Course Syllabus
EDCO 303: Differentiated Instruction for Diverse Learners
Course Information
- Web Collaborate
- Monday and Thursday 5:30pm-8:10pm
- 2 Credits, Term 4
- Leslie Wenzel - wenzel2@bvu.edu; lesliewenzel@gmail.com - 515-320-5329
Text Book:
Making Differentiation a Habit: How to Ensure Success in Academically Diverse Classrooms, Diane Heacox, Free Spirit Publishing Inc., 2009, ISBN-13-978-1-57542-324-5
Valle, Jan W., and David J. Connor. Rethinking Disability: A Disability Studies Approach to Inclusive Practices. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2011, ISBN 978-0-07-352604-1
Beninghof, Anne M. Co-teaching That Works: Structures and Strategies for Maximizing Student Learning. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, ISBN 978-1-118-00436-4
Course Description
In this course, pre-service special educators explore and employ a variety of instructional strategies for the development of cognitive, academic, social, language and functional life skills in inclusive and intervention settings. A foundation for decision making surrounding curriculum development and differentiation will be established before developing understandings and application of specific strategies for differentiation. Specific strategies covered include co-teaching, differentiating for student needs and characteristics, and addressing content, process, and products. This course includes a 10-hour field experience
Stage 1: Desired Results
Understandings and Essential Questions
Stage 2: Evidence of Understanding
Performance Tasks (i.e., Key Assignment) and Rubrics
Stage 3: Learning Plan
Policies
Course Summary:
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