EDUC 2208 Educational Strategies: Children with Special Needs
This course provides instruction to pre-service teachers interested in learning more about instruction, curriculum, and teaching for children with special needs, with a framework highlighting important educational issues pertinent to their professional development and the realities of teaching. The course emphasizes the complexities of teaching children with individual learning profiles in inclusive settings. Students will examine educational readings and instructional practices through the lenses of curriculum, author voice, and academic tension. Class participants will develop a comprehensive understanding of the historical, legal, and political developments influencing current general and special education practices.
Course overview
- Department
- Teacher Education and Curriculum and Instruction
- School
- Lynch
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Biannually in the Spring
Requirements fulfilled
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.11 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.41 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Cynthia Callow | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 24 of 30 |
| Fall 2024 | Lori Dunn | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 26 of 32 |
| Fall 2023 | David Scanlon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 of 21 |
| Fall 2022 | David Scanlon | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 17 of 21 |
| Fall 2021 | David Scanlon | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 16 of 25 |