SPED 251 Creating Positive, Healthy Environments for Diverse Learners

This course is an in-depth extension of CURR 113 Creating a 21st- Century Learning Community in a Special Education Classroom. Interns explore and reflect upon proactive, supportive practices, interventions and behavioral strategies applied in their mild-to-moderate settings and how to improve student health, safety and the learning environment. Interns become familiar with laws and regulations pertinent to health associated with mild-to-moderate settings including district policies and procedures regarding medication and documentation procedures so they demonstrate safeguards to promote healthy environments. Interns assess, plan, design and provide academic and social skills instruction to support positive behavior in all students. Interns learn about Restorative Justice concepts, theory, philosophy and process as a classroom community well-being approach to conflict resolution. Interns explore positive behavioral support plans and interventions based on functional behavior assessments and participate in school-wide behavior support processes. Through vignettes and case studies, interns acquire knowledge of diverse family structures, community cultures, and child-rearing practices in order to develop respectful and productive relationships with families and communities. Interns learn how to recognize common, chronic and communicable diseases of children and adolescents, have knowledge and understanding of the physiological and sociological effects of alcohol, narcotics, drugs and tobacco and become CPR-certified.

Tuesdays, 5:00-8:00pm

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