SPED 462 - Teaching for Learning, Motivation, and Achievement in a Diverse Society

The class focuses on teaching to improve the attention, memory, motivation, mindset and self-monitoring in a diverse classroom. Focus of the course is on the application of strategy instruction, academic vocabulary instruction, study skills instruction, assistive technology and current best practice in designing and delivering powerful interventions for learning in an inclusionary setting. Additional emphasis is placed on understanding the impact of a teacher’s mindset, beliefs and dispositions, especially in relation to culture, disability, and ethnicity, on potential student learning outcomes.

Prerequisites & Notes: Admission to a Special Education major or Department permission.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter