I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Internship in a Specialized Setting

2. Course Prefix & Number:
CDEV 1162

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 2

4. Course Description:

This course reinforces competencies introduced during previous courses by connecting content about assessment, behavior management, foundations of special education, instructional planning, working with families, collaboration, and theories of disabilities with practice.

5. Placement Tests Required:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

9. Co-requisite Courses:

II. Transfer and Articulation

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course fulfills a requirement for the following program(s):

Special Education, Certificate

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Apply knowledge of developmental levels of target students for designing appropriate learning experiences.
2. Locate and use developmentally appropriate materials using a variety of print media and technology.
3. Demonstrate proficiency in generating unit and lesson plans for a contemporary curriculum in the specialty area.
• Apply accepted instructional design principles to adapting curriculum materials to present real-world scenarios for the students in the content areas.
• Design learning experiences that help students draw relationships among concepts and topics in the specialty area.
• Provide opportunities for students to work with newly acquired concepts and ideas in a variety of settings.
4. Execute unit and lesson plans that the intern has either generated or modified to meet the developmental needs of students int eh specialty area.
• Use developmentally appropriate language to present concepts and ideas contained in the lesson plan.
• Teach needed independence skills (e.g., daily living, medical monitoring)
5. Demonstrate proficiency in using a variety of instructional strategies to accommodate different learning modalities.
• Identify students who exhibit needs for different ways to access the information embedded in the lesson plan.
• Employ large and small group instructional techniques.
• Identify and apply various styles of teaching: direct, problem solving, inquiry, and cooperative learning.
• Design experiences that provide opportunities for parents and families to be part of the learning process.
6. Demonstrate proficiency in using a variety of behavior management techniques with individuals and groups.
• Design and implement a class-wide behavior management plan.
• Use behavior management techniques, as needed, to help individual students.
7. Demonstrate proficiency in consultation and collaboration with other professionals and parents.
• Report assessment data to parents and other professionals.
• Communicate and consult with parents and other professionals in a beneficial and respectful manner.
• Direct the activities of paraprofessionals and volunteers in the classroom environment.
• Conduct consultation and collaboration within the requirements of laws and policies.