In this course you will be provided with an overview of the most common disabilities found in private and public schools: learning disabilities, other health impairments - AD/HD, asthma, diabetes and Tourette's syndrome - along with autism and speech and language disorders. The course will also provide insights to executive functioning and the impact on social skill development.
Students learn about the identification process under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, including the identification of children in private schools. Students learn how to read a psycho-educational report and how to write SMART individualized education plans, individualized service plans, individualized transition plans, and individualized family service plans.
This course assists teachers in modifying sports, games, and physical activities to make them appropriate for a person with a disability. There is a curriculum guide which evolved to assist teachers to effectively include students with disabilities in the least restrictive physical education program. Teachers will be directed to a site that links to current websites and a PDF file of a curriculum guide for adapted PE to complete the coursework.
Candidates will demonstrate in-depth understanding of students' and parents' legal rights and responsibilities regarding special education. Federal laws regarding special education and state laws specific to each student will be discussed. The Council for Exceptional Children's Code of Ethics will be examined and discussed.
Cultural Reciprocity Special Education Course is an online independent study course where students will learn about building family-professional relationships. Students will discover how special education is a culture in and of itself while understanding how special education law is in cultural conflict with specific minority groups, e.g. Asian, Hispanic, Native American.
This course provides an overview of Response to Intervention (RTI) and its role in identifying challenging behaviors and at-risk students. It covers RTI education, including its history, legal framework and the three tiers of RTI: whole class, small group and intensive interventions. The course also introduces Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), a framework supporting all learners through academic, social, emotional and behavioral services.
This course provides students with the opportunity to reflect upon their own values of including children with disabilities in their schools and in their classrooms. The course provides discussion on the differences between inclusion and belonging. Students will discuss the challenges in providing inclusive education while developing a strategic plan to move their schools and classrooms to a culture of belonging.
Students learn about the identification process under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act known as child find including the identification of children in private schools. Students learn how to read a psycho-educational report and how to write SMART individualized education plans, individualized service plans, individualized transition plans, and individualized family service plans.
This course explores what individuals with special needs in our communities can teach us. Course participants will learn the Categories of Disability along with a Biblical perspective on disability. This course will utilize the text, Adam, God's Beloved, by Henri J.M. Nouwen. It tells the story of Adam, who could not speak nor move without assistance. Nouwen befriended Adam and the spiritual lessons Adam taught him.
This course provides an overview of four low-incidence disabilities, a severe disabling condition with an expected incidence rate of less than one percent of total statewide enrollment in special education. Students will learn the law, and four low incidence disabilities, Orthopedic Impairment (OI), Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and Complex Health Issues (CHI).
This course is designed as a 'bridge' option for current Mild to Moderate Education Specialists or Moderate to Severe Education Specialists to demonstrate competence on Teacher Performance Expectations embedded in the new Education Specialist Credentials that were launched Summer/Fall 2022. The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the package and several updates to the Education Specialist Credential went into effect on July 1, 2022.
This course provides an overview of the executive functioning skills and their importance in the classroom setting. Course participants will learn how to support students' growth in the executive functioning skills, including but not limited to, organization and planning, task initiation, and self-monitoring. Elements of behavior support plans, including data collection, replacement behaviors, and goal writing to support students' behavioral needs throughout the school day are also covered in this course.
This course is designed as a basic overview of the knowledge and skills required to effectively participate as a member of a collaborative team working with children who have exceptional needs. Members of the collaborative teams include teachers, para-educators, school staff, related service providers, administrators, the child, and the child's peers. Students will learn essential skills, teaching strategies, personal safety, and confidentiality requirements.
This course is designed as a 'bridge' option for current Early Childhood Special Educators to demonstrate competence on Teacher Performance Expectations embedded in the new Education Specialist Credentials that were launched Summer/Fall 2022. The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the package and several updates to the Education Specialist Credential went into effect on July 1, 2022.
This course provides an opportunity to learn about autism spectrum disorders. Students study in-depth psychological, sociological, and vocational aspects of programs designed to serve this population of children. The course also addresses the basic concepts in autism research and education that are foundational in understanding the patterns of behavior, social abilities, and language difficulties that unfold in students with autism spectrum disorders.
Students will learn about low-, mid-, and high-tech assistive technology that helps to address students' unique learning needs so they may find success in their learning environment. Students will learn to use a variety of assistive technology and receive an introduction and overview of augmentative and alternative communication devices that support language development for students with limited verbal ability.
This course provides an overview of the characteristics of sensory disabilities; Physical, Visual, Hearing, & Deaf-Blindness. The course will prepare students to address and support individuals in their assigned classroom(s) and environmental settings. Students will learn foundational knowledge, strategies, and appropriate supports to facilitate instruction, to achieve student success.
Move beyond surface-level strategies and explore ADHD through a practical, classroom-ready lens in this fully self-paced professional learning course for K-12 educators. Participants will examine how attention, behavior, and executive functioning impact learning in authentic classroom environments and gain research-based approaches that can be implemented immediately.
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