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B4.The acknowledgement of monitored comprehension and small groups is clearly noted. How instruction was specifically differentiated, along with supportive details and video evidence is not provided. B4a.Support for the lesson is succinctly given. How instruction was differentiated has not yet been sufficiently identified and described. C.The classroom environment of inclusion is sufficiently described. How the emulated strategy of cooperative learning and the avoided strategy of discussion requiring higher-order thinking is connected to diverse and/or exceptional learners is not provided.C1.ESSA is clearly identified in the response. Specifically, how this law connects to a future teaching practice is not provided. Please provide descriptive details. .  BB

This week, please consider a work-related decision that will need to be made soon at your educational organization. It should not be: A decision that involves personal, family, confidential, or non-education-related matters. A decision that only involves a yes/no answer or simple alternatives such as whether to hold next year’s play day outside or in the gymnasium. A decision that only involves you or very few people. A decision that can be made quickly. A decision that is not a major concern and has no consequences or only minimal consequences. It should be: A decision you will need to make while working in education or a decision that an acquaintance who works in education will need to make. A decision where there are multiple options being considered. A decision that will involve multiple stakeholders like administrators, teachers, parents, the community, etc. These are just suggested stakeholders. A decision that will take significant time to make successfully. A decision that is a major concern to all involved because it will have consequences in areas such as staffing, finances, ethics etc. These are just suggested areas. As you have learned thus far, professional standards, knowledge, skills, and attitudes will have a direct reflection on your area of specialization. Understanding the intricate details of these in your specialization will help you manage and address specific problems in diverse educational organizations. Does your discipline have a professional organization that sets standards for it? Go online to this organization’s website, Facebook, LinkedIn etc. and find examples of professional standards that apply to your discipline as well as knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Fill in the professional standards chart with your findings. Be sure to cite all the websites that you used in proper APA format. If you are not employed in education, you should use the area of education that an acquaintance works in and look up the professional standards, knowledge, skills, and attitudes for that area using appropriate websites and proper APA style. Length: 1 completed decision-making chart and 1 completed professional standards chart. References: The decision-making chart does not need references as it is a personal item. The professional standards chart requires you to give a reference for each website, Facebook page, LinkedIn page, etc. where you found information about the standards used in your area of specialization. Decision-Making and Professional Standards in Education Decision-making in education is complex because it is a diverse environment with many stakeholders, and decisions must sometimes be made on the spot without all the facts being immediately available. For example, an online university must decide whether to offer a new degree program without knowing for certain how popular it will be with students. The university would have the marketing team prepare a comparison of similar programs at competitors; a forecast of the employment outlook for graduates of that program; a financial analysis of the number of new full-time and adjunct professors needed, and a timeline to obtain approval of the program from the accreditor, market the program, and create the new courses. This will require meetings with all potential stakeholders so that no group is blindsided by a decision that may affect it. Just as you should always write an outline before composing a paper, so too should you create a diagram as you work on a multi-faceted decision. You may already be used to writing down your choices to help clarify the process; or, using imagery to visualize helps you reach a decision. It really depends on your learning style. Perhaps you have a system for managing your time. You might write a to-do list or make a graphic organizer showing upcoming events and the level of priority in different colors. To assist you in making the decision-making process easier, a prebuilt decision-making chart is being provided this week. You are familiar with the idea that professions have standards for the ethical conduct of their members – for example, in the practice of law, there are strict ethics and codes of conduct for how lawyers should behave in court, deal with money held in trust, maintain confidentiality, etc. In education, the purpose of finding professional standards is so that a school district looking to hire a new leader to bring about school improvement might have a ready-made checklist of desirable skills and attitudes that the successful candidate should possess. A teacher might refer to the website of a national organization like the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics to find guiding principles, content standards, process standards, and resources. This week you will explore the professional standards that correspond to your area of specialization. You may even wish to follow the relevant professional organization’s posts or tweets on a regular basis. Be sure to review this week’s resources carefully. You are expected to apply the information from these resources when you prepare your assignments.

As a leader in the field of special education, it is not uncommon to be faced with adversity as you implement change initiatives to impact students with exceptionalities. This challenge may come from a colleague, parent, principal, or even the superintendent. Despite the challenger’s title, you must remain steadfast as an advocate for your students, supporting policy and practice for your change initiative. Although it may be easier to persuade some of your colleagues, it is best that you equip yourself with elements that will develop focus and coherence across complex systems. Fullan and Quinn (2016) identified four elements for whole system improvement that they called the “right drivers” encompassing the Coherence Framework. For this discussion, consider the qualities of an effective leader in implementing whole systems change and how the “right drivers” influence system change within a special education program. To Prepare: Review Chapter 1 of the Fullan and Quinn course text, focusing on the four right drivers. Consider how the “right drivers” support leaders in sustaining system change, as seen through the Ontario and California Model. Review the Cooper et. al article. Reflect on the teachers’ practices in implementing change within their organization. Review Fullan’s article, reflecting on the school leader establishing professional capital and how it impacts whole systems change. Review “The Six Secrets of Change” in Fullan’s “Motion Leadership: The Skinny on Becoming Change Savvy.” Reflect on the aspects identified and how focus is placed on teachers, staff, students, and the community as the “right drivers” are embraced to influence change. By Day 3 of Week 1 Post a brief summary analyzing each of the right drivers (capacity building, collaboration, pedagogy, and systemness) for whole system change. Consider the following: Analyze the inner workings of each component. Explain how the right drivers look in practice. Cite evidence from the examples used in the text. Discuss how the “right drivers” will influence effective systems change within a special education program. Explain the qualities needed for a leader when implementing a whole system change initiative.

