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Publication Date: 2022
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Program Redesign to Prepare Transformative Special Educators
Andrea Golloher; Matthew Love; Lisa Simpson; Sudha Krishnan
Journal of Special Education Preparation, v2 n2 p18-29 2022
Teacher educators are in a unique position to prepare future educators to disrupt the status quo and enact changes that ensure equitable access to educational opportunities for all students, including those with disabilities. It is critical that those who prepare future special education teachers (SETs) ensure they are prepared to engage with the broader school community to foster inclusivity and positive outcomes for all students, in addition to designing specially designed instruction (SDI) responsive to the unique learning needs of individual students with disabilities. Addressing this task requires candidates who are prepared to employ high leverage and evidence-based practices, culturally responsive and sustaining pedagogy, and universal design for learning. In this article, we describe how one small Department of Special Education sought to reinvent its program to center anti-racism and anti-ableism to inspire the next generation of SETs to adopt a transformative vision for public education. The result was a cohesive course roadmap that employs a "common trunk" of classes aligned with differentiated coursework needed for specialization for each credential that centers these principles while reducing assignments. The newly aligned roadmaps ensure candidates in our programs will be ready to situate their work with students with identified disabilities within the context of the broader goals of public education.
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Change Strategies, Educational Opportunities, Accessibility (for Disabled), Equal Education, Students with Disabilities, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Special Education, Inclusion, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Culturally Relevant Education, Evidence Based Practice, Individualized Instruction, Sustainability, Access to Education, Transformative Learning, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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