SPED 7709 - The High School Environment—Challenges In Educating Students with Disabilities

3 cr.

The high school environment is undergoing dramatic change shaped by social, political, technological, methodological and philosophical issues and controversies. Students will analyze the external forces pressing for redesign of administrative structure, delivery of education, the learning environment and how those changes impact students with special needs. Research-based methods for teaching to a wider range of abilities, and models for curriculum modification and staffing reallocations will be discussed.