Assessment will be through a written assignment, supported where necessary by  appendices, to the required total of 5000 words.  The purpose of the assignment will be to demonstrate:  ? that you have the ability to select, analyse and critically respond to relevant academic sources in their area of interest ? that where possible you are able to relate your reading in a critical and analytical way to practice in your own professional context

Hide Assignment Information Instructions Locate an article relevant to supervising school counselors. It should be a peer reviewed article that has been well researched. Since you will be writing a theoretical approach paper based on a chosen model for supervision, it would be helpful to review the approaches of articles before choosing to see if they fit the kind of supervisor you would like to be in practice. Article review should be 2 – 3 pages, typed, double-spaced, APA format with title page, citations throughout and a reference page. Include a summary of the article outlining what you learned, what were some of your take-a-ways, how you understand the approach and an application section on how you would use it in practice.

REQUIRED READINGS & ONLINE RESOURCES Read: Pages 202-240 Introduction to Contemporary Special Education, Smith (2018). Read: Article • Autism Spectrum Disorder, National Center for Learning Disabilities, Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pp8jcQ97pY, October 12th, 2018. Read: Characteristics of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)Indiana University Retrieved from: https://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/characteristics, October 1, 2018. Read: Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder Retrieved from State of Wisconsin CESA Presentation 2 (Strategies for Classroom Success and Effective Use of Teacher Supports)(2).pdfOctober 10th, 2018 Read: Autism – Its Different in Girls Retrieved from Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/autism-it-s-different-in-girls/ ASSIGNMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED IN DROP BOX View the presentation Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder and included videos and complete the reflection and summary provided at this link https://docs.google.com/document/d/14ZweR9xjk_Tm36cuI1K1gxWfqPcVaZ1s4A3t0QY4Yjc/editand submit to drop box. Submit by Midnight Sunday of this module to the assignment dropbox. Understanding Autism Professional Development Curriculum:  Strategies for Classroom Success and Effective Use of Teacher Supports BE SURE TO MAKE A COPY. DON’T TYPE ON HERE.  This presentation includes information and video clips that will help you address the following:    ? Identify and use elements of classroom structure that will assist most students, including those with and without autism  ? Find ways to incorporate 5 key student supports into your classroom  ? Identify supports available to help you brainstorm, solve problems, and plan. After reviewing the presentation above, reflect and summarize answers to the following prompts:  1.     A. Describe 2 supports that you noticed in the classroom you observed on slides 11 and 12. B. Identify 2-3 elements of a well-structured classroom. 2.     After viewing the classroom clip on slide 18,describe the strategy of Priming with students with autism.   3.     After viewing slides 23-30, describe the use of visual supports in the autism classroom.   4.     After viewing slides 34-36, What is Reinforcement? What is Home Base?

The paper should include; key components of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (formerly the Education for All Handicapped Children Act); IDEA’s impact on candidate as an educator; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and legislation and judicial decisions that have advanced the rights of individuals with disabilities.   Guidelines    Essay should be between 6-8 pages, not including Title and Reference pages. ü  Title Page ü  Introductory paragraph ü  Six – eight paragraphs discussing topics posted above ü  Conclusion/summary paragraph ü  Reference Page ü  APA Format (latest edition) 6 pages, 7 with reference page and I can do my own title page

Think about the following: What is the environmental issue? What impact does it have on wildlife? What should be done to solve the environmental issue? Be sure to use formal written language.

The intervention program will be based on the results of the informal reading inventory. Candidates will develop a plan that is designed to address the needs of the child and describe how and why this program, the steps and activities will benefit the student. The candidate will analyze and reflect on the program. Each activity will be discussed in detail. Assessment discussion should specify which assessments will be used and the rationale, how often they will be administered. Identify the areas and skills that will be assessed. Candidates will use information, if the child has or has not mastered, the skill, to create next steps. An explanation of how assessments, including formative and summative assessments, will be used for further planning should be included.  Intervention plan should be aligned with the common core standards. Course texts and outside sources will be used to support discussion.     The intervention program should include the following sections. Abstract that summarizes the paper. It should be written after you have completed the paper.              Please see: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/752/04/ (Links to an external site.) Rationale- describes how and why program decisions were made. Program description- explanation of the program including implementation, next steps and activities. Assessments – describe which assessments will be used, how they will be administered, what will be assessed and how assessments will be used. Conclusion -including suggestions for teachers and parents. Bibliography- that includes at least 18 uniquely cited sources.

This literature review needs to be only with sources such as books, articles and journals; also I need it to be with no plagiarism because it is going to be send through URKUND, I have attached the outline with the topics to be included