ESE 290B - Student Teaching II: Mild-Moderate Disabilities

1. Implement proactive classroom management techniques. (Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) 3; Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) 2)
2. Develop congruent learning objectives tied to content standards and Individual Education Plans (IEPs). (InTASC 4; CEC 3)
3. Use data to drive instruction. (InTASC 6; CEC 4)
4. Implement effective lessons with varied instructional strategies. (InTASC 7, 8; ISTE 2; CEC 5)
5. Implement appropriate differentiation strategies for diverse learners. (InTASC 1, 2; CEC 1)
6. Collaborate with students, parents, colleagues, and mentors. (InTASC 10; CEC 7)

1. Classroom Management
   1. Establishing and reinforcing procedures
   2. Maintaining a positive classroom culture
   3. Responding to challenging behaviors
2. Learning Objectives
   1. Using content standards and learner data to write objectives
   2. Determining cognitive complexity using Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy
   3. Using IEPs to develop learning goals
   4. Developing assessments that align with objectives
3. Assessment
   1. Implementing formative assessments
   2. Implementing summative assessments
   3. Using student data to drive instruction
4. Lesson Plans
   1. Writing lessons using Essential Elements of Instruction (EEI)
   2. Using varied instructional strategies
   3. Reinforcing learning objectives during instruction
5. Differentiation
   1. Differentiating the content
   2. Differentiating the process
   3. Differentiating the product
6. Collaboration
   1. Collaborating with students
   2. Collaborating with parents
   3. Collaborating with colleagues and mentors