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Special Education Collaboration and Communication Practices
Course: EDU244

First Term: 2015 Fall
 Laboratory   1.0 Credit(s)   1.0 Period(s)   1.0 Load  
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S- Standard


Description: Principles of effective collaboration, consultation, and co-teaching to improve programs, services, and outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities and their families. Includes critical interpersonal communication strategies and tools for working with diverse groups of people in addition to the benefits of collaboration as well as the challenges that educators currently face.



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Define collaboration and describe its critical characteristics. (I)
2. Define the term consultation, and outline the characteristics of consulting in educational settings. (I)
3. Compare and contrast the three types of interpersonal communication. (II)
4. Analyze challenges to listening and apply strategies to enhance listening skills. (II)
5. Explain how to provide feedback effectively. (II)
6. Distinguish between reactive and proactive approaches to problem solving. (II)
7. Explain the role of Response to Intervention (RTI) in problem solving. (II)
8. Compare and contrast methods of communication to improve collaboration efforts. (II, III)
9. Compare and contrast multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary teams. (III)
10. Compare and contrast approaches for implementing co-teaching. (III)
11. Describe major causes of conflict. (IV)
12. Compare and contrast response styles to conflict. (IV)
13. Identify 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
      3. Mentoring
   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
      3. Response to Intervention (RTI)
   E. Collaboration
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: June 16, 2015

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