Meeting Pattern

Weekly zoom sessions Thursday mornings 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

• July 11, 2024
• July 18, 2024
• July 25, 2024
• August 1, 2024
• August 8, 2024

Description

K-12 Special Education and Regular Education teachers will have an opportunity to broaden your understanding of special education and learn best practices that are necessary to ensure an effective education. Coursework will focus on: *Purpose and Promise of Special Education, *Planning and Providing Special Education Services, and *Collaboration. Topics include: legal requirements (federal and MN), terminology, IEP meeting process, evaluation process, Universal Design for Learning, collaboration with parents, regular education teachers, and service providers, and engaging classroom resources for serving students with disabilities. Guest speakers include: a special education coordinator and a parent of two students on the Autism Spectrum. 

Syllabus, Objectives, and Outcomes

Objectives:

• Recognize the importance of your work within the school system.
• Understand how the laws, terminology, and requirements intertwine within a successful program.
• Reflect on your own teaching and best practices through papers and discussion boards.
• Explore teaching and learning resources that engage learners of all needs.

Materials:

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All resources are online and supplied by the instructor.

Testimonies:

"DISCUSSIONS ONLINE WERE INFORMATIVE ESPECIALLY INTERVIEWS WITH GUEST SPEAKERS AND PARENTS."

"I LOVED THIS COURSE AND PLAN TO TAKE MORE FROM CINDY. SHE BROUGHT ME INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO BRING TO MY CLASSROOM RIGHT AWAY TO IMPROVE MY TEACHING AND SYSTEMS FOR STUDENTS. WHEN I HAD QUESTIONS, CINDY TOOK THE TIME TO ANSWER THEM AND COACH ME."

"I RECEIVED GREAT IDEAS FROM CINDY ON HOW TO HAVE MY PARAS COLLECT DATA EASILY USING QR CODES. I'M SO EXCITED TO TRY IT!"

"COURSE WAS VERY HELPFUL AND USEFUL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREER."

"LOVED THE COURSE. CONFIRMED SOME OF WHAT I KNOW AND ADDED SOME NEW INFORMATION. IT WAS PERFECT!"