1. Creating Learning Environments

2. placed at risk
Characteristics of students
socioeconomic status
lack of coping skills
evidence of behavior issues
referred to special education
english speaking ability
low school achievement
retention in grade
absenteeism
mobility
minority status
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

3. I.D.E.i.A
IEP’s and
1. Autism
2. Deaf-Blindness
3. Deafness
4. Emotional Disturbance
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

4. I.D.E.i.A
IEP’s and
5. Hearing Impairment
6. Mental Retardation
7. Multiple Disabilities
8. Orthopedic Impairment
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

5. I.D.E.i.A
IEP’s and
9. Other Health Impairment
10. Specific Learning Disability
11. Speech/Language Impairment
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

6. I.D.E.i.A
IEP’s and
12. Traumatic Brain Injury
13. Visual Impairment
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

7. I.D.E.i.A
IEP’s and
Highly Qualified
Full state certifications (no waivers), holds a
license to teach, and meets the state
requirements.
Requires states to
“recruit, hire, train, and
retain highly qualified
personnel to provide SPED
and related services”
Mandatory medication prohibited
In line with NCLB

8. participants
IEP
Others
Parent(s)
Special Education Teacher
Regular Education Teacher
District Representative
Child/Student
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

9. IEP Components
Present Level of Performance
Special Education/Related Services
Supplementary Aids/ Services
Program Modifications/ Accommodations
Annual Goals and Objectives
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

10. requirements
I.D.E.i.A
Zero Reject
Nondiscriminatory identification and evaluation
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
Least Restrictive Environment
Due Process Safeguards
Parent / Child Participation
Shared Decision Making
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

11. NCLB
I.D.E.i.A. &
same statewide assessment
same academic goals

12. I.D.E.i.A.
6.1 million school age children
+
1 million birth to 5
$10.6 billion in 2006

13. Options
placement
regular class 80 % or more
regular class 40-79% of day
regular class less than 40%
private separate (day) facility
public separate (day) facility
homebound/hospital
private residential facility
correctional facility
parentally placed private school children
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

14. History
Special Education
private groups
equality
right to education Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

15. Inclusion
Interactive teaching: (whole class)
Station teaching: (small groups)
Parallel teaching: (small groups)
Alternative teaching (whole/small)
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

16. models
inclusive
Stakeholder Input
Leadership
Curriculum organization
Collaboration
Staff development
Partnerships
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

17. models
inclusive
Collaboration is no longer a choice; it is
a necessity. Working together. . . is
essential in order to address the
increasingly diverse and sometimes
daunting needs of students.
--Marilyn Friend, University of North Carolina
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

18. learning time
academic
Amount of time and the quality of education time a student
spends attending to relevant academic tasks while performing
those tasks with a high rate of success
Caldwell, Huitt, and Berliner
Informal and Formal Curriculum
management/transition
socializing
discipline
unoccupied/observing
out of the room
--Huitt, Caldwell, Traver& Graeber
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

19. learning time
academic
Written Curriculum
vs.
Taught curriculum
vs.
Tested Curriculum
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.