EDU 634 Teaching and Assessing Urban Learners with Exceptionalities Birth-Grade 12

This course engages teacher candidates in researching, knowing, learning, assessing, accommodating, and supporting the education of students with learning exceptionalities and other special needs in urban settings [Birth - grade 12] classrooms. Through learning how to apply classroom skills and methods in effective ways to support learners; including students labeled with a specific disability in accordance to federal law [e.g., IDEA/504/Tech Act] and gifted/talented [ESSA/FAPE] guide the strategies for planning and implementing learning in ways that support students identified with exceptionalities in general classrooms. The course guides teacher candidates in how to do the following: develop lesson plans that are responsive to a wide range of learning styles and students needs, write IEPS and select and use assessments that are differentiated, research and apply special education laws, educational mandates, models of collaboration with effective family engagement, and how to engage in the overall support on behalf of learners identified with exceptionalities in schools. The overall course supports teacher candidates in learning, understanding and practicing current effective practices that impact urban learners receiving special education services under IDEA, and know the full range of special education service mandated for in public schools. Clinical field experience hours are part of the course requirements. Minimum 20.