SPED 6633 Curriculum and Differentiated Instruction

This course will prepare candidates to effectively instruct students with disabilities in order access the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards (CCGPS) and increase their academic achievement. This course will examine curriculum and differentiated for effectively educating students with disabilities including those from various socioeconomic and culturally diverse backgrounds. There will be 15 hours of directed field experiences embedded for this course. A pre-service certificate is required for this course.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

EDUC 5599, SPED 6602, and SPED 6606

Typically Offered

spring

Student Learning Outcomes

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION OUTCOMES (See School of Education Syllabus A – IV)

COURSE OUTCOMES (CO):

Upon successful completion of this course, the candidate will be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills for the following:

1. Foundations: The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline he or she teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for students.
2. Development and Characteristics of Learners: The teacher understands how children learn and develop and can provide learning opportunities that support their intellectual, social, and personal development.
3. Individual Learning Differences: The teacher understands how students differ in their approaches to learning and creates instructional opportunities that are adapted to diverse learners.
4. Instructional Strategies: The teacher understands and uses a variety of evidence-based instructional strategies to encourage students’ development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.
5. Behavioral Interventions: The teacher identifies and applies behavioral interventions to identified behavioral problems, collects and analyzes data, determines if a functional relationship exists, and determines if a new intervention should be applied.
6. Learning Environments and Social Interaction: The teacher uses an understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation.
7. Assessment: The teacher understands and uses summative and formative assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure measures of progress, plan instruction, and communicate results.
8. Collaboration: The teacher fosters relationships with school colleagues, parents, and agencies in the larger community in order to support students’ learning.