Introduction
Special education is the instruction that is specifically created to meet the individual requirements of a student who qualifies for special education services. Parents are not charged for special education, which also includes the supporting assistance required for a kid to participate in their educational program. When learning is difficult for them, children in a special education classroom will want to know that you are there to support them. In order to assist them learn like a student without a handicap, you provide accommodations and scaffolds. However, many people do not know about special education and all the laws there are surrounding it.
Without the rules and regulations put in place to ensure that all kids achieve the academic success they need, I find it amazing to imagine where our educational system would be right now. In order to offer future generations the best chance of being successful in the future, I hope that society can continue to develop and improve these laws that we have today.
Task
The students will be engaged in answering a series of questions all about special education topics. These students will challenge the students to read in-depth about each topic. They will gain new perspectives and see a whole different side of the education world.
Resources.
https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/history-of-special-education-law-timeline
https://www.ldrfa.org/learning-disability-adhd-facts/
https://poorvucenter.yale.edu/InclusiveTeachingStrategies
https://resources.depaul.edu/teaching-commons/teaching-guides/inclusive-teaching/Pages/default.aspx
https://www.parentcenterhub.org/
https://www.understood.org/en/articles/understanding-special-education
Process
Topic 1-Timeline of laws in special education
Identify and learn about the laws in special education.
1. Pick seven major events that happened throughout history to shape the way we teach and treat special education and explain them in a few sentences.
Topic 2- Learning Disabilities
2. What are learning disabilities? What are the most common learning disabilities?
Topic 3- Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
3. What are emotional and behavioral disorders? How common are they in kids? How do schools accommodate them?
Topic 4- Inclusive Teaching
4. What is Inclusive teaching? What are the benefits? Do all schools offer these teaching methods?
Topic 5- Intellectual Disabilities
5. How common are intellectual disabilities? How do you know if you have one?
Topic 6- Promoting Positivity
6. How would you treat someone with a disability? What can we do to promote positivity around the matter?
Topic 7- Summary
7. What did you learn answering these questions? Did you gain a new perspective on disabilities in school?
Evaluation
Students will be graded on how they answer each question and along with the extent it is answered too. It will be scored 1-3, 3 being the highest number of points for each question.
Rubric
3- The question is fully answered along with a new perspective is gained.
2- The question is not fully answered with details missing.
1- Questions are not complete at all.
Score will be out of 21!
Conclusion
A fun and useful approach for students to learn more about specialized education is through this web quest. The challenge of encouraging our children to be creative, leaders, and active learners in the classroom today is a very real one. They have an opportunity to be all of these things because of this learning. Hopefully, everyone gained new knowledge and a fresh perspective on special education via this WebQuest.