Teacher Candidates will learn about atypically developing students and how teachers can connect to families and students. Teacher Candidates will explore major concepts, theories, and research about the characteristics of and requirements for educating atypically developing students. Strategies, assessments and IEP processes will be focused on the child, the family, and learning. This class may include students from multiple sections.
Must be seeking a Bachelor of Applied Science in Teacher Education degree to enroll. If interested, visit pencol.edu/bas
Prerequisites
Teacher Education BAS Program Admittance
Course Outcomes
- Apply knowledge of development and learning to provide meaningful and challenging learning experiences for individuals with exceptionalities.
- Create strategies for safe, inclusive, culturally and trauma responsive learning environments so that individuals with exceptionalities become active and effective learners and develop emotional well-being, positive social interactions, and self-determination.
- Utilize general and specialized curricula to individualize learning for individuals with exceptionalities.
- Utilize multiple methods of assessment and data sources in making educational decisions.
- Select, adapt, and utilize a repertoire of evidence-based instructional strategies to advance learning of individuals with exceptionalities.
- Identify and participate in a classroom community that fosters student engagement, learning, and positive relationships.