EDUC 356 - Secondary Special Education Methods 6-12

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The purpose of this course is to prepare middle and high school special education teacher candidates to teach students with exceptional learning needs. Candidates will examine types of assessments, explore purposes and uses of assessment, and will interpret and communicate results of assessments. Candidates will discuss the role of assessment in special education eligibility, Individualized Education Plan development, and placement decisions for young adults with exceptionalities. Candidates will conduct assessments and use data to determine instructional decisions, create appropriate instructional goals, and monitor progress toward meeting goals and objectives. Candidates will examine factors that affect student learning, use specialized curricula and differentiation strategies, and leverage multi-modal instructional strategies. Candidates will use content standards and assessment data to inform instructional planning for a variety of instructional settings including 1:1 instruction, small group, and whole-class inclusion. Additionally, candidates will discuss the importance of transition for secondary students and will develop an individualized transition plan with associated activities. There is a 50-hour field experience candidates will complete during the same semester as this course. Prerequisites: B- or better in EDUC 251; Admission to the Teacher Education Program