“Expanding Minds, Engaging Hearts, Enhancing Communities”

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAKERSFIELD

School of Social Sciences and Education

Special Education Program

EDSP 660 (1-5 quarter units)

Professional Development in Specialized Areas

Instructor:Dr. Yeunjoo Lee

Telephone:661-654-6478

E-Mail:

Monday 3:00pm – 4:30pm

Tuesday 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Wednesday 2:00pm – 3:30pm

Other times by appointments

Mission of the School of Social Sciences and Education

The mission of the School of Social Sciences and Education is to address local, regional, and state needs by providing high quality undergraduate and graduate programs in the social sciences and education. We are committed to advancing human development knowledge, encouraging healthy and productive lifestyles, and enhancing the quality of life for all people, particularly those with emotional, learning, and physical disabilities. We pledge to prepare future leaders, professionals, and community advocates. Together, we will work toward increasing the community’s understanding and acceptance of complex social, racial, and gender issues and toward creating positive social change. We will provide students with excellent classroom instruction, faculty-guided research experiences, and experiential learning opportunities to prepare them for career success and for lifelong learning to meet the changing demands of society.The faculty and staff of the School of Social Sciences and Education are committed to supporting quality measures identified in the CSUB vision statement featuring faculty academic excellence and diversity, the student experience, community engagement, staff excellence and diversity, and organizational “best practices.”

Candidate Dispositions

Candidates preparing to work in schools as teachers or other professional school personnel know and demonstrate the content, pedagogical, and professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to help all students learn.

Professional Collaboration: Candidates will participate in action-oriented collaboration that will enable them to learn from others and provide leadership in partnerships with all stakeholders.

Reflective Practitioner: Candidates are reflective, life long learners who apply problem solving and critical thinking strategies and the respectful appreciation of differing points of view.

Ethical Professional: Candidates’ actions are based on accepted professional standards of conduct and reflect insight and awareness with respect to diverse perspectives, opinions, obligations and ethical responsibilities of the profession.

Student/Client Centered: Candidates, throughout their programs, will prioritize the needs of the students/clients they serve by maintaining trusting relationships built upon caring, nurturing (respective) and meaningful interactions.

Professional Leader: Candidates, throughout their programs, will be strong, determined, professional leaders with a clear instructional focus using effective communication skills and a willingness to take risks to ensure the advancement, safety, and welfare of all students in our communities.

Professional Competence: Candidates will maintain high programmatic outcomes that reflect research-based practices, principles of learning differentiation, and standards based instruction.

Course Description:

The field-based seminar course will require candidates, in collaboration with their university advisor and district support provider, to identify approved non-university activities, participate in those activities, and evaluate the effectiveness of those activities in meeting the candidate’s performance goals included in the Individual Induction Plan for the Clear Education Specialist Credential. The course will build upon the foundation established in the Preliminary Education Specialist Credential Program and expand the scope and depth of student in specific content areas, as well as expertise in performing specialized functions.

Required Software:

LiveText is software designed for instructional portfolios. Candidates will be expected to post the designated Signature Assignment for this course to LiveText. Failing to post the Signature Assignment on LiveText will result in candidates receiving failing grade for the course. Purchase LiveText directly from the website at The less expensive version is required.

Required/Recommended Readings:

Selected readings required for the non-university activity.

Common Core State Standards related readings

Common Core State Standards Initiative (2012).

California Department of Education (2013).Common Core State Standards. Retrieved from

California Department of Education (2013).Common Core Resources for Special Education. Retrieved from

Council of Chief State School Officers.(2013). Common Core Implementation Video Series. Retrieved from

Course Competencies:

Reference to CCTC Clear Education Specialist Program Standards is noted in the set of parentheses.

  1. The candidate will select and pursue a specific area(s) of assessed need and interest included in the candidate’s Individual Induction Plan designed to foster development for advanced levels of knowledge and skill (1, 4, 5, 7)
  2. The candidate will select programs that include challenging learning activities, foster critical reflection, extends understanding, and allows for meaningful integration of theory into practice (1, 4, 5, 7)
  3. The candidate will select appropriate non-university activities that meet the approval of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, the district support provider and the university advisor (7).
  4. The candidate will select appropriate non-university activities in collaboration with the district support provider and university advisor that provides a balance in the awareness of a full range of teaching responsibilities, to address both site level and district levels functions and provide experiences with diverse populations, including English language learners with disabilities (1, 2, 3, 7).
  5. The candidate will evaluate the effectiveness of the non-university activities in meeting the performance goals, expected outcomes, learning activities, and expected performance standards stated in the Individual Induction Plan (1, 3, 4).
  6. The candidate will evaluate, supplement, and monitor on a regular, ongoing basis, their changing needs and stage of professional development (1, 3, 7).

Recommended Professional Development Areas

The hours of professional development must coincide with your option area as determined in your Clear Induction Plan.

  • Positive Behavior Support
  • Specialized Curriculum and Instruction BehaviorSupport
  • Focus on Autism

General Information:

  • Completed forms, along with documentary evidence, are due on the designated night of class.
  • Please put cell phones on vibrate or turn them off.
  • All forms should be typed.
  • All students are expected to have access to e-mail and to regularly check for communications from the instructor.
  • Responses to instructor’s emails are expected.
  • As per CSUB policy, children may not attend classes intended for adults (due to liability reasons as well as discussions that may not be suitable or appropriate for children).

