SPED 4318

Collaboration and Transition-Focused Education

Provides special educators with knowledge relating to the role of parents, paraeducators, administrators, other professionals, and students on multi-disciplinary teams, initiatives in building inclusive programs, and the array of services available to children with disabilities. Also provides skills in effective communication; promoting family involvement, including families who are culturally diverse; team planning, and collaborative instruction. The course responds to the professional competencies established by the Council for Exceptional Children, which form the basis of the NCATE standards, and North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, including the North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards and the North Carolina Specialty Area Standards.

Units: 3.0