2024-2025 Course List

Provides an introduction to reading and language arts instruction for special needs and other students in an inclusive classroom. As a result of taking this course, students will be able to plan and implement effective literacy lessons and utilize a variety of differentiation strategies.

This course provides instruction in the connections between critical content concepts, standards, research-based practices in mathematics and science, and students with mild-moderate disabilities for the purpose of developing goals and objectives in order to implement effective instruction.

This ASD/EBD Foundations course will provide apprentices with in-depth information about ASD and EBD historical and philosophical foundations, etiology and characteristics, legal basis and criteria and related assessments for determining eligibility for services, as well as general information about IEP development and research-based and evidence-based practices.

This ASD/EBD Methods course will provide apprentices with in-depth information about the FBA and BIP process, implementing behavior management strategies that promote learning and generalization of skills across all environments for individuals of all ages, and writing IEPs.

This course is designed to provide students with the foundation for understanding and implementing the assessment process effectively. Specifically, by building skills associated with educational assessment methods and procedures, students will develop core decision making and program planning competencies for students with disabilities and from culturally or linguistically diverse backgrounds. An emphasis will be on classroom-based measures that can be used to make educational decisions to plan instruction for students¿particularly those who are experiencing academic difficulty.

This course is designed to equip teacher candidates with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively address the unique academic and behavioral needs of students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). Candidates will explore the multifaceted nature of EBD and delve into evidence-based instructional strategies and interventions aimed at fostering academic success and positive behavior in diverse educational settings.

This course will provide students with knowledge and skills about instructional strategies that are used in the field of autism with evidence of effectiveness, including several evidence-based practices in their responsibilities of direct everyday instruction and/or consultation to general education teachers.

This course is the culmination of the MN Special Education Emotional or Behavioral Disorders licensure program. Apprentices will complete a student teaching experience in which they gradually assume the full responsibilities of a special education teacher under the guidance of their Journey Worker.

This course is the culmination of the MN Special Education Autism SpectrumDisorders licensure program. Apprentices will complete a student teaching experience in which they gradually assume the full responsibilities of a special education teacher under the guidance of their Journey Worker.

This course is designed to teach pre-service special education teachers the basics of Applied Behavior Analysis as well as classroom management skills that foster positive interactions among students in pre-K through 12th grade. Students will learn to conduct behavioral assessments and report results through professional writing.

Focuses on competencies, strategies, issues and trends to prepare the student to teach persons with DCD. Coreq: SPED 449

Focuses on documenting the university student's ability to apply the knowledge and skills learned in coursework and teach youth with DCD in the public school. The university student will assess students with DCD, develop individual goals and objectives, design instructional units and lesson plans, implement instruction in the LRE, and evaluate the effectiveness of instructional interventions.

Authentic applications of special education knowledge.

Teaching students with disabilities.

Advanced independent study in a specified area.

This course is designed to introduce students to theories of learning and human development as they relate to regular and diverse learning populations. Students will acquire an understanding of the many factors that affect learning and human development and strategies that can be used to enhance learning for all learning populations.

This course is designed to describe and demonstrate strategies that teachers can use to differentiate the curriculum to meet the special learning needs of students in an inclusive classroom setting. This course will also examine the latest knowledge related to intelligence, creativity, holistic education, and classroom differentiation.

This course will introduce students to methods and strategies for personal and professional growth and development. Students will engage in reflective inquiry, identify professional dispositions, and describe environment effects on learning and human development.

This course is designed to provide an introduction to reading and language arts instruction for special needs and other students in an inclusive classroom. As a result of taking this course, students will be able to plan and implement effective literacy lessons and utilize a variety of differentiation strategies.

Learners in this course will understand the historical foundations, legal issues and current issues related to the field of education and specifically to early childhood special education as they relate to the educational delivery system. The rights and responsibilities of families, students, teachers and schools within the context of IDEIA will be a focus for this course. Learners will engage in a field experience that exposes them to different educational settings serving young children with developmental needs.

Applied practical approaches to improve academic and personal social behavior of special needs students in general education and special education settings. Principles of applied behavior analysis including reduction and enhancement procdures will be explored.

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Introduction to quantitative, qualitative, and action research methodologies as applied to educational research and evaluation. Development of skills for interpreting and evaluating published studies, for evaluating programs, and for developing original or secondary research plans using one or a combination of the three methodologies.

This course will familiarize teachers with methods used in action research. Action research is a systematic observation of one's own teaching situation, environment, or pedagogical practice with the expectation that a new understanding will result in a plan of action that in turn, will ultimately lead to change.