Topic Material:
Textbook1. Collaboration, Consultation, and Teamwork for Students with Special Needs
Read chapter 11 of Collaboration, Consultation, and Teamwork for Students with Special Needs.
https://gcumedia.com/digital-resources/pearson/2012/collaboration-consultation-and-teamwork-for-students-with-special-needs_ebook_7e.php
Electronic Resource1. Paraeducators: Key to Classroom Operations
Read "Paraeducators: Key to Classroom Operations," by Rosales, located on the National Education Association website.
https://www.nea.org/home/51550.htm
2. Paraeducator Roles and Responsibilities
Read "Paraeducator Roles and Responsibilities,"located on the National Education Association website.
https://www.nea.org/home/20783.htm
Additional Material1. Clinical Field Experience Handbook
Review the "Clinical Field Experience Handbook," for information on fulfilling your field experience requirements throughout your program.
MasterSpecEdClinFieldExpHandbook.docx
2. Completing the Clinical Field Verification Form
Refer to the attached document for further instructions regarding the completion of your Clinical Field Experience Verification form in Taskstream. The Clinical Field Experience Verification form will be used to document the hours and locations that you spend in the field throughout this course.
Completing Clinical Field Experience Verification Form.docx
Assignments Clinical Field Experience A: Understanding Collaboration-Team Roles and Responsibilities
Allocate 2 hours to complete this part of the Clinical Field Experience.
1.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:
2. The rights and responsibilities of individuals with exceptionalities, parents, teachers, and other professionals, and schools related to exceptionalities;
3. Identify the role of families, community members, and school professionals in the educational process;
4. Any issues, assurances, and due process rights related to assessment, eligibility, and placement within a continuum of services;
5.How the individual upholds high standards of competence and integrity and exercises sound judgment in the practice of the professional;
6.How the individual addresses ethics in advocating for appropriate services;
7. How the individual uses verbal, nonverbal, and written language effectively in communicating with IEP team members;
8. How the individual utilizes models and strategies of consultation and collaboration;
9. How the individual addresses concerns of families of individuals with exceptionalities and strategies used to help address these concerns;
10. How the individual uses group problem-solving skills to develop, implement, and evaluate collaborative activities.
Summarize and reflect upon your interview in a 500-750-word response.
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.
Submit this assignment to your instructor in LoudCloud by the end of the topic.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the
Paraprofessional Case Scenario
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 paraeducatorand 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.
1. Based on the scenario, address the following prompts in a 1,000-1,250-action plan summary:
2. Goal statement for collaboration purposes.
3. Basic rules/expectations for all students in the classroom (minimum of four).
4. Roles and responsibilities of the teacher and the paraeducator.
5. Outline of training that the teacher will provide for the paraeducator.
6. 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.
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. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
1. word count 200
How is the role of managing school-aged students different from managing adults? Discuss the differences.
2. word count 200
What are some ways that paraeducators are important links to schools and the surrounding community? What do you believe are contributing factors to the attrition rate of paraeducators in your school district?