EDUC 200 Introduction to Special Education
This course prepares students to identify disabilities and their medical, psychological, and educational impact on students, parents, and teachers. This course meets the Maryland State Department of Education Inclusion of Special Needs Student Populations requirement for an initial certificate in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, and Secondary Education. This course also meets the Maryland State Department of Education Historical, Philosophical and Legal Foundations of Special Education requirement for an initial certificate in Generic Special Education Infant/Primary, Generic Special Education Elementary/Middle, and Generic Special Education Secondary/Adult. A 15-hour Field Experience outside of class time is required. Students are placed in a Howard County Public School or may use a K-12 school where they are employed.
Prerequisite
Eligible to enroll in
ENGL 121
Hours Weekly
3 hours weekly
Course Objectives
- Identify history, laws, and current practices pertaining to the education of students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment.
- Describe the sequence and components of the IEP team process, including the development of the IEP based on student strengths and needs and data-based decision making, the options for service delivery, and related services.
- Discuss current trends in special education.
- Identify the roles of various professionals in the provision of special education.
- Describe the process for determining student eligibility for special education services.
- Define terminology related to major disabilities.
- Distinguish among major disabilities using criteria of diagnostic characteristics, causes, and incidence.
- Describe selected educational interventions used in special education.
- Discuss cultural issues in the provision of special education services to students from cultural minorities.
- Recognize and examine attitudes toward ethical issues and trends concerning the education of individuals with disabilities.
- Identify and discuss personal beliefs and ethical principles related to the education of individuals with disabilities.
- Apply ethical perspectives of those with disabilities, their families, and/or other professionals who work with individuals with disabilities to an ethical question.
Course Objectives
- Identify history, laws, and current practices pertaining to the education of students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment.
This objective is a course Goal Only
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Elementary Education - A.A. Degree (Transfer)
Acquire the foundational knowledge that prepares the teacher candidate for the art and practice of teaching.
Degree: Elementary Education - A.A. Degree (Transfer)
Comprehend those behaviors that comprise the ethical standards of the teaching profession, that inform ethical decisions and actions, as they relate to students, parents, and other professionals in the learning community.
- Describe the sequence and components of the IEP team process, including the development of the IEP based on student strengths and needs and data-based decision making, the options for service delivery, and related services.
This objective is a course Goal Only
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Elementary Education - A.A. Degree (Transfer)
Construct an understanding of those terms and concepts of teacher education classroom scenarios, applying them through problem solving and reflection.
- Discuss current trends in special education.
This objective is a course Goal Only
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Elementary Education - A.A. Degree (Transfer)
Acquire the foundational knowledge that prepares the teacher candidate for the art and practice of teaching.
- Identify the roles of various professionals in the provision of special education.
This objective is a course Goal Only
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Elementary Education - A.A. Degree (Transfer)
Acquire the foundational knowledge that prepares the teacher candidate for the art and practice of teaching.
Degree: Elementary Education - A.A. Degree (Transfer)
Construct an understanding of those terms and concepts of teacher education classroom scenarios, applying them through problem solving and reflection.
- Describe the process for determining student eligibility for special education services.
This objective is a course Goal Only
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Elementary Education - A.A. Degree (Transfer)
Construct an understanding of those terms and concepts of teacher education classroom scenarios, applying them through problem solving and reflection.
Degree: Elementary Education - A.A. Degree (Transfer)
Comprehend the nature of schooling, the meaning of learning, the stages of development, and the social and psychological elements of development.
- Define terminology related to major disabilities.
This objective is a course Goal Only
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Elementary Education - A.A. Degree (Transfer)
Acquire the foundational knowledge that prepares the teacher candidate for the art and practice of teaching.
- Distinguish among major disabilities using criteria of diagnostic characteristics, causes, and incidence.
This objective is a course Goal Only
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Elementary Education - A.A. Degree (Transfer)
Comprehend the nature of schooling, the meaning of learning, the stages of development, and the social and psychological elements of development.
- Describe selected educational interventions used in special education.
This objective is a course Goal Only
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Elementary Education - A.A. Degree (Transfer)
Construct an understanding of those terms and concepts of teacher education classroom scenarios, applying them through problem solving and reflection.
Degree: Elementary Education - A.A. Degree (Transfer)
Demonstrate the ability to use classroom technology practices of technology-proficient educators in 21st century schools with attention to the legal, social, and ethical issues related to this technology use.
- Discuss cultural issues in the provision of special education services to students from cultural minorities.
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Elementary Education - A.A. Degree (Transfer)
Comprehend those behaviors that comprise the ethical standards of the teaching profession, that inform ethical decisions and actions, as they relate to students, parents, and other professionals in the learning community.
- Recognize and examine attitudes toward ethical issues and trends concerning the education of individuals with disabilities.
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Elementary Education - A.A. Degree (Transfer)
Comprehend those behaviors that comprise the ethical standards of the teaching profession, that inform ethical decisions and actions, as they relate to students, parents, and other professionals in the learning community.
- Identify and discuss personal beliefs and ethical principles related to the education of individuals with disabilities.
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Elementary Education/Elementary Special Education - Associate of Arts in Teaching Degree (Transfer)
5. Comprehend those behaviors that comprise the ethical standards of the teaching profession, that inform ethical decisions and actions, as they relate to students, parents, and other professionals in the learning community.
- Apply ethical perspectives of those with disabilities, their families, and/or other professionals who work with individuals with disabilities to an ethical question.
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Elementary Education/Elementary Special Education - Associate of Arts in Teaching Degree (Transfer)
5. Comprehend those behaviors that comprise the ethical standards of the teaching profession, that inform ethical decisions and actions, as they relate to students, parents, and other professionals in the learning community.