SED 599 - Advanced Inclusive Education: Gaining Access to Inclusive Education and Community

Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Bachelor’s Degree.Students will have completed at least 9 of 15 credits from the following UMF courses: SED 518, SED 598, SED 551, SED 505, or EDU 551
Term: Varies

This course will explore the collaborative and instructional methods necessary for implementing inclusive education for students with disabilities. Students will learn practices and processes for inclusive teaming and co-teaching, strategies for empowering and including families and peers in support for students with disabilities, processes for creating inclusive schedules, instructional methods 55 and adaptation tools for supporting students with disabilities in the general education setting, writing and implementing inclusive IEPs, and techniques for developing positive and inclusive behavior supports. Students will also have the opportunity to learn from practicing educators, inclusion facilitators and directors of special education and be guided on how to advocate for, maintain, and expand inclusive practices and programs.