EDDL 635 Models of Instruction for Exceptional Learners 6-12
Candidates will acquire background and understanding of instructional strategies related to teaching students with mild or moderate disabilities in the upper grades. Students will use generalizations about classroom practice to develop key principles for use of the instructional strategies. Emphasis will be placed on the integrations of research findings and theories of instructional models that apply to teaching middle and high school students who need to be involved in higher level thinking. This course will prepare candidates to plan and implement appropriate lessons, assess-ments, activities, assignments, teaching strategies, and develop collaborative relationships that actively engage students in their own learning, thus creating lifelong learners.