SPE 587 Seminar/Teaching Children and Adolescents with Special Needs

This course serves as a personal professional learning community in an ongoing experience in the special education graduate program for candidates in traditional residency or alternative teacher licensure programs. Participants integrate theory and practice in authentic settings with children and adolescents challenged with special needs. Candidates develop Individualized methods of collaboration between general and special education teachers and related service personnel and actively establish parental and community connections. The collaborative-consultation model is practiced through supervised experiences. Candidates develop and complete their eportfolio, Impact on Student Learning Analysis, Lesson Study as well as the edTPA. Pre-requisite(s): Admission to RTP or ATL SPE program; SPE 500. Co-requisite(s): None. 0.5-6 semester hours