After completing this assignment, you will have demonstrated your understanding of the following objectives:
Analyze the value of co-teaching as an inclusion model of instructional delivery.
Analyze the value of collaborative consultation as an inclusion model of instructional delivery.
Analyze ways to create a collaborative school culture to promote professional growth and leadership.
Determine some of the causes of education-based conflict.
Evaluate problem solving and negotiation strategies to resolve education-based conflict.
Recognize the importance of knowing personal strengths and weaknesses in conflict resolution.
Evaluate verbal, non-verbal, and para-verbal cues that impact communication with educators, administrators, parents, and community members.
Analyze the range of placements and services offered to students who have a disability.
Additionally, this assignment demonstrates your mastery of the Course Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 and the MAED Program Learning Outcomes 2 & 8 and will have reinforced your competency with the MAED Program Learning Outcome 7.
As you have learned throughout this course, it takes a team to educate a student. The team is composed of stakeholders who have a professional and/or emotional investment in the student’s education and post-graduation success. Although everyone has the same destination in mind, their paths may differ. Being a proactive problem-solver means recognizing a disagreement or differing of opinions and finding an amicable solution through understanding and compromise. To further your abilities with these essential skills for a special educator, you will complete this comprehensive final assignment.
In this assignment, you will design a differentiated instructional strategy that aligns with learning strengths and needs in a collaborative team...