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.

Registration Name

Curriculum & Diff Instruction

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Offered

Spring

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Define key features of effective instruction for learners with disabilities (e.g., instructional scaffolding, universal design for learning, differentiated instruction, specially designed instruction)
2. Describe evidence-based practices for teaching executive functions to learners with disabilities
3. Demonstrate evidence-based practices for teaching academics (e.g., reading, mathematics, written expression, content area learning, vocabulary) to learners with disabilities
4. Describe evidence-based practices for teaching academics to learners with disabilities