EDSP 5750 - Collaboration, Curriculum Consultation, Teaming and Co-Teaching in Special Education

• Analyze and evaluate general education curriculum standards, benchmarks and grade level indicators to allow access for learners with special needs.
• Apply models of co-teaching attending to advantages, administrative support, teaching styles/philosophies, roles, planning, communication strategies, and developmental stages.
• Apply the principles of universal design for learning (UDL) to the development of standards-based curricula and adapt, modify, or align curriculum to meet the needs of learners with special needs and those learners at-risk.
• Collaborate with parents and professionals in the development of student Individualized Education Programs (IEP).
• Demonstrate knowledge/skill in accessing/using sources of information from family, school officials, legal system and community service agencies, unique services, networks, and organizations including career, vocational and transition support.
• Demonstrate knowledge/skill in the use of collaboration/consultative roles in the integration of individuals to the general curriculum/classroom, including the coordination of related service personnel to maximize direct instructional time.
• Develop and use individual assessment strategies to promote access to general education standards and performance objectives.
• Explore, research, and present current instructional methodologies that promote student learning for individuals with special needs.
• Use technology, collaboration and cooperative learning strategies, local and state resources to assist in planning, assessing, and evaluating integrated units of studies for learners with special needs.