SPECIAL EDUCATION: PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL PRACTICES

CELEBRATING THE IDEA AND WHAT YOU DO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUn6luZQaXE

“Each mind is beautiful. Strength has many forms and we are all able”

NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION CODE OF ETHICS (1975)

Preamble – “The National Education Association believes that the education profession consists of one education workforce serving the needs of all students…”

Principle I – Commitment to the Student

Principle II – Commitment to the Profession

SIX PRINCIPLES OF THE IDEA

1. Free, Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)

2. Appropriate Evaluation

3. Individualized Education Program (IEP)

4. Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

5. Parent and Student Participation in Decision Making

6. Procedural Safeguards

LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT (LRE)

We know the following about LRE:

General education is the starting point for all students

Students are to receive services in the general education setting to maximum extent appropriate

Page F of the IEP documents LRE considerations and decisions

What successes have you had in implementing the LRE mandate?

CONCERNS OF FAMILIES1. Behavior/mental health_______2. Bullying______3. Communication with school

personnel_____4. Disagree with IEP______5. Identification for special education______6. Identification for Section 504______7. IEP not being followed______8. Information only______9. Secondary transition______

DISABILITY AREA – RELATED TO CONCERNS

1. Academic_______

2. ADD/ADHD______

3. Autism Spectrum Disorder______

4. Behavior______

5. Mental Health______

6. Physical_______

7. Sensory Impairments ______

6 STEPS TO CO-TEACHING1. Establish rapport2. Identify teaching styles and use them to

create a cohesive classroom3. Discuss strengths and weaknesses4. Discuss IEP and general education goals5. Formulate a plan and act as an unified

team6. Take risks and enjoy

Article by Natalie Marston at NEA web sitehttp://www.nea.org/tools/6-steps-to-

successful-co-teaching.html

ACCOMMODATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS

Accommodations change the “how.”

Modifications change the “what.”

What accommodations have you seen used effectively in instruction? In assessment?

Accommodations are meant to “level the playing field.” Can accommodations go too far? Examples?

ACHIEVEMENT GAP Iowa has been notified by the federal

Office of Special Education Programs that it is designated as “Needs Assistance.”

The data related to achievement gap varies from school to school and district to district.

What are barriers to closing the gap?

What are solutions?

WHEN A STUDENT’S PROGRESS IS NOT SATISFACTORY

Iowa IEP Goals are graphed

Factors to consider

Instructional proceduresMaterialsArrangementsTimeMotivational strategies

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY ENABLING DREAMS http://www.edutopia.org/assistive-techn

ology-enabling-dreams-video

“The loss of his horn was a blessing.”

“Necessity is the mother of invention.” Plato (427 BC – 347 BC)