Week 2 Discussion – Teachers’ Professional Life Cycles After completing this week’s readings, access the link below and read the article. While your text touches on the topic of teachers’ professional cycles, also review the article by Aminah Paden. As you read this article, consider the following points: Reflect on how you might adjust your conference after you have done an observation in a […]

   This discussion is an opportunity for you to evaluate how the purposeful integration of technology in instruction and assessment supports student acquisition of 21st-century skills and more importantly career and technical education (CTE). In the past few weeks, you have had the opportunity to consider the inclusion of technology in teaching and learning as well as the principles of UDL in practice. Now, we […]

DQ 1: Consider the four approaches to persuasion, behavioral, consistency, functional, and perceptual, described in this week’s reading. Imagine a general education teacher is resistant to having individuals with exceptionalities in his or her classroom. How can each of these approaches be used effectively in this situation? DQ 2: Review the conflict response styles from this week’s readings. Of the two dimensions of response styles […]

   Section B: Case Study Directions: 1. Read the case study: 2. Carefully analyze the events in the case study as you read. 3. Answer the questions related to the case study. Debra Pennington, principal of Weldon Elementary School, faced a tearful and very upset teacher. When second-grade teacher Nancy Musick told Ms. Pennington last week that she would be out for several weeks, beginning […]

The main types of developmental delays in children include cognitive, emotional, motor skills, vision, and speech. Willis and Mitchell (2014) address sensory contributions to learning and how important these executive processes such as sight, touch, taste, smell, acoustics, and emotions are to learning. An individual can experience cognitive, emotional, motor skills, vision, and/or speech delays that affect their learning. How does understanding sensory contributions to […]

Overview:  A culture plunge can be defined as exposure to a culture that is different from our own and, in this class specifically, the culture of disability.  For this modified disability culture plunge, you will experience the culture of wheelchair rugby through the film, Murderball, which can be found on Blackboard.  The expectation is for you to take the ideas we have presented in class […]

  Week 2 Assignment Application: Artifact—Case Management Plan According to Woodside and McClam (2006), “the evidence is clear that case management is more a part of service delivery than ever before. In fact, case management is defined and mandated through federal legislation, has become part of the services offered by insurance companies, and is now accepted by helping professionals as a way to serve long-term […]

Section One: Problem Identification (Due Week 3) Write a 2- to 3-page paper that includes the following information: Area of focus Problem statement should: begin with: “The problem is…” – The problem is that 45 % of African American third grade boys who are emotionally handicapped are scoring 60 % or lower on daily math assignments.  be clear and focused involve teaching and learning address […]

  Step 1: Observe and Chart Challenging Behaviors For this assignment, you will observe children and record any challenging behaviors. Observations can take place in many environments such as the program in which you work, your home with your own children, a nearby park, or a local school. Observe the environment and children for a minimum of one hour to gain an accurate understanding of […]