SPED 457 - Professional Reflection, Leadership and Longevity in Special Education

2 hours
This is a culminating course focusing on previous knowledge gained and its implementation in student teaching. Links between historical perspectives, legislative and litigative history, theory of special education and candidate’s personal teaching philosophies will be determined. Candidates engage in reflection and self-evaluation of teaching experience. The importance of collaboration with cooperating teacher and paraprofessional(s) will also be discussed. Life-long learning will be supported as candidates actively seek opportunities to grow professionally. Candidates will be educated on signs of student emotional distress, abuse, and neglect and reporting procedures will be outlined. All candidates participating in seminar process will share, analyze, and extend their student teaching experience. Prerequisite(s): SPED 416. Corequisite(s): SPED 483. UG