students in the departments of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning and Human Development and Applied Psychology. HDP2280 H Introduction to Special Education and Adaptive Instruction A critical analysis of current issues related to identification and programming for children with special needs. The emphasis is on using well-founded research to inform instructional practices and decision-making. This course is designed to promote reflective thinking about key topics in Special Education that educators must conceptualize from both theoretical and practical perspectives. It is intended to provide students with knowledge, skills, and attitudes that will enable evidence-based understanding of what is involved in working with exceptional learners across a variety of settings, but primarily in an inclusive classroom situation. Focus is placed on curriculum being flexible in responding to diversity, so that teachers are guided to make appropriate accommodations and modified expectations for the various categories of exceptionality. Since characteristics of special needs and second language learners are often inter-related, ESL support will also be HDP2283 H Psychology and Education of Gifted Children and Adolescents The identification and the intellectual, social, and emotional development of gifted children and adolescents; educational programs in regular and special classes. HDP2288 H Reflective Teaching and Analysis of Instruction This course is designed to develop students' awareness of, reflection about, and evaluation of their own professional knowledge and skills in relation to classroom-based assessment and remediation of generic learning skill deficits in diverse student populations. Discussion of instructional and assessment methodologies will be followed by experience applying these methodologies to