Creating Learning Environments
low school achievement
Characteristics of students placed at risk
retention in grade
absenteeism
socioeconomic status
english speaking ability
mobility
minority status
referred to special education
evidence of behavior issues
lack of coping skills
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IEP’s and I.D.E.i.A
1. Autism2. Deaf-Blindness3. Deafness 4. Emotional Disturbance
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5. Hearing Impairment 6. Mental Retardation 7. Multiple Disabilities 8. Orthopedic Impairment
IEP’s and I.D.E.i.A
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9. Other Health Impairment 10. Specific Learning Disability11. Speech/Language Impairment
IEP’s and I.D.E.i.A
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12. Traumatic Brain Injury 13. Visual Impairment
IEP’s and I.D.E.i.A
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Highly Qualified
IEP’s and I.D.E.i.A
In line with NCLB
Full state certifications (no waivers), holds a
license to teach, and meets the state
requirements.
Requires states to
“recruit, hire, train, and
retain highly qualified
personnel to provide SPED
and related services”
Mandatory medication prohibited
Parent(s)
IEP participants
Special Education Teacher
Regular Education Teacher
District Representative
Child/Student
Others
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Present Level of Performance
IEP Components
Annual Goals and Objectives
Special Education/Related Services
Supplementary Aids/ Services
Program Modifications/ Accommodations
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Zero Reject
Nondiscriminatory identification and evaluation
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
Least Restrictive Environment
Due Process Safeguards
Parent / Child Participation
Shared Decision Making
I.D.E.i.Arequirements
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same academic goals
same statewide assessment
I.D.E.i.A. & NCLB
6.1 million school age children
+
1 million birth to 5
I.D.E.i.A.
$10.6 billion in 2006
regular class 80 % or moreregular class 40-79% of day
regular class less than 40% private separate (day) facility public separate (day) facility homebound/hospital
private residential facility correctional facility
parentally placed private school children
placement Options
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Special Education History
private groups
equality
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Interactive teaching: (whole class)Station teaching: (small groups) Parallel teaching: (small groups)
Alternative teaching (whole/small)
Inclusion
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Stakeholder InputLeadership Curriculum organization
CollaborationStaff development
Partnerships
inclusive models
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inclusive modelsCollaboration is no longer a choice; it is
a necessity. Working together. . . is
essential in order to address the
increasingly diverse and sometimes
daunting needs of students. --Marilyn Friend, University of North Carolina
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Amount of time and the quality of education time a student
spends attending to relevant academic tasks while performing
those tasks with a high rate of success
Caldwell, Huitt, and Berliner
academic learning time
Informal and Formal Curriculum
management/transition
socializing
discipline
unoccupied/observing
out of the room
--Huitt, Caldwell, Traver& Graeber
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academic learning timeWritten Curriculum
Taught curriculum
Tested Curriculum
vs.
vs.
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