EDTE 3720 - Instructional Adaptations for Middle Childhood Learners with Exceptionalities and Diverse Needs

• Students will be able to apply co-planning and co-teaching methods to strengthen content acquisition of individuals with exceptional and diverse learning needs.
• Students will be able to analyze issues, assurances, and due process rights related to assessment, eligibility, and placement within a continuum of services.
• Students will be able to analyze and evaluate the educational and social implications of characteristics of various exceptionalities.
• Students will be able to evaluate and modify instructional practices in response to ongoing assessment data.
• Students will be able to implement research-supported methods for academic and nonacademic instruction of individuals with exceptional and diverse learning needs.
• Students will be able to organize, develop, and sustain learning environments that support positive intra-cultural and intercultural experiences.
• Students will be able to demonstrate skill in responding to differing ways of learning, including those from culturally diverse backgrounds, and implement strategies of support in the classroom.
• Students will be able to reflect in writing on one’s practice to improve instruction and guide professional growth.
• Students will be able to implement strategies to support and enhance communication skills of individuals with exceptional and diverse learning needs.