Field Experience B: School Psychologist And Administrator Interviews

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School psychologists play a critical role in evaluation and determination of eligibility for special education services. They often consult with teachers and families about characteristics of disabilities and types of services and supports available in the school system and community. As leaders, school administrators must have a thorough understanding of IDEA and the IEP process. They are responsible for ensuring all teachers have working knowledge regarding these topics, so IEPs can be properly implemented to meet the needs of students with disabilities.

Allocate at least 3 hours in the field to support this field experience.

Because this course does not require you to have a fingerprint clearance card, if you are not a current teacher your field experience must be completed before or after school, or during another designated time when students are not present.

In person or via phone, interview a school psychologist and a school administrator from any K-12 setting. Take notes, as these will be submitted as part of the assignment deliverable.

In the interview, address the following:

  • Explain your role as a member of the special education team.
  • Discuss the specific responsibilities you have in meeting the needs of individuals with disabilities.
  • Describe your role in the IEP process.
  • Explain when teachers should consult with you regarding the special education needs of their students.
  • Describe the role of the school in early intervention. Include discussion about how you communicate that to the family and how you support the staff.
  • Describe your experiences in working with students with disabilities by talking about the various disabilities you have encountered. Include discussion of the characteristics, causes, and prevalence of the types of disabilities you typically see in practice.
  • Considering the students with whom you have worked and the types of disabilities you typically see, describe the educational implications for students who exhibit characteristics of these disabilities. Explain how you have worked with these students and what you have encouraged teachers to focus on when interacting with and teaching students with these types of disabilities.
  • Identify professional development opportunities related to special education that you believe would benefit staff in the school and/or district.
  • Describe what you do for professional development in terms of implementing interventions before starting the special education process at your site.
  • Formulate and ask three additional questions of your choice. Include these in your interview notes.

In a 750-1,000 word reflection, identify the school settings for the professionals you interviewed and discuss the following:

  • Describe what you learned about the typical types of disabilities you might expect to see as part of your professional practice. Include discussion of how interacting with the school psychologist could be beneficial in increasing your personal knowledge of the characteristics, causes, and educational implications of these disabilities for students in your classroom.
  • Describe the perceived differences in roles between the school psychologist and the administrator. Discuss how knowledge of these roles will help you facilitate the collaborative process before referral to special education and throughout the IEP process. Explain how you will use support from the school psychologist and administration once the IEP is written and services have begun.
  • Discuss how you perceive your role as a teacher in professional development. Explain how you can contribute to and collaborate with an administrator or school psychologist to support other staff and faculty in understanding their roles in the special education process.
  • Considering what you learned from these two interviews as well as those completed in “Field Experience A,” describe how you will use the experiences shared by the teachers, psychologist, and administrator to inform your personal professional practice.

Sphere Of Influence

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Discontinuity between the family, school, and community spheres of influence can easily create confusion and stress in young children. Ideally, a teacher is able to analyze family situations and identify internal and external environmental factors that may affect the learning outcomes. These spheres of influence can relate to family and cultural backgrounds, politics, economics, and social influences. Should these influences be found to be out of alignment or in disarray, the teacher can often be a conduit for sharing information and bridging the gaps between them.

After reading the “Case Study” about Joshua and Ben, identify resources such as community centers, local agencies, and national agencies that might help support the needs of these children and their families, as well as those that might help you, the teacher, learn more about the cultures of Ben and Joshua.

Based on your research, create a 250-500 word informative handout for each student’s family that includes the following:

  • A brief analysis of the misalignment between family, school, and community spheres of influence and the negative effect this misalignment can have on the student’s learning outcomes. Support your analysis with at least two scholarly resources.
  • At least 3-5 resources that can assist you in learning more about the cultural backgrounds of Ben and Joshua’s families, and what you hope to learn from each of these resources.
  • At least 5-7 resources you believe could assist each family. (Some overlap between resources is expected.) Specify the family needs each resource will support, how the resources offer support or a solution for the student’s learning needs, and what outcomes you would like to see for Joshua and Ben if their families were to access these resources.

