CONTENT PEDAGOGY - ELEMENT 5: Ethics
Candidates will design and select media and technology that emphasizes the diversity of our society as a multicultural community.
Artifact: Applied Project
Description:
GSPE 502: Legal and Ethical Issues in Special Education, Spring 2014
This was an individual project. The goal was to develop an applied project that involves a real child with a specific disability. The project should focus its discussion on this specific disability area/category, and create three comprehensive, informational pamphlets about that disability using either Microsoft PPT or Office Publisher. Each pamphlet was to be a one-page resource for a particular component of special education service delivery involving the child with this specific disability (e.g., child find, early childhood transition, pre-referral intervention, referral for determination of special education eligibility, IEPs, behavior intervention and discipline, evaluation and provision of assistive technology, post school transition, specialized services, instructional adaptations and/or accommodations, assistive technology, placement and change of placement). Each pamphlet presented an overview of the basic principles or legal requirements, detail implementation or compliance procedures, and provide sample of any materials or forms required by the state of Pennsylvania related to the component (or links to the webpage where the materials or forms are uploaded).
Candidates will design and select media and technology that emphasizes the diversity of our society as a multicultural community.
Artifact: Applied Project
Description:
GSPE 502: Legal and Ethical Issues in Special Education, Spring 2014
This was an individual project. The goal was to develop an applied project that involves a real child with a specific disability. The project should focus its discussion on this specific disability area/category, and create three comprehensive, informational pamphlets about that disability using either Microsoft PPT or Office Publisher. Each pamphlet was to be a one-page resource for a particular component of special education service delivery involving the child with this specific disability (e.g., child find, early childhood transition, pre-referral intervention, referral for determination of special education eligibility, IEPs, behavior intervention and discipline, evaluation and provision of assistive technology, post school transition, specialized services, instructional adaptations and/or accommodations, assistive technology, placement and change of placement). Each pamphlet presented an overview of the basic principles or legal requirements, detail implementation or compliance procedures, and provide sample of any materials or forms required by the state of Pennsylvania related to the component (or links to the webpage where the materials or forms are uploaded).
Reflection:
I believe that knowledge is the way to overcome any type of social injustice or bias towards cultural, socioeconomic, racial, or religious differences. Knowing that students with disabilities spend 80% of their school day (IDEA) in the general education classroom, it is extremely likely that educators and non-disabled peers will work and interact with a diverse group. Technology has provided us with great opportunities to education our selves and students on how we can all learn from each others' differences and find appropriate ways in respecting diverse groups in and out of the classroom. I felt this was a very informative artifact. This was extremely beneficial for my personal growth, in terms of reviewing the laws concerning the IEP process, IDEA, and recourses concerning such processes. Professionally, I gained essential knowledge in best practices ethical issues in the role of the inclusion teacher in the steps in response to intervention and the timelie for the referral processes. The impact of student learning can be attributed to pre-service teachers learning how to share knowledge in a interactive way and their role in appropriate, ethical steps in important special education processes.
Resource:
IDEA, www.idea.org
I believe that knowledge is the way to overcome any type of social injustice or bias towards cultural, socioeconomic, racial, or religious differences. Knowing that students with disabilities spend 80% of their school day (IDEA) in the general education classroom, it is extremely likely that educators and non-disabled peers will work and interact with a diverse group. Technology has provided us with great opportunities to education our selves and students on how we can all learn from each others' differences and find appropriate ways in respecting diverse groups in and out of the classroom. I felt this was a very informative artifact. This was extremely beneficial for my personal growth, in terms of reviewing the laws concerning the IEP process, IDEA, and recourses concerning such processes. Professionally, I gained essential knowledge in best practices ethical issues in the role of the inclusion teacher in the steps in response to intervention and the timelie for the referral processes. The impact of student learning can be attributed to pre-service teachers learning how to share knowledge in a interactive way and their role in appropriate, ethical steps in important special education processes.
Resource:
IDEA, www.idea.org