3.00 Credits
This course, taken in conjunction with Student Teaching, is for all secondary content and preK-12 BSE and PK-12 Special Education programs. This course will provide teacher candidates with the ability to develop and apply their knowledge, skills, and dispositions in accommodating instruction for English Language Learners and students with disabilities. Candidates will design, implement, and assess intervention plans and differentiated instruction techniques according to established federal mandates and state standards. Candidates will demonstrate sensitivity and competence in adapting lesson plans, addressing literacy in content area courses, modifying assessments, helping students acquire academic language, contribute to multidisciplinary teams and co-teach.