    Rubic_Print_Format

    Course Code Class Code Assignment Title Total Points
    ECE-360 ECE-360-O500 Sphere of Influence 60.0
    Criteria Percentage No Submission (0.00%) Insufficient (65.00%) Approaching (75.00%) Acceptable (85.00%) Target (100.00%) Comments Points Earned
    Criteria 100.0%
    Analysis of Misalignment 20.0% Not addressed. Analysis of the misalignment of spheres of influence and its negative effects is convoluted. Analysis of the misalignment of spheres of influence and its negative effects is plausible. Analysis of the misalignment of spheres of influence and its negative effects is logical. Analysis of the misalignment of spheres of influence and its negative effects is insightful.
    Resources for Learning about Cultural Backgrounds 20.0% Not addressed. Selected resources for learning cultural backgrounds are irrelevant. Selected resources for learning cultural backgrounds are basic. Selected resources for learning cultural backgrounds are reasonable. Selected resources for learning cultural backgrounds are substantial.
    Support Resources 15.0% Not addressed. Selected resources are inappropriate for the families. The needs each resource will support is not included or unclear. Selected resources are adequate for providing support to the families. The needs each resource will support briefly discussed. Selected resources provide meaningful support to the families. The needs each resource will support are discussed in detail. Selected resources are quality and provide thorough support to families. The needs each resource will support are discussed insightfully and specifically.
    Outcomes 15.0% Not addressed. Desired outcomes from access to these resources are unclear. Desired outcomes from access to these resources are given basic consideration and are plausible. Desired outcomes from access to these resources are reasonable and discussed in detail. Desired outcomes from access to these resources are realistic and comprehensively discussed.
    Organization 10.0% Not addressed. An attempt is made to organize the content, but the sequence is indiscernible. The ideas presented are compartmentalized; may not relate to each other. The content is adequately organized, generally providing the audience with a sense of the main idea. The content is logically organized. The ideas presented relate to each other. The content provides the audience with a clear sense of the main idea. The content is well organized and logical. There is a sequential progression of ideas related to each other. The content is presented as a cohesive unit. Provides the audience with a clear sense of the main idea.
    Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style) 10.0% Not addressed. Documentation of sources is inconsistent and/or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors. Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors are present. Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct. Sources are documented completely and correctly, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error.
    Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, and language use) 10.0% Not addressed. Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied. Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are employed. Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech. The writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.
    Total Weightage 100%

Educational Thinker

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£ Select an educational thinker from the list provided under Educational Thinker Presentation Assignment Resources.

£ Handout

· Research the educational ideas and educational influences of your thinker. Create a one-page handout reflecting this information, including at least 3 examples of the thinker’s ideas and at least 3 examples of the thinker’s impact on education.

· Information: You may include minimal biographical information about the thinker only as it relates to how life events influenced the individual’s philosophy of education. The major focus, however, should be given to the person’s educational ideas and educational impact. Make a strong connection from the thinker’s theory to his or her practice.

· Your Name: Ensure that your name appears somewhere on the handout.

· Sources: In fine print on the back or in the footer of the handout, insert your 3 major sources in current APA format. Use credible academic sources. Wikipedia is not acceptable. (Check the index of your textbooks to see if the authors have anything to say about your thinker.)

£ Format

· The handout may follow whatever format you choose and may be as creative as you wish.

· Charts, outlines, graphic organizers, conceptual maps, pictures, etc., are not required but are welcome. Some students have formatted their handouts as brochures, résumés, simulated Facebook pages, etc.

· A simple traditional outline will suffice if that is what you choose.

£ Submit the handout using the appropriate link in the course submissions area.

  • EDUC 504

    Educational Thinker Presentation Assignment Instructions

    Overview

    The overview of the first three modules of this course has led you into an exploration of various educational philosophies. Traditional philosophies, modern and post-modern philosophies, as well as educational theories of transformation and transmission have all been studied along with their corresponding personalities. This assignment will give you the opportunity to take a selected personality, an educational thinker of your choice, and to “teach” this individual and their educational philosophy as if you were teaching in a classroom in both print and presentation formats, thus combining theory and practice.

