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Designed to provide an introduction and overview of the characteristics and educational needs of children and youth with diverse and exceptional needs in the public school. The course introduces Minnesota Graduation Standards Rules in relationship to the needs of students with diverse and exceptional needs.
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- Education and Training
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Introduces students to theories of learning and human development as they relate to regular and diverse learning populations. Students will acquire an understanding of the many factors that affect learning and human development and strategies that can be used to enhance learning for all learning populations.
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- Diverse Cultures - Gold
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- Education and Training
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Provides the student learner with the knowledge and skills to assess the individual needs of the student learner and design an educational program based on the assessment information collected. Emphasis will be placed on providing the student learner with the opportunity to learn and administer a variety of norm-referenced and criterion-referenced test instruments and apply test results to developing individual education programs for a variety of learners with diverse educational needs.
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- Education and Training
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Describes and demonstrates strategies that teachers can use to differentiate the curriculum to meet the needs of special learners in an inclusive classroom. Course will also examine the latest knowledge related to intelligence, creativity, holistic education and classroom differentiation.
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- Education and Training
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Provides student learner with the knowledge and skills to plan, develop, and implement the IEP for a student with DCD. In addition, the student learner will develop an understanding of the alternative dispute processes in the state of Minnesota. The student learner will learn the legal requirements of the IEP process and parental participation including a) how to operate the IEP process, b) conciliation process, c) participation in mediation, and d) due process as outlined in IDEA 1997. Legal issues and requirements will be discussed.
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- Education and Training
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Introduces students to methods and strategies for personal and professional growth and development. As a result of taking this course, students will be able to a) engage in reflective inquiry for personal and professional growth, b) identify and demonstrate dispositions necessary for teaching special needs learners, c) understand the cultural, social, and other environmental effects on learning and human development, and d) use strategies for personal and professional growth.
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- Education and Training
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Provides an introduction to reading and language arts instruction for special needs and other students in an inclusive classroom. As a result of taking this course, students will be able to plan and implement effective literacy lessons and utilize a variety of differentiation strategies.
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- Education and Training
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This course provides instruction in the connections between critical content concepts, standards, research-based practices in mathematics and science, and students with mild-moderate disabilities for the purpose of developing goals and objectives in order to implement effective instruction.
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- Education and Training
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This ASD/EBD Foundations course will provide apprentices with in-depth information about ASD and EBD historical and philosophical foundations, etiology and characteristics, legal basis and criteria and related assessments for determining eligibility for services, as well as general information about IEP development and research-based and evidence-based practices.
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- Education and Training
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This ASD/EBD Methods course will provide apprentices with in-depth information about the FBA and BIP process, implementing behavior management strategies that promote learning and generalization of skills across all environments for individuals of all ages, and writing IEPs.
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- Education and Training
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This course is designed to provide students with the foundation for understanding and implementing the assessment process effectively. Specifically, by building skills associated with educational assessment methods and procedures, students will develop core decision making and program planning competencies for students with disabilities and from culturally or linguistically diverse backgrounds. An emphasis will be on classroom-based measures that can be used to make educational decisions to plan instruction for students, particularly those who are experiencing academic difficulty.
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- Education and Training
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This course is designed to equip teacher candidates with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively address the unique academic and behavioral needs of students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). Candidates will explore the multifaceted nature of EBD and delve into evidence-based instructional strategies and interventions aimed at fostering academic success and positive behavior in diverse educational settings.
- Graduation Requirements:
- Writing Intensive
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- Education and Training
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This course will provide students with knowledge and skills about instructional strategies that are used in the field of autism with evidence of effectiveness, including several evidence-based practices in their responsibilities of direct everyday instruction and/or consultation to general education teachers.
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- Education and Training
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This course is the culmination of the MN Special Education Emotional or Behavioral Disorders licensure program. Apprentices will complete a student teaching experience in which they gradually assume the full responsibilities of a special education teacher under the guidance of their Journey Worker.
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- Education and Training
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This course is the culmination of the MN Special Education Autism SpectrumDisorders licensure program. Apprentices will complete a student teaching experience in which they gradually assume the full responsibilities of a special education teacher under the guidance of their Journey Worker.
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- Education and Training
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This course is designed to teach pre-service special education teachers the basics of Applied Behavior Analysis as well as classroom management skills that foster positive interactions among students in pre-K through 12th grade. Students will learn to conduct behavioral assessments and report results through professional writing.
- Graduation Requirements:
- Writing Intensive
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- Education and Training
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Focuses on competencies, strategies, issues and trends to prepare the student to teach persons with DCD. Coreq: SPED 449
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- Education and Training
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Focuses on documenting the university student's ability to apply the knowledge and skills learned in coursework and teach youth with DCD in the public school. The university student will assess students with DCD, develop individual goals and objectives, design instructional units and lesson plans, implement instruction in the LRE, and evaluate the effectiveness of instructional interventions.
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- Education and Training
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Authentic applications of special education knowledge.
Advanced independent study in a specified area.
This course is designed to introduce students to theories of learning and human development as they relate to regular and diverse learning populations. Students will acquire an understanding of the many factors that affect learning and human development and strategies that can be used to enhance learning for all learning populations.
- Areas of Interest:
- Education and Training
- Programs:
This course is designed to describe and demonstrate strategies that teachers can use to differentiate the curriculum to meet the special learning needs of students in an inclusive classroom setting. This course will also examine the latest knowledge related to intelligence, creativity, holistic education, and classroom differentiation.
- Areas of Interest:
- Education and Training
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This course will introduce students to methods and strategies for personal and professional growth and development. Students will engage in reflective inquiry, identify professional dispositions, and describe environment effects on learning and human development.
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- Education and Training
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This course is designed to provide an introduction to reading and language arts instruction for special needs and other students in an inclusive classroom. As a result of taking this course, students will be able to plan and implement effective literacy lessons and utilize a variety of differentiation strategies.
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- Education and Training
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Learners in this course will understand the historical foundations, legal issues and current issues related to the field of education and specifically to early childhood special education as they relate to the educational delivery system. The rights and responsibilities of families, students, teachers and schools within the context of IDEIA will be a focus for this course. Learners will engage in a field experience that exposes them to different educational settings serving young children with developmental needs.
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- Education and Training
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