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Jun 26, 2025
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EDU 2020 - TCHNG STDNTS W/DISBLTIES INCLSVE CLASSROOM
credits: 3.0
Will provide candidates with a background in special education to develop the skills necessary to provide instruction that promotes the participation and progress of students with disabilities in the general education curriculum. Fundamentals, special education laws and regulations, the knowledge and skills to work collaboratively with special education teachers and other supportive colleagues, and all categories of students with disabilities and special learning needs are reviewed. Will examine effective inclusive classroom strategies and tools such as differentiated instruction, behavior management, maximizing academic engagement time, and types of assessments and modifications. Will also study the challenges posed by specific content area curriculum and develop the appropriate accommodations and modifications to insure classroom success and examine the impact that State, National, and Common Core Standards have on the inclusive classroom curriculum. Objectives: A) Describe historical implications, court cases and state and federal special education laws and regulations that have influenced the way students with disabilities are educated; B) Discuss educational rights and legal foundations of special education; C) Examine categories of disabilities and higher incident disabilities, lower-incident disabilities and other learning needs; D) Describe the special ed process of identifying students with disabilities through the pre-referral and referral process including the creation or review of a student’s IEP as it relates to the student’s placement in the least restrictive environment during a case conference mtg; E) Examine practices in inclusive classrms through observation and reflection; F) Design an inclusive classrm learning environment plan that meets the needs of all learners based on differentiated instructional strategies, State, National, and Common Core Standards and technology; G) Evaluate effective practices for planning and designing effective co-teaching models through effective communication and collaboration among all adults involved in the general education classrm; H) Explain setting high expectations of student success and being supportive of student achievement in an inclusive classrm; I) Develop and apply positive behavioral supports and interventions to address student and classrm management needs in the inclusive classrm; J) Maximizing academic engagement time for students with special needs for school success; K) Examine differentiated instructional approaches including individualized instruction that are effective for students with disabilities; L) Differentiate instruction by adapting and modifying content area curriculum designed for the diverse learners; M) Identify a variety of types of appropriate accommodations, modifications and interventions (e.g., RTI) designed to assist students with disabilities; N) Evaluate a variety of assessment devices used and discuss the importance of evaluating student progress; O) Examine research in assistive technology in the areas of special education. Method of Instruction: Lecture, discussion, problem-solving, and student collaboration. Method of Evaluation: Paper, group presentation, midterm, and final exams, portfolio, class activities, and discussions.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 1010 - FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION and PSY 1010 - INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY
Co-Requisite(s): With EDU 2621 .
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