     

    Instructions

     

    Follow this checklist to guide you in completing this assignment successfully.

     

    · Select an educational thinker from the list provided under Educational Thinker Presentation Assignment Resources.

    · Handout

    · Research the educational ideas and educational influences of your thinker. Create a one-page handout reflecting this information, including at least 3 examples of the thinker’s ideas and at least 3 examples of the thinker’s impact on education.

    · Information: You may include minimal biographical information about the thinker only as it relates to how life events influenced the individual’s philosophy of education. The major focus, however, should be given to the person’s educational ideas and educational impact. Make a strong connection from the thinker’s theory to his or her practice.

    · Your Name: Ensure that your name appears somewhere on the handout.

    · Sources: In fine print on the back or in the footer of the handout, insert your 3 major sources in current APA format. Use credible academic sources. Wikipedia is not acceptable. (Check the index of your textbooks to see if the authors have anything to say about your thinker.)

     

    · Format

    · The handout may follow whatever format you choose and may be as creative as you wish.

    · Charts, outlines, graphic organizers, conceptual maps, pictures, etc., are not required but are welcome. Some students have formatted their handouts as brochures, résumés, simulated Facebook pages, etc.

    · A simple traditional outline will suffice if that is what you choose.

     

    · Submit the handout using the appropriate link in the course submissions area.

     

    · Prepare a 5-minute video presentation. A common error is for students to spend too much time on biographical information. Get to the ideas, impact, and critique before the 3-minute timer goes off.

     

    · Refrain from reading the entire handout, but you may refer to it and read quotes from it. You are welcome to use note cards.

     

    · As part of your presentation, critique the educational ideas and educational influence of the thinker. You may share what critics have stated but also give your own assessment. You must include at least 1 outside critique and 1 personal critique.

     

    · Record your video presentation and submit it using the appropriate link in the course submissions area. Please note that the video file must be submitted directly into the course submissions area.

     

    · Please note that you should wear professional dress when recording the video. In addition, make sure the background is neutral or “professional” in nature.

     

    · There is no other written requirement for this presentation than the one-page handout.

     

    · This assignment will consist of two attachments in the course submission area 1) the handout and 2) the video.

Entering Assets Into The Learning Management System (LMS)

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Assignment 4: Entering Assets into the Learning Management System (LMS)

Due Week 8 and worth 150 points

Once your curriculum and assets have been approved by your professor, upload them into CourseSites.com at https://www.coursesites.com/webapps/Bb-sites-course-creation-BBLEARN/pages/index.html or Schoology.com at https://www.schoology.com/home.php to demonstrate how your material is delivered through an LMS.

Note: These are both free sites. Please check with your professor if you have access to a different LMS that you would prefer to use it instead.

In the LMS, complete the following:

I want you guys to pick one of your choice. You don’t have to upload the curriculum. I will do that. But it you want to upload it feel free to do it. My email is ratliff_larry@hotmail.

1. Create a course using your curriculum. Note: The course can be short and simple depending on the topic and curriculum of your course. The goal is to test whether the assets work functionally in the LMS.

2. Upload your learning assets into the course.

3. Invite your instructor to participate in the course as an instructor.

4. Invite two to three (2-3) classmates to participate into the course as student.

5. Perform two to three (2-3) tasks (e.g., respond to a discussion question, view a video, etc.) in the course that you are invited to participate.

Write a four to fix (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Explain the method and process that you used for uploading and maintaining your assets into the LMS (e.g., determining where to place the assets, in what order, etc.). Next, explain how you will document the need for revisions to the course as well as the process you would recommend to keep your course design agile.

2. Examine your experience as an end user in the course in which you were invited to participate. Evaluate whether or not the navigation and display of the learning assets supported your ability to synthesize, analyze, and evaluate the course material. Include at least one (1) example of such experience to support your response.

3. Determine the main constraints of the course in which you were invited to participate. Suggest at least one (1) change that you would make to the menu options and the display in order to improve the user experience. Provide a rationale for your response.

