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Publication Date: 2013
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Supporting Teachers to Work with Children with Exceptionalities
Killoran, Isabel; Zaretsky, Hayley; Jordan, Anne; Smith, Deidre; Allard, Carson; Moloney, James
Canadian Journal of Education, v36 n1 p240-270 2013
The current study had two purposes: to explore further revisions to the Three-Part Schedule D Additional Qualification (AQ) courses in special education and to determine if a virtual knowledge network would be a viable and welcome tool in building teacher capacity for classroom inclusion of students with exceptionalities. Educational stakeholders convened at the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) for a two-day consultation meeting. A consensus-building workshop was used on the first day to discuss further revisions to the revised AQ course guidelines and to specifically identify gaps in teacher knowledge and skills. An open space consultation (Owen, 1997) was used on the second day to discuss the possibility of a provincial virtual knowledge network that would support revised Special Education AQ course guidelines and build capacity for teachers working with children with exceptionalities. (Contains 1 table and 4 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Inclusion, Stakeholders, Special Education, Guidelines, Foreign Countries, Course Content, Capacity Building, Program Improvement, Consultation Programs, Professional Development, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Qualifications, Delivery Systems, Meetings, Social Networks, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teaching Skills, Special Needs Students
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Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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