GCU Field Experience Special Education Team Interviews Research Paper

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When working with students with exceptionalities, it is important to understand the roles of various members of the special education team. Administrators, paraprofessionals, service providers (such as a speech, occupational, and physical therapists), teachers, and school nurses can all be members of this group, depending on the individual needs of the student. Understanding the role of each person during the IEP process and providing students with services in an educational setting is an integral part of instructing students with disabilities. This ensures their needs are being met within the requirements of the law and that the students and families are receiving appropriate support and resources.

Allocate up to 2 hours in the field to support this field experience.

Because this course does not require you to have a fingerprint clearance card, your field experience must be completed before or after school, or during another designated time when students are not present.

In person or via phone, interview two individuals who each represent a different role on the special education team specific to a grade range relevant to your program of study. Potential interviewees could include a school administrator, paraprofessional, school psychologist, service providers such as a speech, occupational, or physical therapists, or a school nurse. Do not interview a special education or general education teacher for this assignment, as those individuals will be interviewed in later field experiences. Be prepared to take notes, as these will be submitted as part of the assignment deliverable.

In the interview, address the following.

  • Discuss the characteristics of individuals with exceptionalities whom you serve, including gifted as well as those with disabilities.
  • Describe the educational, developmental, and medical services available for individuals with disabilities in your district.
  • Describe the specific steps in the IEP process.
  • Explain how special education and general education teachers are supported in the IEP process.
  • Describe how you collaborate with members of the IEP team. List other stakeholders you collaborate with as part of the IEP process and describe this collaboration.
  • Describe what you do to support families of individuals with disabilities.
  • Explain the process of addressing behavioral issues for students with disabilities.
  • Discuss the professional development that is available to you regarding special education policies, services, and educational strategies. Discuss whether there is specific training related to confidentiality, including who leads the training and how often it is required.
  • Discuss what you do to stay current on special education law.

In 250-500 words, consider what you learned from the two interviews and discuss the following:

  • Describe the similarities you noted in the responses of both interviewees. Include discussion of why you think that, regardless of their unique roles on the special education team, these commonalities exist.
  • Describe what made the role of each of your interviewees unique on the special education team. Include discussion of the key responsibilities each has in ensuring the needs of individuals with disabilities are being met in the educational setting.
  • Discuss what you learned about the significance of collaboration between members of the special education team. Include discussion of why collaborative professional practice is essential to meeting the needs of students with disabilities in the educational setting.
  • Explain how you will apply what you have learned from the interviews in your future professional practice related to using collaboration and other best practices to meet the needs of students with disabilities in the educational setting. Provide specific examples of ways that you can collaborate with individuals in the roles of the interviewees.

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Video Library Contents: Click on the section below to see the applicable videos Instructional Strategies, Culturally Responsive, & Social/Emotional Learning (Various Grade Levels/Content Areas) ............................................................................................................................................................ 1 ELA (Various Grade Levels/Content Areas) ..................................................................................................... 7 English Language Learners ............................................................................................................................ 8 Math (Various Grade Levels/Content Areas) ................................................................................................... 8 Pre-K ............................................................................................................................................................. 9 Educational Administration ......................................................................................................................... 10 Secondary Education ................................................................................................................................... 15 Special Education ........................................................................................................................................ 15 Grade/Content Name Synopsis Link Time Instructional Strategies, Culturally Responsive, & Social/Emotional Learning (Various Grade Levels/Content Areas) Elementary Culturally Responsive Teaching Sharing Techniques and Engagement Strategies Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning Video walkthrough of classroom set up and a lesson observation of a culturally responsive activity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= _uOncGZWxDc 8:52 Classroom Observation K-12th Culturally Responsive Teaching Secondary Elementary Pre-K -12th Special Education and General Education Pre-K -12th Creating A Culturally Responsive Classroom ISTE Talk about creating and implementing culturally responsive teaching https://youtu.be/VixB5WBiLqE 4:40 Increasing Engagement by Using Culturally Responsive Curriculum Talking to a Partner (Interactive Modeling) Introduction: The Art and Science of Teaching Increasing Student Engagement through inclusion (observation of lesson on primary text) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= _CoV2pPmTCQ 6:09 Modelling “talking to your partner” effectively https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= DIxbqNrlBUo 2:51 Several videos under heading on the right of the page: 4 videos with many additional resources: • Introduction • It Has to Make Sense • Mind, Brain, and Education • Collaboration Whole unit Unit 1: Different Brains The introduction lays out the goals of the course, defines a partnership between teachers and scientists, and suggests a method that teachers can use to apply research to classroom challenges. 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I had an amazing opportunity to interview a couple of amazing people (Special Education
Support Specialist and Speech Therapist) who have had and continue impacting students’ IEP
process, and there were a few similarities. They both work at different special education schools
to help students with the IEP process and train the students with special needs accordingly. All
students from all levels in their respective schools are covered by their BIP and IEP equally
regardless of how old they are at the time. The two have similar roles in their schools, but they
told me that their respective schools met and came up with an IEP for each student. They both
talked about how important they are in providing information that is considered when forming the
IEP for each student. They also told me how they communicate with each student’s family
members to ensure that each student’s needs are considered in the formation of IEP.
The speech therapist plays a role in ensuring that students with speech difficulties are
coached to smoothen their speech abilities and communicate well with their peers in school. His
role is unique because he has to train the students with speech disabilities to learn their speech
needs. The Special education support specialist is tasked with ensuring that students with
disabilities are considered when ...

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