4. Compare and contrast your experience as the person creating the assets in the LMS and your experience as a student in the LMS. Next, discuss on at least one (1) change that you would make in order to improve the learning assets and the display for your own course.

5. Provide at least two (2) reliable, relevant, peer-reviewed references (no more than one [1] used previously), published within the last five (5) years that support the paper’s claims.

6. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:

  1. Typed, double spaced, using      Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
  2. Include a cover page containing      the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the      course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required      page length.
  3. Include      a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The      reference page is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

· Describe reasons for modifying the menu options and display of a Learning Management System (LMS).

· Recognize various roles of users in a Learning Management System (LMS).

· Utilize an LMS to perform tasks and communicate to users.

· Design learning assets based on end user or organizational needs.

· Use technology and information resources to research issues in technology tools to manage learning.

· Write clearly and concisely about issues in technology tools to manage learning using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the rubric.

Assignment 4: Entering Assets into the Learning Management System (LMS)

Due Week 8 and worth 150 points

Once your curriculum and assets have been approved by your professor, upload them into CourseSites.com at https://www.coursesites.com/webapps/Bb-sites-course-creation-BBLEARN/pages/index.html or Schoology.com at https://www.schoology.com/home.php to demonstrate how your material is delivered through an LMS.

Note: These are both free sites. Please check with your professor if you have access to a different LMS that you would prefer to use it instead.

In the LMS, complete the following:

I want you guys to pick one of your choice. You don’t have to upload the curriculum. I will do that. But it you want to upload it feel free to do it. My email is ratliff_larry@hotmail.

1. Create a course using your curriculum. Note: The course can be short and simple depending on the topic and curriculum of your course. The goal is to test whether the assets work functionally in the LMS.

2. Upload your learning assets into the course.

3. Invite your instructor to participate in the course as an instructor.

4. Invite two to three (2-3) classmates to participate into the course as student.

5. Perform two to three (2-3) tasks (e.g., respond to a discussion question, view a video, etc.) in the course that you are invited to participate.

Write a four to fix (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Explain the method and process that you used for uploading and maintaining your assets into the LMS (e.g., determining where to place the assets, in what order, etc.). Next, explain how you will document the need for revisions to the course as well as the process you would recommend to keep your course design agile.

2. Examine your experience as an end user in the course in which you were invited to participate. Evaluate whether or not the navigation and display of the learning assets supported your ability to synthesize, analyze, and evaluate the course material. Include at least one (1) example of such experience to support your response.

3. Determine the main constraints of the course in which you were invited to participate. Suggest at least one (1) change that you would make to the menu options and the display in order to improve the user experience. Provide a rationale for your response.

4. Compare and contrast your experience as the person creating the assets in the LMS and your experience as a student in the LMS. Next, discuss on at least one (1) change that you would make in order to improve the learning assets and the display for your own course.

5. Provide at least two (2) reliable, relevant, peer-reviewed references (no more than one [1] used previously), published within the last five (5) years that support the paper’s claims.

6. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:

7. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.

8. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.

9. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

· Describe reasons for modifying the menu options and display of a Learning Management System (LMS).

· Recognize various roles of users in a Learning Management System (LMS).

· Utilize an LMS to perform tasks and communicate to users.

· Design learning assets based on end user or organizational needs.

· Use technology and information resources to research issues in technology tools to manage learning.

· Write clearly and concisely about issues in technology tools to manage learning using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the rubric.

 

Assignment 4: Entering Assets into the Learning Management System (LMS)

 

Due Week 8 and worth 150 points

 

Once your curriculum and assets have been approved by your professor, upload them

into CourseSites.com at

https://www.coursesites.com/webapps/Bb

–

sites

–

course

–

creation

–

BBLEARN/pages/index.html

 

or Schoology.com at

https://www.schoology.com/home.php

 

to demonstrate how your material is delivered

through an LMS.

 

Note:

 

These are both free sites. Please check with your professor if you have access to

a different LMS that you would prefer to use it instead.

 

In the LMS,

 

complete the following:

 

I want you guys to pick one of your choice.

 

You

don’t

 

have to

upload the

curriculum

.

 

I will do that.

