SpEd 5435 Course Weekly Schedule

Course schedule:

 

Date

Topic

Reading

Assignment Due

Week 1

Introduction

Syllabus and project overview

Chapter 1

 

Week 2

Family Life Cycle

Fundamentals of Collaboration

Chapter 2

Appendix A

Group: Compare and contrast models 

 

Week 3

Family Interaction Patterns

Teams

Chapter 3

 

Week 4

Historical Factors

Co-Teaching

Chapter 4

 

Week 5

Environmental Factors

Consultation

Non-traditional families

Staff development

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Co-teaching assignment  

Resource Guide

Week 6

Diversity & Families

 

 

Week 7

Dysfunctional Families

Pragmatic issues of collaboration

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Staff development assignment

Week 8

Resiliency

Interpersonal problem solving

Chapter 9

Mid-term Ch. 1-8 & lecture materials

 

Week 9 Spring Break    

Week 10

Team functioning

IIIP/IEP/ITP

Interpersonal communication

Chapter 10

Video

 Characteristics and competencies of educators 

 

Week 11

Family conferences

Using statements and asking questions

Chapter 11

 

Week 12

Family involvement and planning

Difficult interactions

Chapter 12

IEP video

 

Week 13

Classroom and group extension

Chapter 13

Critical Thinking

 

Week 14

Possibilities for a systems paradigm

Critical thinking

Chapter 14

Annotated Bibliography

 

Week 15

Role-specific considerations

Context considerations

Ethics in Practice

 

IEP Observation

Parent Interview

Week 16

Finals week

 

Comprehensive