Exc Learners Discussion Questions

Exc Learners Discussion Questions Order Description Do not combine all three parts.Each part should be answered separately. PART I (1) Explain the difference between entitlement and eligibility for services. (2) Explain how Career and Technical Education (CTE) may increase employment opportunities and positive outcomes for students with disabilities. (3) Identify three changes mandated by IDEA 2004. (4) How does standards-based reform impact transition services and opportunities for community-based learning? (5) Define the following terms: Highly Qualified special educators Scientifically-based research Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) PART II (1) Vocational assessment methods have been adapted for students with disabilities from the fields of psychology and rehabilitation. True or False (2) Person centered planning assists students with disabilities and their families identify hopes and dreams for the future regardless of specific test scores or assessment results. True or False (3) Age appropriate transition assessment data should guide the development of post school goals for students with disabilities engaged in transition planning. True or False (4) Identify accommodations that are typically used on state and district assessments. (5) Some states require students to pass an Exit exam to get a diploma; this is not a requirement of the NCLB Act of 2001. True or False (6) Identify three methods of collecting background on an individual student. (7) Identify two methods of collecting background on potential environments. (8) Explain the “Making the Match” model for transition assessment. (9) What are two guidelines to increase sensitivity to gender and cultural diversity in assessment? PART III (1) Identify two key variables that are necessary when collaborating with general educators. (2) Identify two advantages to student led IEP meetings. (3) What is the ABC method for integrating technology into the curriculum? (4) Co-teaching and consulting are two examples of collaborative teaching. True or False (5) Teaching strategies requires teachers to use a reductionist approach. True or False (6) What is a learning strategy? (7) Direct instruction requires teachers to have structured curriculum and present concepts in sequential order using instructional procedures such as cueing and modeling. True or False (8) In terms of direct instruction, identify three characteristics you should look for when selecting software to assist students learn academic content. (9) Identify two ways to teach functional skills to students in a middle school. (10) Describe five important things that need to be done by the teacher before students go to into the community for instruction. PART IV 1. List three specific things you would teach under each of the following areas: (a) occupational awareness; (b) employment-related knowledge and skills; and (c) specific occupational knowledge and skills. Provide a rationale for the topics you have listed. 2. Select what you feel are the three most important realities of work, and defend your selection of each. Discuss how you convey each of these realities to your students. 3. Provide your own definition of work-based learning. Provide a rationale for each part of your definition. 4. Discuss what the field of career and technical education has to offer students with disabilities.