Course Schedule: Session Topics Assignments (due in journal for the following week) 8/22/2016 Distribution of Syllabus and expectations Overview: Guiding Principles of Special Education Exceptional Learners in Schools Description of Special Education Field Experience Options Active Learning and Assessment Strategy: Reciprocal Teaching (to begin 9/14/2016 Review Chapter 1 and respond to the following as a journal assignment: Special Education and Inclusive Schooling. Laws governing special education: IDEA and the Vocational Rehabilitation Act (section 504) Responsibilities of Classroom Teachers. Role of Collaboration in Meeting Students' Special Needs. Inclusion. Reading for Next Session: Chapter 9 Student-generated readings on 1) behavior assessment and management 2) Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) 3) Social competence 4) bullying 5) research on observational practices for classroom teachers Submit articles (links or .pdfs) to class listserv by Midnight, Wednesday 8/24. 8/29/2016 Promoting Social Acceptance and Managing Student Behavior Development of Children and Adolescents Explain Research Examining Research on Students with Special Needs Active Learning & Assessment Strategy: ABC Analysis Assignment Reflection/Analysis Journal Reading for next session: Chapter 9 portion characteristics of E/BD Student-generated readings on 1) definitions of E/BD 2) Characteristics of E/BD 3) Contrasting “social maladjustment” and “emotional disturbance” 4) research on teaching and learning strategies of students with E/BD
Submit articles or .pdfs) to class listserv by Midnight, Friday 9/2 9/5/2016 Holiday—No Class 9/12/2016 Teaching Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (Reciprocal Teaching Group) E/BD v. “Emotional Disturbance” First group Reciprocal Teaching Submit for First Journal Reading on 9-14-16, 12 Midnight, CDST Readings for Next Session: Portion in Ch. 2 on Learning Disabilities One Reciprocal Group reading on academic and learning assessment of students with learning disabilities (reading is submitted to class by 9/15) 9/19/2016 Specific Learning Disabilities (Student Reciprocal Teaching Group) Active Learning Strategy: Lesson Plan Format and Assignment Readings for Next Session 2nd Chapter Reciprocal Teaching Group: Ch. 2 portion Impairment One Reciprocal Group reading on academic and learning assessment of students with speech/ language impairments related to English language learners (reading is submitted to class by 9/21) MB: Chapter 12: Content Area Instruction Student groups research articles on 1) study skills, 2) student “engagement”, 3) reading and writing across the curriculum 4) mathematics and analytical skills Student-generated research articles: Each student brings copies of 3 educational
research/scholarship journal articles for session 9/26 9/26/2016 Teaching Students with Communication Impairment (Reciprocal Teaching Group) Identifying empirical research in the educational literature 3rd Reciprocal Teaching Group Readings for Next Session: Ch. 3 portion on Autism Spectrum Disorder One Reciprocal Group reading on academic and behavioral assessment of students with ASD (reading is submitted to class by 9/28) 10/3/2016 Autism Spectrum Disorders (Reciprocal Teaching Group) Active Learning Strategy: Identifying and developing a student learning strategy 4th Reciprocal Teaching Readings for Next Session: Ch. 3 portion on Other Health Impairments One Reciprocal reading on academic inclusive practices for students with attentional deficits (reading is submitted to class by 10/5) 10/10/2016 Teaching Students Other Health Impairments (Reciprocal Teaching Group) Focus on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 5th Reciprocal Teaching Group: Readings for Next Session: Ch. 3 portion on Mental Retardation, Traumatic Brain Injury and Multiple Disabilities One Reciprocal reading on academic inclusive practices for students with Mental Retardation, Traumatic Brain Injury and Multiple Disabilities (reading is submitted to class by 10/12) Ch. 3 on Accommodations and Modifications Student-Generated readings topics above 10/17/2016 Teaching Students with Disabilities: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (Reciprocal Teaching Group) Focus on Accommodations and Modifications 6th Reciprocal Teaching Group Reading for next session: Ch. 4 Students in Reciprocal Teaching groups will bring research articles on 1) culturally/linguistically diverse learners with disabilities, 2) Diverse learners with gifts and talents, 3) serving students under “Section 504”