Course Information
Exceptional Learners in the Secondary School Classroom (Special Education)
University: |
Texas Tech University |
Course Number: |
EDSP 5300 |
Credit Hours: |
3 credit hours - $545 per credit |
Start/End Dates: |
June 06, 2017 - July 08, 2017 |
Course Description
In this course, student learn about legal and ethical requirements for educating exceptional learners; identification, referral, and placement procedures; development and use of the Individualized Education Program; strategies for teaching and evaluating; and managing the academic and social behaviors of a range of exceptional and other at-risk learners in the secondary school.
Contacts
Instructor
Lakshmi Mahadevan
Office: 979-845-4374
Fax: 979-845-6496
lmahadevan@ag.tamu.edu
Campus Coordinator
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Disability Support Services
To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the Great Plains IDEA process for requesting accommodations.
Textbooks
(2013). Exceptional lives:
Special education in today’s schools.
Turnbull, A., Turnbull, R., Wehmeyer, M. & Shogren, K.
Edition: 7th edition.
ISBN: 978-0132893039
Publisher: Pearson Publishing.
Course Access
Approximately two weeks before the first day of class at Texas Tech University, the TTU campus coordinator, Ashlee Murden, will email instructions to each student enrolled in the courses taught by Texas Tech. This e-mail will contain information regarding the setup of their eRaider access through the campus IT Help Central department. If assistance is needed regarding setup of their eRaider access, IT Help Central can be contacted at 806-742-4357 (HELP) or toll-free at 877-484-3573 or ithelpcentral@ttu.edu. Students will need to identify themselves as a GPIDEA/AGIDEA student to IT Help personnel for proper guidance. The e-mail will also include information about accessing the Texas Tech Blackboard system for their courses. Courses will be available on the first day of class, but may not be available prior to that date.
Exam Proctor
This course does not require an exam proctor.
Synchronous Components
This course does not include synchronous components.