ECED 395: Collaboration and Supervision

Class Program

Credits

Weekly Contact Hours

Meets Degree Requirements For

Restricted Elective

Description

Develop skills needed to effectively collaborate with all stakeholders to support children who are culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse including teachers, paraeducators, assistants, other school personnel, community agency personnel, and families. Develop strategies for supervising other educators in your classroom including classroom volunteers, paraeducators, assistants, and peer tutors.

Grading Basis

Graded

Course Learning Outcomes

Identify and define the roles and responsibilities of family members and school personnel as they collaborate to meet the needs of and plan programming for children with diverse abilities.

Program Learning Outcomes

Communication: Graduates will be able to effectively and appropriately interact with students through oral and written communication. Graduates will be able to utilize oral and written communication skills to collaborate and interact with colleagues, parents, administration, and community members.

Collaborate in the assessment of infant’s and children’s cognitive, social-emotional, behavioral, sensory, motor, communication, and adaptive domains in order to create a safe, equitable, positive, and supportive learning environment.

Program Learning Outcomes

Social Interaction: Graduates will be able to integrate culturally responsive teaching practices in their learning environments. Graduates will be able to integrate cultural, linguistic, ethnic, and socio-economic diversity into the daily curriculum.

Create and utilize a plan for communication with school personnel, families, and community members including the characteristics and needs of children with disabilities and how to accommodate and include them.

Program Learning Outcomes

Problem Solving: Graduates will be able to assess and analyze student learning and create learning experiences that demonstrate an understanding of how children learn and develop. Graduates will employ pedagogical knowledge in a variety of areas, including classroom management, teaching through experiential learning, and effective planning, to create inclusive learning environments.
Communication: Graduates will be able to effectively and appropriately interact with students through oral and written communication. Graduates will be able to utilize oral and written communication skills to collaborate and interact with colleagues, parents, administration, and community members.

Plan collaborative strategies to use with local, community, state, and federal personnel in order to provide support and services to children with disabilities.

Program Learning Outcomes

Problem Solving: Graduates will be able to assess and analyze student learning and create learning experiences that demonstrate an understanding of how children learn and develop. Graduates will employ pedagogical knowledge in a variety of areas, including classroom management, teaching through experiential learning, and effective planning, to create inclusive learning environments.
Communication: Graduates will be able to effectively and appropriately interact with students through oral and written communication. Graduates will be able to utilize oral and written communication skills to collaborate and interact with colleagues, parents, administration, and community members.
Social Interaction: Graduates will be able to integrate culturally responsive teaching practices in their learning environments. Graduates will be able to integrate cultural, linguistic, ethnic, and socio-economic diversity into the daily curriculum.

Describe and analyze strategies for appropriate program and instructional supervision and training including management of classroom volunteers, paraeducators, and peer tutors.

Program Learning Outcomes

Problem Solving: Graduates will be able to assess and analyze student learning and create learning experiences that demonstrate an understanding of how children learn and develop. Graduates will employ pedagogical knowledge in a variety of areas, including classroom management, teaching through experiential learning, and effective planning, to create inclusive learning environments.
Communication: Graduates will be able to effectively and appropriately interact with students through oral and written communication. Graduates will be able to utilize oral and written communication skills to collaborate and interact with colleagues, parents, administration, and community members.
Inquiry: Graduates will be able to research and apply current pedagogical theories, to include theories of language use and language acquisition with a specific focus on the language demand of academic content, to design curricula.

Identify collaborative strategies with families and other agencies to facilitate all transitions for children with disabilities including: early intervention to preschool, preschool to elementary, individualized alternative settings to school, extended school year, and to and from general education.

Program Learning Outcomes

Problem Solving: Graduates will be able to assess and analyze student learning and create learning experiences that demonstrate an understanding of how children learn and develop. Graduates will employ pedagogical knowledge in a variety of areas, including classroom management, teaching through experiential learning, and effective planning, to create inclusive learning environments.
Communication: Graduates will be able to effectively and appropriately interact with students through oral and written communication. Graduates will be able to utilize oral and written communication skills to collaborate and interact with colleagues, parents, administration, and community members.
Inquiry: Graduates will be able to research and apply current pedagogical theories, to include theories of language use and language acquisition with a specific focus on the language demand of academic content, to design curricula.

Core Topics

Communication and collaboration strategies
Role of school and community personnel and families in identifying, assessing, and providing services to individuals with disabilities
Roles and responsibilities of the early childhood special education teacher, paraeducator, classroom teacher, and other team members
Strategies for appropriate program and instructional supervision and training