ESE548: Survey of Special Education

Welcome to our course offered online. As you enter this adventure, you will integrate information about what kind of learner you are, how to be a supportive teacher, and how to use the web as an effective learning tool.

This is a high-energy course; perhaps a little like walking into a candy store – so much to wish for, so little time! We tie the course together with the notion of TV episodes – the course content laid out in modules. You, the student, are the animated interactor – shuffling through course work at your own speed. Each channel [module] will have it's own theme and opportunities to meet course objectives.

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Module One

Activity

Objective

Sherlock Roams

Scavenger hunt through pages to identify the child in each of the ten categories of special needs eligibility
   Learning Disabilities
   Attention Deficit Disorder
   Developmentally Delayed
   Emotional and Behavioral Disorder
   Orthopedic impairment
   Traumatic Brain Injury
   Health Problems
   Communication Disorders
   Visual Impairment
   Auditory Impairment
   Autism

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Knowledge and understanding often categories
Demonstrate an understanding of normal child development and the ed. implications
Knowledge of physical, nutritional, cultural, and environmental factors in learning

Module Two

Activity

Objective

In Practice

Parents are considering a law suit at the local high school. Their son is being abused at the school and the teachers are not stopping it. Marlo and Jimmy, the paralegals overhear the parents and decide to work together and gather all the necessary legal and historical documentation to get their boss to take the case. They investigate:
   Law regarding school responsibility
   Law regarding the child's rights
   Legal precedents
   History of special needs

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Demonstrate knowledge of IDEA 1997, AZ Statutes and Section 504, Rehab. Act
Analyze legal responsibilities of schools, parents, students.

Demonstrate an understanding of the roles of parents with children who have disabilities.

Knowledge of current issues and trends in special education and consultation/ collaboration.

Module Three

Activity

Objective

A darling dowager and retired teacher, Julia, searches out all the pieces and meddles in the development of an IEP for a student.
Included in her diligent OCD work
   IEP Process
   Role of Parents
   Role of the student
   Role of sped and regular teacher
   Roles of other specialists
   Current issues and trends, including IDEA 97
   Role of Technology
   LRE and Inclusion
   Study team and pre-referral issues

Knowledge of current issues and trends in special education and consultation/ collaboration.
Demonstrate respect and sensitivity toward all individuals
Awareness of the technology role, including Assistive technology, in the special education process.

Module Four

Activity

Objective

Commander Troy - Dog in Space

Rogue's Gallery stars a mighty space mutt, moving through the school universe, enlightening those who do not understand the power of teaming and collaborating. He has three tasks:

Support student development of a community resource list

Change the actions of rogues by coming up with suggestions for changing their minds or behavior as part of the IEP team

Scope out culturally sensitive issues

Each time he is successful, a game will come on that the student gets to play

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Demonstrate knowledge of history and philosophy of educating youth with special needs, including cultural and ethnic issues related to special education.
Knowledge of unique needs of culturally diverse, exceptional individuals & families.

Knowledge of community and agency resources.

Demonstrate respect and sensitivity toward all individuals

Module Five

Activity

Objective

Carrot Head - No Size Fits All

This is a red headed, clownish comedian, Parsnip, who bumbles around discovering services in the community. His heart is in the right place but he is constantly caught up in red tape, offending others and making social faux pas by saying the wrong thing, missing social cues, and being abrasive.

The students will be exposed to the importance of transition into the community, Assistive devices as student support, appropriate communication skills with others in the community and the importance of good life skills and social skills

Demonstrate knowledge of career and vocational issues.
Knowledge of community and agency resources.

Awareness of technology role, including Assistive technology, in the special education process.

Module Six

Activity

Objective

Critic's Corner - Two Ears Up

A Roger Rabbit kind of character will hop through a series of movies and or books that describe the personal lives of great people or ordinary people who lived great lives. The main task will be to get through the material and report of the differences between the movie portrayal and the real lives of people who have the various disabilities.
Examples:

Little Man Tate
My Left Foot
The Miracle Worker
Nell
A Patch of Blue
Good Will Hunting

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1. Discuss major social, cultural, economic issues in special ed.
4. Knowledge and understanding of ten categories
5. Demonstrate an understanding of normal child development and the ed. implications
12. Knowledge of history and philosophy of regular & special ed.
14. Demonstrate respect and sensitivity toward all individuals

Choosing to be an educator is an honor and a responsibility. The most loved and respected people through time have been teachers . . . and those who will mold the future, as they touch the lives of children - our teachers.

This course will be time effective and pleasant if you honor certain things. Like the boy hero, Annican in the most recent Star Wars Episode, you can throw together some spare parts and hope the Pod Race will turn out in your favor. But why not set things up right from the start?