ESE: SB1108 - PDA: Instructional Practices(Online)

60 Pointsper Certificate

7/12

2-102-005

General Objective

The purpose of the component is to provide teachers with training in effective, research-based instructional practices appropriate for exceptional student education. Upon completion of this component, participants will be able to identify and implement appropriate instructional practices in an exceptional student education program.

Specific Objectives

Upon successfully completing this component, participants will be able to:

  1. Analyze assessment information to identify a student’s environmental needs and instructional levels, to select appropriate specialized techniques and learning strategies, and to determine IEP content.
  2. Select instructional practices that reflect individual learning needs and incorporate a wide range of learning strategies and specialized materials to create an appropriate instructional environment for students with disabilities.
  3. Identify instructional strategies for acquisition, generalization, and maintenance of skills across real-life situations at school, at home, and in the community.
  4. Select relevant general education and special skills curricula appropriate for a given student’s age, instructional needs, and functional performance across settings.
  5. Identify methods of communication, consultation, and collaboration with students, families, parents, guardians, administrators, general education teachers, paraprofessionals, and other professionals as equal members of education teams.
  6. Analyze educational activities to assist in the determination and development of accommodations and modifications that allow students across disabilities to participate in a meaningful way.

Description of Activities

Participants will receive on-line instruction in this module. Developed by The Florida Department of Education, the module is based on the new ESE competencies adopted in July, 2002. Participants are required to maintain an electronic portfolio of activities/interactive assessment tasks and attend a minimum of three face-to-face meetings throughout the course of the module. As the facilitator receives each assessment task, feedback will be provided using electronic media, telephone consultation, and/or classroom visitation as appropriate.

Evaluation of Participants

To the satisfaction of the consultant, each participant will:

  1. Complete the assigned learning activities and assessment tasks. Tasks include, but are not limited to, the following types of activities:
  2. Research and application of skills
  3. Interviews with experienced educators
  4. Development of lesson plans, behavior profiles, teaching strategies
  5. Identification of local and statewide resources
  6. Analysis of student performance/behavior and identification of appropriate strategies to address deficit areas.
  7. Development of Individualized Education Plans and Transition Plans
  8. Determination of appropriate assessment tools and techniques.
  9. Demonstrate increased competency as determined by completion of assessment tasks in compliance with Section 231.608(1), Florida Statutes, and rule 6A-5.071(5), FAC.
  10. Complete a participant evaluation form assessing the effectiveness of the module’s design, delivery and facilitators.

Evaluation of Activities

An online evaluation for this activity will be conducted through the Santa Rosa Professional Development Growth System.