Course Requirements:

  1. Attendance/Communication: Active class participation and timely attendance along with responsiveness to email communications from instructor.
  1. Unit Requirements for Non-University Activities: The candidate may choose to enroll in this course for extended university credit or regular university credit. The following time requirements will designate the unit value for non-university activity(ies). Several activities may be combined during one quarter to make up a total cumulative unit value, as shown below:

One unit of credit =6-8 total hours or a full day activity(ies)

Two units of credit=12-16 total hours or two full days of activity(ies)

Three units of credit=Total of 18-24 hours of activity(ies)

Four units of credit=Total of 24-32 hours of activity(ies)

Five units of credit= Total of 30-40 hours of activity(ies)

  1. Non-University Activity Preliminary/Final Report: In collaboration with the district support provider and university advisor, the candidate will identify non-university activities (in-service training, professional workshop, conference presentations) that meet the criteria for incorporation into the Clear Education Specialist Credential Individual Induction Plan/Non-University Activities and that are based on performance goals and expected outcomes that have present or future application to the field.

Following identification of the non-university activity(ies), the Non-University Activity Proposal form must be completed, and approved by the district support provider and university instructor/advisor prior to inclusion in the Individual Induction Plan and the candidate’s participation in the activity. Additionally, after the candidate has attended the activity, the Non-University Final Report form must be completed, and approved by the district support provider and university instructor/advisor. Both forms (per activity), along with supporting documentation, are to be included in the candidate’s portfolio via LiveText.

  1. LiveText Submission: The Non-University Activity Proposal formsas well as the Non-University Final Report forms will be considered the Signature Assignment for EDSP 660 and are required to be posted to LiveText. Signature assignment must be posted to LiveText in order to receive credit for this course.Directions for posting Signature Assignments are included at the end of the syllabus.
  1. Professional Development Portfolio: The candidate will document their participation and learning in the non-university activity through inclusion of material in their professional development portfolio which may as hardcopy and/or electronic format initiated in the beginning of their Clear Education Specialist Credential Program and/or as an extension of their Preliminary Credential Portfolio. The documentation can be a product developed during or following the activity as an application of advanced knowledge and skills in or outside of the classroom.
  2. Informal Presentation: The candidate will summarize the topic and value of activities attended in an informal presentation delivered at the designated class meeting.

Method of Grade Determination:

Non-University Activity Proposal 50

Non-University Activity Evaluation 50

Attendance/Communication 40

Informal Presentation 10

Posting to Livetext 25

Total points: 175

Total points will be used to support the determination of Credit/No credit for the course.

Tentative Course Schedule:

Topics
Meeting 1
(Jan. 6) / All Students: Course Introduction/Syllabus Review
Meeting 2 / Individual Student Meetings.
Bring non-University Activities Proposals and final reports.
Meeting 3
(Feb. 24) / All Students: Informal Presentations/
LiveText Signature Assignment submitted

Accommodations for Students with Disabilities (for Bakersfield campus)

To request academic accommodations due to a disability, please contact the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) as soon as possible. Their office is located in SA 140, and they may be reached at 661-654-3360 (voice), or 661-654-6288 (TDD). If you have an accommodations letter from the SSD Office documenting that you have a disability, please present the letter to me during my office hours as soon as possible so we can discuss the specific accommodations that you might need in this class.

Accommodations for Students with Disabilities (for AV campus)

To request academic accommodations due to a disability, please contact the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) as soon as possible. Their office is located in Bldg. 200, and they may be reached at 661-952-5061 (voice) or 661-952-5120 (tdd). If you have an accommodation letter from the SSD Office documenting that you have a disability, please present the letter to me during my office hours so we can discuss the specific accommodations that you might need in this class.

Academic Honesty

There are certain forms of conduct that violate the university’s policy of academic integrity. Academic dishonesty (cheating) is a broad category of actions that involve fraud and deception to improve a grade or obtain course credit. Academic dishonesty (cheating) is not

limited to examination situations alone, but arises whenever students attempt to gain an unearned

academic advantage. Plagiarism is a specific form of academic dishonesty (cheating) which consists of the misuse of published or unpublished works of another by claiming them as one’s own. Plagiarism may consist of handing in someone else’s work as one’s own, copying or purchasing a pre-written composition and claiming it as one’s own, using paragraphs, sentences, phrases, words or ideas written by another without giving appropriate citation, or using data and/or statistics compiled by another without giving appropriate citation. Another example of academic dishonesty (cheating) is the submission of the same, or essentially the same paper or other assignment for credit in two different courses without receiving prior approval from theinstructors of the affected courses. Source: 2011-2013 CSUB Catalog, p.78

PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE

As of August 1, 2006, the CSU Chancellor’s Office of Risk Management is requiring all students in various fields, including the Credential Program to purchase Professional Liability Insurance. This fee may be paid at the Cashier’s window or online.

Non University Activity Preliminary Report

Candidate’s Name:______

  1. Title of Non-University Activity:
  1. Sponsoring Agency:
  1. Date(s) & Times of Activity:
  1. Total number of contact hours of activity:
  1. Specify your Induction Goal to which this activity relates:

Reviewed by:

Candidate:

Date

District Representative/Support Provider:

Date

University Supervisor:

Date

Non-University Activity Final Report

Candidate’s Name:

Presenters Names/Titles:

Title of Non-University Activity:

Sponsoring Agency:

Date(s) & Times of Activity:

Total number of contact hours of activity:

  1. Specify your Induction Goal to which this activity relates.
  1. Summarize the content of this activity by bulleting main ideas.
  1. Indicate how you will apply this new skill or knowledge in your classroom.
  1. Briefly describe your evidence/documentation of attendance.

Reviewed by:

Candidate:

Date

District Representative/Support Provider:

Date

University Supervisor:

Date

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Revised Fall 13