment

  • Describe assistive technology strategies that provide students of varying abilities and disabilities access to evaluation methods.
  • Compare state standards to special education standards that provide appropriate assessments to students with varying abilities and disabilities.
  • List strategies for effective instruction and assessment.
  • Recommend various strategies for developing independent learners in mainstreamed classrooms.

Prerequisites

None

Disclaimers

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Contact Hours
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Resource Fee $75.00 Mandatory
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3 Credit Hours
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Resource Fee $75.00 Mandatory
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Time
12:00AM to 11:59AM
Dates
Jul 09, 2024 to Aug 05, 2024
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Online Campus
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Online Non-Degree
Schedule and Location
Contact Hours
95.9
Location
  • Online Campus
Course Fee(s)
Section Fees
Resource Fee $75.00 Mandatory
Credits/Units
3 Credit Hours
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Time
12:00AM to 11:59AM
Dates
Aug 06, 2024 to Sep 02, 2024
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Online Non-Degree
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Contact Hours
95.9
Location
  • Online Campus
Course Fee(s)
Section Fees
Resource Fee $75.00 Mandatory
Credits/Units
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