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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.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Eligible to enroll in ENGL 121

Hours Weekly

3

Course Objectives

  1. Critically examine the history, laws, and current educational practices with a focus on
    students with disabilities, racial disparities, and systemic inequalities
  2. 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.
  3. Discuss current trends in special education.
  4. Identify the roles of various professionals in the provision of special education.
  5. Describe the student eligibility process for special education services, including an analysis
    of racial, cultural, linguistic, and implicit biases affecting identification.
  6. Define terminology related to major disabilities.
  7. Distinguish among major disabilities using criteria of diagnostic characteristics, causes, and incidence.
  8. Describe a range of educational interventions used in special education, including culturally
    responsive methods, wraparound services, and collaborative approaches to learning.
  9. Examine how cultural perspectives influence the provision of special education services and
    explore methods of creating equitable practices
  10. Recognize and examine attitudes toward ethical issues and trends concerning the education of individuals with disabilities.
  11. Identify and discuss personal beliefs and ethical principles related to the education of individuals with disabilities.
  12. 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

  1. Critically examine the history, laws, and current educational practices with a focus on
    students with disabilities, racial disparities, and systemic inequalities

    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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Describe the student eligibility process for special education services, including an analysis
    of racial, cultural, linguistic, and implicit biases affecting identification.

    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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Describe a range of educational interventions used in special education, including culturally
    responsive methods, wraparound services, and collaborative approaches to learning.

    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.

  9. Examine how cultural perspectives influence the provision of special education services and
    explore methods of creating equitable practices

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Ethics Rubric

    Ethics Goals

    • ET3

    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.

  10. Recognize and examine attitudes toward ethical issues and trends concerning the education of individuals with disabilities.

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Ethics Rubric

    Ethics Goals

    • ET1

    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.

  11. Identify and discuss personal beliefs and ethical principles related to the education of individuals with disabilities.

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Ethics Rubric

    Ethics Goals

    • ET2

    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.

  12. 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

    • Ethics Rubric

    Ethics Goals

    • ET3

    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.