SPC ED 201: The Education of Exceptional Persons
     
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    September 20, 2007 (class #5)


    Topic: Disproportionate representation

    Class outline:
    4:20-4:30 Quick questions and quandaries. Announcements:
    • Come prepared to present next week. Teams will be randomly selected to present – six will present next week and six the following week.Don’t forget to read the requirements in the syllabus CAREFULLY. Come to office hours if you have questions.
    • Your INDIVIDUALLY written paper is due on October 4. Papers are due at the start of class. Late papers will not be accepted.
    4:30-5:00 Initial presentation on disproportionate representation
    5:00-5:30 Small group activity #1:
    • Bring this worksheet to class.
    • Print these handouts -- you will use them to complete the worksheet (you will also need them for your mid-term).
    • If you have a calculator, please bring it to class -- it will be helpful in completing the worksheet.
    Note: The handout contains data tables from OSEP's 26th Annual Report to Congress.
    5:30-5:40 Quick write and Break
    5:40-5:50 Whole group discussion on the reasons for disproportionate respresentation
    5:50-6:20 Small group activity #2:
    • Consider the Harry, Klingner, and Hart (2005) reading in small groups and answer these questions:
      • What was the purpose of the research?
      • What kind of data did they collect and how did they collect it?
      • What did they find?
      • What was the most important thing that you learned from this article?
    6:20-6:45 Whole group discussion of the impact of negative sterotypes on the education of students from stigmatized groups. This discussion will be based on your reading of Griego-Jones and Fuller (2003) and Harry, Klingner, and Hart (2005). 
    6:45-6:50 Minute paper

    Overheads:

    • PowerPoint


    .Related Links:

    • This page from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) provides information on demographics of minority student in our schools: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2007/minoritytrends/ind_1_1.asp
    • These data are taken from the OSER's 26th Annual Report to Congress (2004) and include information related to number of children identified under each of the IDEA disability categories. It could be helpful in your exceptionality project (presentation and/or paper).
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    Julia Scherba de Valenzuela, Ph.D.
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