Special Education Learning Outcomes

1.1 Legal, regulatory, and ethical issues: Candidates will identify historical and current legal, regulatory, and ethical issues in special education.

1.2 Characteristics of disabilities and of learners having those disabilities: Candidate will identify the disabilities covered in IDEA, including category characteristics and learner characteristics.

1.3 Behavioral issues and interventions: Candidate will identify the motivation behind behavior issues and develop interventions to address inappropriate behaviors.

2.1 Content: Candidate will appropriate plan and teach content to students with exceptional needs.

2.2 Assistive Technology: Candidate will analyze current practices in assistive technology and apply the knowledge for a specific student.

2.3 Impact of Instruction: Candidate will investigate the impact of instruction and other factors on students’ learning.

2.4 Inclusive programs: Candidate will develop an inclusive program for a student with exceptional learning needs.

2.5 Assessment: Candidate will appropriately develop, individualize, apply, and interpret assessments with regards to students with exceptional needs.

3.1 Collaboration with stakeholders: Candidate will collaborate with all stakeholders to provide a positive learning environment for students with exceptional needs.

3.2 Collaboration with school personnel: Candidate will collaborate with school personnel.

3.3 Reflection on practice: Candidate will reflect on their professional practice.