SPE 556 Planning and Designing Responsive Learning Environments

Candidates will understand the importance of creating responsive learning environments to enhance the education of all students in inclusive settings. Candidates will explore learning styles, cultural diversity and classroom teaching instructional strategies that enhance the learning of all students. Additionally, candidates will examine concepts related to disability in the context of diversity using both historical and current socio-political, philosophical, psychological perspectives. They will further explore legislative, cultural and instructional implications for teaching students with disabilities in inclusive settings. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 semester hours