GED 508 - Current Topics in Special Education

This course is designed for general educators, special educators, social workers, paraprofessionals, or any adults supporting students who struggle in school. Participants will design strategic plans, lessons, and learning opportunities for individual students in regular education settings. The course will focus on: effective strategies for keeping struggling students engaged in learning, the profound way trauma impacts student learning, how to collaboratively problem solve with students, systems to keep students in classrooms including safety and transition plans, and ways to involve parents and families in the learning process. Together we will explore the best approaches for working with students who have a variety of needs including students with ADHD, ASD, emotional disturbance, who display oppositional behaviors, and students who have experienced trauma.

Credits: 3 cr.