Introduction
This WebQuest is designed to give you a rich introduction to special education. What is special education? Well, the simple version of special education is adjustments and services that aid students who have disabilities that interfere with their learning. Through this WebQuest we will take a deeper dive into what special education is, who benefits from special education and what it takes to receive special education aid, how special education may differ from state-to-state, and what we can do to further help people who know someone with special education needs or someone who has special education needs.
What is Special Education? - Video
Disability Categories under IDEA
Who benefits from receiving Special Education? - Video
What is takes to receive Special Education, and how long is the process? – Timeline
North Carolina Special Education
Pennsylvania Special Education
How to Speak about Special Education Needs
Task
Students will view the resources and links so they can answer questions pertaining to special education. Students are to record their answers to the questions and then create their own presentation on special education. This will show understanding of the learned material in the students’ own way. Within the presentation at the end students will formulate their own opinions on which state they feel is the best when it comes to special education and explain why.
Process
- Students will answer questions that pertain to and are included in all the resources and links provided. *Students will be given a participation grade for completing these questions*
- Students will then create their own presentation on special education that will include all required elements as in the rubric.
- Within the presentation that students are to create they will also formulate and provide their own perspective and feelings on how special education is handled from state-to-state and which they feel is the best when it comes to providing Special Education and why they feel that way.
Evaluation
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Category |
Excellent (10) |
Good (7-9) |
Fair (4-6) |
Poor/Needs Improvement (0-3) |
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What is Special Education?
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Students accurately define special education in their own way while also showing further understanding of topics relating to special education as discussed in links and resources provided. |
Students define special education in their own way and show some understanding of topics relating to special education as discussed in links and resources provided. |
Students either define special education OR show some further understanding of topics relating to special education as discussed in links and resources provided. |
Students DO NOT accurately define special education in their own way NOR do they show any understanding of topics relating to special education as discussed in links and resources provided. |
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Who benefits from special education and how?
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Students accurately explain who benefit from special education and how they benefit. Students also show understanding of ideas surrounding the benefits that are received and can correlate them to certain disabilities. |
Students explain who benefit from special education and how they benefit and show some understanding of ideas surrounding the benefits that are received. May correlate them to certain disabilities. |
Students explain who benefit from special education OR how they benefit. May show some understanding of ideas surrounding the benefits that are received or may correlate them to certain disabilities. |
Students DO NOT explain the benefits received from special education. May or may not explain how they benefit. May show some understanding of ideas surrounding the benefits that are received or may correlate them to certain disabilities. |
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State-to-state
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Students explain the differences in special education from state-to-state. Students are able to compare and contrast how states handle special education. |
Students can recognize some differences in special education from state-to-state and can compare or contrast how states handle special education. |
Students can either recognize differences in special education from state-to-state OR can compare and contrast how states handle special education. |
Students struggle to recognize any differences in special education from state-to-state and CAN NOT compare or contrast how states handle special education. |
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Personal Evaluation
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Students form their own opinion on special education and choose a state they feel represents special education students the best. |
Students somewhat form an opinion on special education and talk about a state they feel does good for special education. |
Students form their own opinion on special education OR choose a state they feel represents special education students the best. |
Students DO NOT form their own opinion on special education OR choose a state they feel represents special education students the best. |
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Resources (3 total)
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Students provide a resource for parents, a resource for teachers, and a resource for special education students themselves. All with descriptions. |
Students provides 2/3 of the resources required. May provide a description. |
Student provided 1/3 of the resources required. May provide a description. |
Students provide NO resources. Does NOT provide any description. |
Conclusion
WebQuest are a great way to keep students engaged in current times (through the internet) and with whatever topic is being discussed. In our case, this WebQuest was designed to give students a rich introduction into special education.
After completing this WebQuest students are expected to have learned what special education is, who benefits from special education, what it takes to receive special education aid, how special education may differ from state-to-state, and what we can do to further help people who know someone with special education needs or someone who has special education needs. Students will have also completed their own work (the presentation) towards special education and educating those who do not know about special education.
Credits
Questions Students are to Answer while Viewing Resources and Links:
- What is Special Education in your own words?
- Who is allowed special education and for what kinds of reasons? Name 3.
- What kind of benefits are received by those who use special education? How do they benefit?
- Does special education differ from state-to-state? How?
- Compare special education among 2 states of your choosing.
- Contrast special education among 2 DIFFERENT states than the ones you compared.
- Formulate your own idea on special education and pick the state you feel represents special education the best? Why do you choose this state? Explain.
- Find one resource for each of the following. One for parents, One for teachers, One for special education students.