ESE 290A - Student Teaching I: Mild-Moderate Disabilities

1. Implement classroom management techniques. (Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) 3; Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) 2)
2. Develop learning objectives tied to content standards and Individual Education Plans (IEPs). (InTASC 4; CEC 3)
3. Develop formative and summative assessments. (InTASC 6; CEC 4)
4. Implement lesson plans with varied instructional strategies. (InTASC 7, 8; ISTE 2; CEC 5)
5. Implement 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. Organizing the physical space
   2. Establishing and reinforcing procedures
   3. Maintaining a positive classroom culture
2. Learning Objectives
   1. Choosing relevant content standards
   2. Using content standards and learner data to write objectives
   3. Using IEPs to develop learning goals
   4. Determining cognitive complexity using Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy
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