EDU 4450 INTERDISCIPLINARY SPECIAL EDUCATION METHODS COURSE
This course focuses on effective teaching and learning planning and strategies for students with disabilities. It emphasizes high leverage practices (HLPs) as a researched based framework to address specific content areas. Pre-service teachers also learn to consider families, learning environments, cultural, linguistic and socioeconomic factors in addition to student abilities; in their selection and use of appropriate teaching and learning strategies. EDU 404 will be taken with this course.
Prerequisite
EDU 2110 or
SOC 2430 and admission to the teacher education program
Corequisite
EDU 4040 and admission to the teacher education program
Course Outcomes
- • Design and deliver effective instruction using the high leverage practices
• Select appropriate instructional tools, reference materials, assessments, manipulatives, or technology to support instruction
• Discuss current issues related to instruction and support of students with disabilities based on current research from scholarly journals and texts
• Develop a growing understanding of families and how to partner with the community
• Engage in activities in job searching and licensure preparation and testing
• Contemplate mental well-being for you as a future professional in special education