SPC ED 201: Education of Exceptional Students
     
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    Fall 2007
    Thursdays 4:20-6:50 - Mitchell Hall 217

    The following categories are included on this page:
    • Handouts
    • Assignment Cover Sheets (grading criteria)
    • Take-home mid-term exam
    • Class Outlines
    • Writing Assistance
    • Related Web Sites

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    HANDOUTS:
    Syllabus(MS Word file)
    APA guidelines

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    ASSIGNMENT COVER PAGES (pdf files)
    disability description paper
    take-hom mid-term exam
    interview with an adult with a disability
    case study



    Take-home mid-term exam
    • MS word file
     
    CLASS OUTLINES:
    August 23, 2007
    August, 30, 2007 - meet at EDUC 103 for COE Writing Center presentation
    September 6, 2007
    September 13, 2007
    September 20, 2007
    September 27, 2007 - student presentations
    October 4, 2007 - student presentations
    October 11, 2007 - no class Fall break
    October 18, 2007
    October 25, 2007 - no class, turn in midterm
    November 1, 2007
    November 8, 2007
    November 15, 2007
    November 22, 2007 - no class Thanksgiving
    November 29, 2007
    December 6, 2007
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    WRITING ASSISTANCE:
    • Writing requirements checklist
    • Julia's Quick and Dirty APA Guide
    • Kathie Snow's Commentary on People First Language
    • Julia and Susan's Explanation of Academic Honesty in Writing
    • Citing electronic sources, from APA
    • Purdue's On-line Writing Lab (OWL) -- links to information on researching and writing papers
    • Purdue OWL's guide to APA
    • Dartmouth University's Guide to appropriately citing sources
    • APA web site
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    RELATED WEB SITES:
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    • The T.E.A.M. manual from the NMPED has the definitions and expanded discussion of all IDEA disability cateogires for New Mexico: http://www.ped.state.nm.us/seo/technical_assistance/NMTeamManual62907.pdf
    • The New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) Special Education Unit web site has a wealth of resources: http://www.ped.state.nm.us/seo/index.htm
    • IDEA 2004 statue from Ed.gov web site: http://idea.ed.gov/download/statute.html
    • Ed.gov's IDEA web site: http://idea.ed.gov/explore/home
    • Six principles of IDEA from the Learning Disabilities Association of America: http://www.ldaamerica.org/aboutld/parents/special_ed/print_principles.asp
    • Another description of IDEA's 6 principles from the Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center at Vanderbilt University: http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/info_briefs/peatc/idea_6_principles.html
    • The Wrightslaw web site has useful information about IDEA 2004: http://www.wrightslaw.com/idea/pubs.htm
    • This page as the definition of common acronyms used in Special Education: http://www.education.com/magazine/article/Ed_Alphabet_Soup/
    • Parents Reaching Out (PRO) has a wealth of resources and is located in Albuquerque! - http://www.parentsreachingout.org/
    • You can access the definition of assistive technology (referred to in IDEA 2004) in the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 - click here to link to that legislation: http://www.section508.gov/docs/AT1998.html
    • NINCHCY has a wealth of on-line publications that will be of use for both the exceptionality project and the take-home mid-term: http://www.nichcy.org/resources/default.asp
    • Universal design applied to education: http://www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=707
    • A web site designed to provide information about possibilities of post-secondary (e.g. college) education for individuals with intellectual disabilities: http://www.thinkcollege.net/
    • This page provides different erpspectives on the definition fo disability: http://www.accessiblesociety.org/topics/demographics-identity/dkaplanpaper.htm
    • Look at the e-zine "This Riot" for self-advocates: http://www.hsri.org/leaders/theriot/
    Disability Specific Organizations:
    • The Council for Exceptional Children is the nation professional organization for special educators: http://www.cec.sped.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
    • Learning Disabilities Association of America: http://www.ldaamerica.org/
    • American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association: http://www.asha.org/default.htm
    • American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: http://www.aamr.org/
    • The Autism Society of America: http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer



    STUDENT PRESENTATIONS:
    • autism spectrum disorders
    • gifted and talented
    • orthopedic impairments
    • sensory impairments
    • developmental delay
    • multiple disabilities
    • specific learning disabilities
    • speech and language impairments
    • traumatic brain injury
    • mental retardation
    • emotional disturbance

     
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