EDA 58598 Special Education Field Experience for Administrators

Through participation, observation, and reflective practice, students will develop the fundamental skills needed to become competent, conscientious, and compassionate special education administrators. Students will continue to build skills in the areas of observations, data collection, and assessment, adaptation of curriculum and materials as related to students who have English as a Second Language (ESL), the referral process for considering special education (Response to Intervention - RtI), the use of assistive technology as an instructional modality. Additionally, this course will address the needs of diverse learners within the context of assessment, instructional planning and delivery, particularly in the core subjects which include numeracy and age appropriate literacy instruction, as well as classroom management. Finally, this course will provide guidance in the supervision of school personnel, current topics, including bullying, and the importance of collaboration, consultation, and communication with parents, teachers and other professionals. While delivering services in the role of a special education administrator, students will respond to the various ethical, legal, cultural, and interpersonal concerns presented and will adhere to the CEC Code of Ethics and Standards for Professional Practice. This course will require 30 hours of field experience.

Credits

3