SPECIAL EDUCATION

SPECIAL EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

Foundations of Special Education

Course Number: 07U:100:EXW

Credit: 3 undergraduate credits

Tuition: $672 undergraduate

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Objectives for this course include historical and current events that shape the inclusion of students with special needs; functional behavioral assessment; alternative forms of assessment, testing, and grading for students with special needs; and specific educational strategies which benefit all students, including those with disabilities, and the gifted and talented. Students must attend all lectures, take notes, complete assignments, and participate in class discussions/activities; complete all assigned readings as listed on the class schedule and any supplemental readings as assigned; write one argumentative essay (30 points); and take two exams (75 points each) and two quizzes (10 points each). The exams and quizzes are objective in nature and comprised of multiple choice items (the exams are not cumulative).

Instructor: Gary M Sasso

For information contact www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/ccp/, The University of Iowa Division of Continuing Education, Center for Credit Programs, 116 International Center, Iowa City, IA 52242-1802. Call toll-free 1-800-272-6430 or (319) 335-2575. Fax: (319) 335-2740.

To register visit: http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/ccp/de/regform.htm

UNIVERSITY OR NORTHERN IOWA

Classroom Instructional Management for Students

Course Number: 220:143G

Credit: 3 undergraduate or graduate credits

Tuition: $669 undergraduate, $1041 graduate

IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

Dates: January 16 - May 7, 2008

Classes: Wednesday 5-8 p.m.

Enrollment Deadline: December 31, 2007

Designed to develop the instructional and behavioral management competencies required to teach students in grades 7-12 with disabilities.

Prerequisites: 220:150 (Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners in Classrooms); junior standing

Corequisite: 220:192 (Experience in Special Education)

Instructor: Hoven

For information or to register: contact UNI Continuing Education 800-648-3864 or (319) 273-7740 or by e-mail at ContinuingEd@uni.edu. To register on-line visit www.uni.edu/continuinged/enroll. To request information visit http://www.uni.edu/continuinged/sendinfo/index.shtml

UNIVERSITY OR NORTHERN IOWA

Teaching Elementary Students with Severe Disabilities

Course Number: 220:187G

Credit: 3 undergraduate or graduate credits

Tuition: $669 undergraduate, $1041 graduate

IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

Dates: January 15 - May 6, 2008

Classes: Tuesday 4:30-8 p.m.

Enrollment Deadline: December 31, 2007

Instructional methods, materials, and assessment for students with severe disabilities in the inclusive classroom. Emphasis on strategies for supporting students with significant needs in the general education classroom.

Prerequisites: 220:167 (Overview of Education of Students with Mental Disabilities) or consent of instructor; junior standing

Corequisites: 220:192 (Experience in Special Education) or consent of instructor

Instructor: Petersen

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

Topics in Teaching and Learning: Curriculum Concepts in Gifted Education

Course Number: 07U:196:EXA

Credit: 3 undergraduate or graduate credits

Tuition: $672 undergraduate, $1047graduate

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No detailed course description is provided.

Instructor: Laurie J Croft

To register visit: http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/ccp/de/regform.htm

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

Topics in Teaching and Learning: Nonprofit Website Development

Course Number: 07U:196:EXV

Credit: 1 undergraduate or graduate credit

Tuition: $224 undergraduate, $349 graduate

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No detailed course description is provided.

Instructors: John Achrazoglou, Rebecca J Anthony

To register visit: http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/ccp/de/regform.htm

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

Topics in Teaching and Learning: Web-based e-Portfolios

Course Number: 07U:196:EXW

Credit: 1 undergraduate or graduate credit

Tuition: $224 undergraduate, $349 graduate

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No detailed course description is provided.

Instructors: John Achrazoglou, Rebecca J Anthony

To register visit: http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/ccp/de/regform.htm

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

Topics in Teaching and Learning: Social Studies for High Ability Learners

Course Number: 07U:196:WKA

Credit: 1 undergraduate or graduate credit

Tuition: $224 undergraduate, $349 graduate

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Dates: April 1-April 25, 2008

No detailed course description is provided.

Instructor: Laurie J Croft

To register visit: http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/ccp/de/regform.htm

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY

Foundations in Mild/Moderate Disabilities

Course Number: Special Education (SpEd) 510, XE

Credit: 3 graduate

Tuition: $1041 graduate

STREAMING VIDEO

Dates: January 15 - April 29, 2008

Classes: Tuesday (no class on Tuesday, March 18)

Enrollment Deadline: December 31, 2007

Historical and legal foundations for special education. Characteristics, prevalence, and etiology of mild/moderate disabilities. Historical and contemporary models of programming for students with disabilities.

Prerequisite: Sp Ed 501 or equivalent

Computer Requirements: Students need to have access to high-speed internet, e-mail, and they need a telephone (land line if possible) near their computer.

Instructor: Patricia M. Carlson

For information visit: www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/disciplineSpring08.htm or call Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. toll free (800) 262-0015.

To Register visit: http://www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/register.htm

How to contact us for more information:

Southwest Iowa Regents Resource Center
3501 Harry Langdon Blvd
ISD Campus, Careers Building
Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503
Phone: 712-366-3647
Fax: 712-366-1723
E-mail: swirrc@iastate.edu

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Updated 12/6/2007