Assignment 1: Field Experience A: Understanding Collaboration-Team Roles and Responsibilities.
Interview a principal, special education director, or school psychologist about the IEP process and his or her role in the process. Your interview should address the following prompts:
1. The rights and responsibilities of individuals with exceptionalities, parents, teachers, and other professionals, and schools related to exceptionalities;
2. Identify the role of families, community members, and school professionals in the educational process;
3. Any issues, assurances, and due process rights related to assessment, eligibility, and placement within a continuum of services;
4. How the individual upholds high standards of competence and integrity and exercises sound judgment in the practice of the professional;
5. How the individual addresses ethics in advocating for appropriate services;
6. How the individual uses verbal, nonverbal, and written language effectively in communicating with IEP team members;
7. How the individual utilizes models and strategies of consultation and collaboration;
8. How the individual addresses concerns of families of individuals with exceptionalities and strategies used to help address these concerns;
9. How the individual uses group problem-solving skills to develop, implement, and evaluate collaborative activities.
Summarize and reflect upon your interview in a 600-750-word response. Support your response with Minimum 0f 2-3 scholarly resources.
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
Assignment 2:Paraprofessional Case Scenario.
Details:
In this assignment, you will be given a classroom scenario that will allow you to practice your ability to foster collaboration between the classroom teacher and an assisting paraeducator.
Scenario:
Mrs. Smith is a teacher in an inclusion classroom that will have a total of 30 students including four students with LD and two students with ED. She was just informed that a paraeducator would assist her in the classroom for the new school year. She has spoken to the paraeducator and it appears that the two will work very well together in terms of compatible personalities and philosophies regarding students with exceptionalities. However, Mrs. Smith has never worked with a paraeducator before. Further, the paraeducator has never had this job role before, but has worked as a Sunday school teacher and loves children.
Based on the scenario, address the following prompts in a 1,000-1,250-action plan summary:
1. Goal statement for collaboration purposes.
2. Basic rules/expectations for all students in the classroom (minimum of four).
3. Roles and responsibilities of the teacher and the paraeducator.
4. Outline of training that the teacher will provide for the paraeducator.
5. Recommended steps to take, for all involved stakeholders, to evaluate student progress.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.Support your response with Minimum 0f 2-3 scholarly resources.
Assignment 3: Field Experience B: Building Relationships with Families, When Concerns Arise, Video Analysis
Details:
Allocate 1.5 hours to complete this part of the field experience.
View the "Embrace Possibilities (Building Relationships with Families, When Concerns Arise)" video.
In an analysis of 350-500-words, identify strategies that:
1. Families have identified as being effective when discussing concerns about a child's development, and
2. Promote family-centered, collaborative practices that include information and referrals for resources and support. Minimum 0f 2-3 scholarly resources.
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
Assignment 4:Parental Involvement Case Scenario.
Details:
Read the following scenario:
Adam is a fifth-grader diagnosed with a learning disability who receives instruction for all core subjects in the resource room with the special education teacher. He resides with his elderly grandparents who have full custody of him, while his older sister who was born with severe complications from fetal alcohol syndrome resides in a facility where she receives around-the-clock care. Adam does not have any contact with his biological mother and never knew his biological father. His grandparents are the only caregivers he has ever known and they are overwhelmed and feel unprepared to adequately address Adam's increased oppositional behaviors and lack of academic progress. They are reluctant to meet with any school personnel as they feel the school should take care of school matters while they take care of the home matters.
Based on the provided scenario, complete a chart utilizing the following:
1. Describe five items from the scenario affecting the level of parental involvement.
2. For every item in column 1, describe the ideal level of parental involvement.
3. Specify strategies and actions to be implemented to achieve the ideal level of parental involvement described in column 2.
4. Identify technologies to be implemented in connection with column 3.
In addition, submit a 400-500-word rationale that describes how the actions you propose in your chart support Adam's physical and emotional well-being. Support your rationale with a minimum of 2 scholarly resources.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. APA guidelines are to be followed for rationale.