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Special Education: Effective Collaboration and Communication Practices
Course: SPE343

First Term: 2023 Fall
 Lecture   1.0 Credit(s)   1.0 Period(s)   1.0 Load  
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S- Standard


Description: Focuses on principles of effective collaboration, consultation, and co-teaching to improve programs, services, and outcomes for students with disabilities and their families. Topics include interpersonal communication strategies and collaboration tools for working with diverse groups of people.



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Discuss collaboration and its critical characteristics. (I)
2. Define the three types of interpersonal communication. (II)
3. Analyze situational challenges to select appropriate strategies to enhance interpersonal communication. (II)
4. Demonstrate how to provide and receive feedback effectively. (II)
5. Distinguish between reactive and proactive approaches to problem solving. (II)
6. Compare and contrast methods of communication to improve collaboration efforts. (II, III)
7. Compare and contrast multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary teams. (III)
8. Examine approaches for implementing co-teaching. (III)
9. Describe major causes of conflict. (IV)
10. Identify response styles to select appropriate strategies for addressing conflict. (IV)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Collaboration and consultation
   A. Definition
   B. Types
      1. Consultation
      2. Co-teaching
   C. Characteristics
   D. Models
II. Interpersonal communication
   A. Listening
      1. Challenges
      2. Strategies
   B. Verbal
   C. Non-verbal
   D. Problem-solving
      1. Reactive
      2. Proactive
III. Teams
   A. Types
      1. Multidisciplinary
      2. Interdisciplinary
      3. Transdisciplinary
   B. Strategies
   C. Instructional appropriateness
IV. Conflict
   A. Causes
   B. Responses
   C. Strategies
 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: August 23, 2022

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