Instructional and Transitional Planning for Students with Mild to Moderate Disabilities

Topic : Considerations, Resources and Collaboration in Planning

Objectives:

1. Describe strategies used to facilitate the integration of students with exceptionalities into various settings. [CEC 2.2; InTASC 3(e)]

2. Collaborate with school personnel in integrating individuals with exceptionalities into various settings. [CEC 2.1; InTASC 3(c)]

3. Model techniques and coach others in the use of instructional methods and accommodations. [CEC 7.3; InTASC 8(c)]

4. Communicate with school personnel about the characteristics and needs of individuals with exceptionalities. [CEC 7.2; InTASC 1(c)]

Topic Material:

Textbook1. Teaching in Today's Inclusive Classrooms: A Universal Design for Learning Approach

Read chapters 1, 2, 3, and 7 in Teaching in Today's Inclusive Classrooms: A Universal Design for Learning Approach.
http://gcumedia.com/digital-resources/cengage/2012/teaching-in-todays-inclusive-classrooms_a-universal-design-for-learning-approach_ebook_2e.php

Electronic Resource1. Inclusion Classrooms and Teachers: A Survey of Current Practices

Read "Inclusion Classrooms and Teachers: A Survey of Current Practices," by Kilanowski-Press, Foote, and Rinaldo, from the

International Journal of Special Education (2010).

http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ909035.pdf

2. A Guide to the Individualized Education Program

Read "Individualized Education Programs: Process and Procedures for Developing IEPs for Students with Disabilities," located on the

U.S. Department of Education website.

http://www2.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/iepguide/index.html

Part - 1

Professional Development: IEPs, Inclusion, and Team Teaching

Create a 15-20 slide professional development presentation for general education teachers on the topics of IEPs, inclusion, and team teaching. Include a title slide, reference slide, and presenter's notes.

Address the following within the presentation:

• Provide a synopsis for each section of an IEP.

• Describe an inclusion classroom setting and when it is beneficial for special education students; include specific examples of special education students appropriately and inappropriately placed in an inclusive setting.

• Describe 3-5 team teaching models and include benefits and drawbacks of each.

• Provide and describe three additional team teaching strategies appropriate for modifications in an inclusive setting.

Use the attached IEP templates to inform the assignment. Support your presentation with a minimum of three scholarly resources.
While APA format is not required for the body of the assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

Part 2

Field Experience A: Planning for Instruction

Spend at least 4.5 hours to complete this part of the clinical field experience.

Complete two or more field experiences from the Focused Field Experience Activity List A:

FOCUSED FIELD EXPERIENCE ACTIVITY LIST A

• Collaboratively involve the student and family in setting instructional goals. [InTASC 7]

• Collaboratively involve the student and family in monitoring progress for instructional goals. [InTASC 7]

• Use a functional assessment to develop an intervention plan. [InTASC 7]

• Sequence, implement, and evaluate an individualized learning objective. [InTASC 7]

• Collaboratively plan, develop and integrate affective skills within the academic curricula. [InTASC 7]

• Collaboratively plan, develop and integrate social skills within the academic curricula. [InTASC 7]

• Collaboratively plan, develop and integrate life skills within the academic curricula. [InTASC 7]

• Collaboratively plan, develop, select, and implement instructional content, resources, and strategies that respond to cultural, linguistic, and gender differences. [InTASC 7]

• Select and implement instructional and assistive technology into the educational program. [InTASC 7]

• Collaboratively plan and teach a lesson plan one-on-one, small group, or whole class. [InTASC 7]

Across the program, your field experiences must include a mix of K-8 and 9-12 grade level settings, as well as a mix of students that are intellectually disabled, learning disabled, emotionally disabled, have orthopedic impairments, or other health impairments.

Reflect upon your clinical field experience choices in a 250-500-word summary.

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

DQ 1 word count - 200

Some general educators believe they do not have time or the understanding to comply with a student's IEP. Explain how you would express the importance of their compliance and understanding of the document.

DQ 2-word count - 200

What factors of co-teaching could become a hindrance in the educational process? What strategies could you use to alleviate these deterrents?