WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY

DIVISION OF EDUCATION

University Mission…The University has both an academic and a service mission. Its academic mission is to prepare, in a Christian environment, broadly educated individuals who can move productively into a variety of professions or into further academic pursuits. The Wayland experience is guided by a dedicated, well-qualified, accessible faculty who value teaching and learning and exhibit both reverence and enthusiasm for that truth which has its ultimate source in God.

COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE: EDSP 3306 – INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

Instructor’s name: Dr. Sylvia Phipps

Phone: 830 606-0725 (home) or 830 305-3990 (cell).

Email: sylvia.phipps@yahoo.com

Office Hours: Please contact me if you would like to set up an appointment

Course Description: This course examines selection and use of specific types of modification including assistive technology and techniques for implementing Individual Education Plans (IEP) in both the regular education and the special education setting. Emphasis is placed on the various types of testing and the development of IEPs for special education instruction in an inclusive setting. Skills and techniques are developed

to assist classroom teachers, both regular and special education, with the instruction of

students with special needs based on the assessment data obtained in the evaluation process.

Resource:

Polloway, Edward A, Patton, James R, and Serna, Loretta (2008). Strategies for Teaching Learners with Special Needs (9^th edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.

Outcome competencies:

The student will…

· Compare/Contrast different classroom management techniques that can be used with individuals with disabilities in a variety of settings

· Identify different techniques/strategies used during the different stages of education (Early Childhood/Elementary, Middle & High School, Transition)

· Understand/Explain existing types of assistive technology that can be used for students with disabilities

· Analyze IEPs, specifically citing goals and objectives included in each IEP as well as identifying various working parts of an IEP

· Create specific activities to enhance the learning of individuals with disabilities in a variety of content areas

· Understand the importance of collaboration, inclusion and families as it relates to students with disabilities

Course Outline: Saturday: 8 a.m. – 12:10 a.m. at WBU Rm. 111

May 30 Chapter 1 Introduction, discussion, activities

June 6 Chapter 2 & 3 Discussion, activities, IEP analysis

June 13 Chapter 4 Discussion, activities, IEP analysis

June 20 Chapter 5, 6, Discussion, activities, presentations

June 27 NO CLASS Work on Projects

July 4 Chapter 7, 8 Discussion, activities, presentations

July 11 Chapter 10, 11 Discussion, activities, presentations

July 18 Chapter 12, 13 Discussion, activities,

Classroom Techniques presentations

July 25 Chapter 14 Discussion, activities,

Assistive Technology presentations

August 1 Chapter 15 Discussion, activities, study guide

August 8 FINAL ASSESSMENT

Course Requirements:

1. A summary of two chosen classroom techniques/strategies/methods for individuals with disabilities using a compare and contrast approach for analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of each technique will be written and presented. (DUE July 18^th)

2. Educational activities or games that can be used to help students with disabilities learn specific concepts in different subject areas will be created/researched and presented. (June 20^th, June 27^th , July 4^th )

3. A summary of three existing types of assistive technology that can be used for students with disabilities will be researched and presented. (DUE July 25^th )

4. A FINAL ASSESSMENT

Attendance: We have 10 class sessions and 1 out-of-class work session. You cannot miss more than 2 sessions. If you do, the grade of F is assigned. Please call or email me if you are facing an emergency of any kind. If it looks like you will miss 3 class sessions, please drop the class before the 3^rd miss. If you are unable to reach me, you may leave me a message on my home or cell phone. You can also email me at any time.

Evaluation:

Attendance: 20 pts. (2 per class session)

Instructional Strategy Presentations 75 pts. (25 points each)

Assistive Technology Report 30 pts.

Classroom Management Techniques Report 75 pts.

Final Assessment 100 pts.

Total: 300pts.

A= 269-300 pts.

B = 239 -268 pts.

C = 209 – 238 pts.

D = 179 – 208 pts.

F = Less than 179 pts.

ACADEMIC HONESTY: University students are expected to conduct themselves according to the highest standards of academic honesty. Academic misconduct for which a student is subject to penalty includes all forms of cheating, such as illicit possession of examinations or examination materials, forgery, or plagiarism. (Plagiarism is the presentation of the work of another as one’s own work).

Disciplinary action for academic misconduct is the responsibility of the faculty members assigned to the course. The faculty member is charged with assessing the gravity of any case of academic dishonesty, and with giving sanctions to any student involved. Penalties may be applied to individual cases of academic dishonesty; see catalog for more information about academic dishonesty.

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: It is University policy that no otherwise qualified person with disabilities be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity in the University. It is the responsibility of the student to disclose and to provide documentation pertaining to the disability so that appropriate modifications may be made.