AAT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION STANDARDS ALIGNMENT REVIEW (Special Education)

CEC Standards & InTASC Principles / Outcomes / HCC Course
1
Foundations (CEC 2009)
4
Content
Knowledge
(InTASC 2010) / Teacher candidates will articulate principles, theories, and laws that have and continue to influence the field of special education and the education and treatment of individuals with exceptional needs both in school and society. / EDUC 200
2
Development and Characteristics of Learners (CEC 2009)
1
Learner
Development
(InTASC 2010) / Teacher candidates will demonstrate an understanding of similarities and differences in human development, etiologies of various disabilities, characteristics of diverse learners, and educational implications of diverse cultural and learning differences. / EDUC 110
EDUC 200
EDUC 201
EDUC 260
3
Individual Learning Differences (CEC 2009)
2
Learning Differences
(InTASC 2010) / Teacher candidates will demonstrate an understanding of the effects an exceptional condition can have on an individual’s learning in school and throughout life. Special education teacher candidates will demonstrate an understanding of how primary language, culture and familial backgrounds interact with the individual’s exceptional condition to impact on the individual’s academic and social abilities, attitudes, values and interests. / EDUC 200
EDUC 201
CEC Standards & InTASC Principles / Outcomes / HCC Course
4
Instructional Strategies (CEC 2009)
8
Instructional Strategies
(InTASC 2010) / Teacher candidates will be introduced to evidence-based instructional strategies to individualize instruction for students with exceptional learning needs. / EDUC 200
5
Learning Environments and Social Interactions
(CEC 2009)
5 3
Learning Environments (InTASC 2010) / Teacher candidates will be introduced to strategies to create learning environments that foster cultural understanding, safety and emotional well-being, positive social interactions and active engagement of individuals with exceptional learning needs and in which diversity is valued. / EDUC 200
6
Communication
(CEC 2009)
3e; 3i; 3n
Learning Environments
(InTASC 2010) / Teacher candidates will be introduced to typical and atypical language development across diverse cultures and familiarity with augmentative, alternative, and assistive technologies to support and enhance communication of individuals with disabilities. / EDUC 200
EDUC 201
CEC Standards & InTASC Principles / Outcomes / HCC Course
7
Instructional Planning
(CEC 2009)
7
Planning for Instruction
(InTASC 2010) / Special education teacher candidates will be introduced to the planning process and its components for students with disabilities based on local, state, and national curriculum. / EDUC 200
8
Assessment
(CEC 2009)
6
Assessment (InTASC 2010) / Special education teacher candidates will be introduced to multiple types of assessment information and how it is used for a variety of educational decisions. Special education teacher candidates will be introduced to legal policies and ethical principles of measurement and assessment related to referral, eligibility, program planning, instruction and placement of individuals with exceptional learning needs, including those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. / EDUC 200
9
Professional and Ethical Practice
(CEC 2009)
9
Reflection and Continuous Growth
(InTASC 2010) / Special education teacher candidates will be introduced to best practices, with attention to legal matters, ethical considerations, sensitivity to the many aspects of diversity, and a view of themselves as lifelong learners. / EDUC 110
EDUC 200
EDUC 260
CEC Standards & InTASC Principles / Outcomes / HCC Course
10
Collaboration
(CEC 2009)
10
Collaboration
(InTASC 2010) / Special education teacher candidates will understand the importance of collaborating with families, other educators, related service providers, and personnel from community agencies in culturally responsive ways. / EDUC 200

Course Legend

EDUC 110: Introduction to Education

EDUC 200: Introduction to Special Education

EDUC 201: Processes and Acquisition of Reading

EDUC 260: Educational Psychology

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