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**ED-D 420 Learning Support: Context and Key Issues**
Instructor: Todd Milford Office: MacA 526 Office Hours: T/F 11:30 ~ 1:00 Phone: (250) 514 2154 E-mail: tmilford@uvic.ca Web Site: [] Outline:

An introductory overview of key issues in learning support. Topics will include the organization, administration and management of classrooms in which students with special educational needs are found; the referral process; teacher responsibilities for students with special educational needs in the context of regular classrooms; and the utility and limitations of various assessment techniques.
 * Calendar Description **

Hutchinson, N. L. (2010). //Inclusion of Exceptional Learners in Canadian Schools: A Practical Handbook for Teachers-Third Edition//. Toronto, ON: Pearson.
 * Text/Resource List **

BC CASE Resource Teacher Learning Series: Online Modules (see schedule) B. C. Ministry of Education (2008). //Special Education: A Manual of Policies, Procedures, andGuidelines// ( [|www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/ppandg.htm] ). <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">BC Ministry of Education the “IEP Resource Guide” ( <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">). <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">ED-D 420 (A02/A03) wiki course site http://ed-d420.wikispaces.com/

<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Current Status || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Text: Chp 1 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">BC CASE Module # 1 <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">http://www.bc-case. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">org/modules/mod1_SPED.shtml ||  || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The teaching skill-set || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Text: Chp 2 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">BC CASE Module # 2 <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">http://www.bc-case. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">org/modules/mod2_SPED_0393.shtml || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Collaboration ** <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">collaboration || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">BC CASE Module # 7 <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">http://www.bc-case. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">org/modules/mod7_SPED_7854.shtml || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Collaboration ** <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">within the inclusive <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">classroom || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">BC CASE Module # 3 <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">http://www.bc-case. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">org/modules/mod3_SPED_5643.shtml <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Special Ed. Manual: Appendix H.3 & H.5 || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Collaboration ** <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Learning and <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Differentiated <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Instruction || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Text: Chp 7 and 8 ||  ||
 * Class Schedule**
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Date ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Topic ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Readings ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Activity ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Fri Sept 9 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Intro to class ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Experiences and expectations ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Tue Sept 13 || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Inclusion: History and
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Fri Sept 16 || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Inclusion in practice:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Assignment #1 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Tue Sept 20 || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Inter and Intraprofessional
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Assignment #2 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Fri Sept 23 || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Assessment issues
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Assignment #3 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Tue Sept 27 || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Universal Design for
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Fri Sept 30 || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">UDL and DI || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Text: Chp 7 and 8 ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Tue Oct 4 ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">BC CASE Module # 6

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">http://www.bc-case.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">org/modules/mod6_SPED_3454.shtml || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Collaboration **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Assignment #4 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Fri Oct 7 || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Introduction to Low

<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Incidence

<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Exceptionalities <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Sensory Impairments || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Text: Chp 4 (pp 132-141)

<span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Special Ed. Manual: E.2; E.6; E.8; E.11 <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Special Ed. Manual: E.7; E9; E.10 || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">What services and <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">support are available <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">to students? || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">students with low <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">incidence <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">exceptionalities || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">BC CASE Module # 4 <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">http://www.bc-case. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">org/modules/mod4_SPED_0754.shtml <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Special Ed. Manual: Section C. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">IEP Resource Guide || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Collaboration ** <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Incidence <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Exceptionalities: <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Students who are <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">gifted; students with LD <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">and ADHD || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Text: Chp 3 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">[] || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Video: How difficult <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">can this be? || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Exceptionalities; Mild <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Intellectual Disabilities || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Text: Chp 3 (pp 73-97) ||  || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Exceptionalities || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Text: Chp 3 (pp 101-106) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">BC CASE Module # 5 (Tier 1 & 2) <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">http://www.bc-case. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">org/modules/mod5_SPED_2335.shtml || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Collaboration ** <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Exceptionalities || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">BC CASE Module # 5 (Tier 3) <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">http://www.bc-case. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">org/modules/mod5_SPED_2335.shtml || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Collaboration ** <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">diversity, students at <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">risk, and the <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">inclusive classroom <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">climate/community || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Text: Chp 5 and 6 ||  || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">interpersonal <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">relationships || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Text: Chp 9 ||  || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">independence in <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">learning and in life || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Text: Chp 10 ||  || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">in the secondary <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">classroom ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Presentations (x3) || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">in the secondary <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">classroom ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Presentations (x3) || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">in the secondary <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">classroom ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Presentations (x3) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Tue Oct 11 || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Programming for
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Assignment #5 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Fri Oct 14 || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Introduction to High
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Tue Oct 18 || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Communication
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Fri Oct 21 || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Emotional/Behavioural
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Assignment #6 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Tue Oct 25 ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">No class or guest speaker ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Fri Oct 28 || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Emotional/Behavioural
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Assignment #7 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Tue Nov 1 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Midterm review || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Scope and sequence ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Fri Nov 4 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Midterm exam ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Midterm exam ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Tue Nov 8 || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Other areas of
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Tue Nov 15 || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Promoting strong
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Fri Nov 18 || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Fostering
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Tue Nov 22 || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Show case on inclusion
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Fri Nov 25 || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Show case on inclusion
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Tue Nov 29 || <span style="font-family: 'ArialMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Show case on inclusion
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Fri Dec 2 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Course conclusion ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Presentations (x?) ||
 * Websites of Interest**
 * [|Special Ed Wiki] || [|PISP] ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * [] || [|Dr Zimmerman] ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||