B

ut

it you want to

upload it feel free to do it. My email

is ratliff_larry@hotmail.

 

1.

 

Create a course using your curriculum.

Note:

 

The course can be short and simple

depending on the topic and curriculum of your course. The goal is to test whether

the assets work function

ally in the LMS.

 

2.

 

Upload your learning assets into the course.

 

3.

 

Invite your instructor to participate in the course as an instructor.

 

4.

 

Invite two to three (2

–

3) classmates to participate into the course as student.

 

5.

 

Perform two to three (2

–

3) tasks (e.g., resp

ond to a discussion question, view a

video, etc.) in the course that you are invited to participate.

 

Write a four to fix (4

–

6) page paper in which you:

 

1.

 

Explain the method and process that you used for uploading and maintaining your

assets into the LMS (e.g

., determining where to place the assets, in what order,

etc.). Next, explain how you will document the need for revisions to the course as

well as the process you would recommend to keep your course design agile.

 

2.

 

Examine your experience as an end user in

the course in which you were invited to

participate. Evaluate whether or not the navigation and display of the learning assets

supported your ability to synthesize, analyze, and evaluate the course material.

Include at least one (1) example of such experie

nce to support your response.

 

3.

 

Determine the main constraints of the course in which you were invited to

participate. Suggest at least one (1) change that you would make to the menu

options and the display in order to improve the user experience. Provide a

rationale

for your response.

 

4.

 

Compare and contrast your experience as the person creating the assets in the LMS

and your experience as a student in the LMS. Next, discuss on at least one (1)

change that you would make in order to improve the learning assets and the display

for your own

 

course.

 

5.

 

Provide at least two (2) reliable, relevant, peer

–

reviewed references (no more than

one [1] used previously), published within the last five (5) years that support the

paper’s claims.

 

6.

 

Format your assignment according to the following formatting re

quirements:

 

7.

 

Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one

–

inch

margins on all sides.

 

Assignment 4: Entering Assets into the Learning Management System (LMS)

Due Week 8 and worth 150 points

Once your curriculum and assets have been approved by your professor, upload them

into CourseSites.com at https://www.coursesites.com/webapps/Bb-sites-course-

creation-BBLEARN/pages/index.html or Schoology.com at

https://www.schoology.com/home.php to demonstrate how your material is delivered

through an LMS.

Note: These are both free sites. Please check with your professor if you have access to

a different LMS that you would prefer to use it instead.

In the LMS, complete the following:

I want you guys to pick one of your choice. You don’t have to

upload the curriculum. I will do that. But it you want to

upload it feel free to do it. My email is ratliff_larry@hotmail.

1. Create a course using your curriculum. Note: The course can be short and simple

depending on the topic and curriculum of your course. The goal is to test whether

the assets work functionally in the LMS.

2. Upload your learning assets into the course.

3. Invite your instructor to participate in the course as an instructor.

4. Invite two to three (2-3) classmates to participate into the course as student.

5. Perform two to three (2-3) tasks (e.g., respond to a discussion question, view a

video, etc.) in the course that you are invited to participate.

Write a four to fix (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Explain the method and process that you used for uploading and maintaining your

assets into the LMS (e.g., determining where to place the assets, in what order,

etc.). Next, explain how you will document the need for revisions to the course as

well as the process you would recommend to keep your course design agile.

2. Examine your experience as an end user in the course in which you were invited to

participate. Evaluate whether or not the navigation and display of the learning assets

supported your ability to synthesize, analyze, and evaluate the course material.

Include at least one (1) example of such experience to support your response.

3. Determine the main constraints of the course in which you were invited to

participate. Suggest at least one (1) change that you would make to the menu

options and the display in order to improve the user experience. Provide a rationale

for your response.

4. Compare and contrast your experience as the person creating the assets in the LMS

and your experience as a student in the LMS. Next, discuss on at least one (1)

change that you would make in order to improve the learning assets and the display

for your own course.

5. Provide at least two (2) reliable, relevant, peer-reviewed references (no more than

one [1] used previously), published within the last five (5) years that support the

paper’s claims.

6. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:

7. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch

margins on all sides.