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EDEX 5550: Supervised Internship in Special Education: WCMA Summer Institute 1
This course will be held in July over a three day period. Topics being covered will include: mentoring relationships, collaboration among educators and administrators, inclusive practices, classroom management, and Special Education law updates. Some institute sessions will be workshops. Presenters for the Summer Institute will include UW Special Education professors and local and national experts. The WCMA program of study includes two Summer Institutes.
EDEX 5790: Administration of Special Education 3
This course relates current research and practice to the administration of special education programs.
EDEX 5720: Advanced Special Education Law 3
This course provides prospective special education teachers and support personnel with overview of important case and statutory law in special education. Students will examine the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Application of the components of these laws in the school setting will be emphasized.
EDEX 5550: Supervised Internship in Special Education: Administrators 1
This course is developed independently between the instructor and the student. Specification of course goals and objectives, instructional procedures, textbook requirements, course requirements and activities, evaluation of students, grading procedures, and the course outline are individually designed based on student need.
Regional Forum
Dependent upon funding, the WCMA advising faculty will conduct annual regional focus groups to collect formative information on WCMA participant�s needs and the WCMA program effectiveness. It is anticipated that the Regional Forums will be conducted for one day during the months of December and January. The WCMA program of study includes two regional forums.
Capstone Gathering
Dependent upon funding, it is anticipated that in July of 2007, all participants who completed the WCMA triadic program will gather to share, renew, refresh, and review how change has been effected through their involvement with the WCMA by bringing what they have learned and accomplished to other educators in the state. The Capstone Event will be held in conjunction with the 2007 WCMA Summer Institute.
