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

 

Professor: Michelle Dowell, M.S.

Phone: 697 -9237 (home) or 326 7858 (cell).  Please try to contact me at home first.

Email: michelle.dowell@nisd.net or michelley1210@aol.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.

 

 

 

Resources:

 

Polloway, Edward A, Patton, James R, and Serna, Loretta (2008). Strategies for Teaching Learners with Special Needs (9th  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: Thursday Evening: 6 p.m. – 10:10 p.m. at WBU

 

May 29            Chapter 1                     Introduction, discussion, activities

June 5             Chapter 2 & 3              Discussion, activities, IEP analysis   

June 12            Chapter 4                     Discussion, activities, IEP analysis  

June 19            Chapter 5, 6,                Discussion, activities, presentations

June 26            Chapter 7, 8                 Discussion, activities, presentations

July 3               NO CLASS                 Work on Projects

July 10             Chapter 10, 11             Discussion, activities, presentations

July 17             Chapter 12, 13             Discussion, activities,

Classroom Techniques presentations

July 24             Chapter 14                   Discussion, activities,

                                                            Assistive Technology presentations       

July 31             Chapter 15                   Discussion, activities, study guide

August 7                                               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.  A separate information sheet will be provided. (DUE July 17th)

 

  1. 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.  A separate information sheet will be provided. (June 19th, June 26th , July 10th )

 

  1. A summary of three existing types of assistive technology that can be used for students with disabilities will be researched and presented.  A separate information sheet will be provided. (DUE July 24th )

 

  1. A FINAL ASSESSMENT on the last evening of class will be given.  A study guide will be provided.

 

 

 

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 3rd 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.