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ECS 590 Topic 1 Purpose and Benefits of Assessments Digital Presentation
Create a 12-15 slide informative digital presentation
for a special education and/or early intervention staff in-service that:
- Communicates
the purpose and benefits of assessments in the early childhood
environment.
- Describes
the purpose and benefits of collaborating with related service providers
during the assessment process.
- Outlines
and describes the multidisciplinary approach, interdisciplinary approach,
and transdisciplinary approach collaboration models.
- Identifies
the benefits of using assessment data to inform educational decisions,
develop goals, monitor progress, and inform teaching practices in the
classroom.
Support your findings with a minimum of three
scholarly resources. Include a title slide, a references slide, and presenter’s
notes within your presentation.
While APA format is not required for the body of this
assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and
references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be
found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior
to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
LopesWrite. Refer to the?LopesWrite
Technical Support articles?for assistance
ECS 590 Topic 2 Clinical
Field Experience A: Legal Responsibilities for Special Education Students
For your 20 hours of field experience in this course,
you will spend time in a K-3 classroom where you can observe children with
exceptionalities; interview the teacher; facilitate short, small group pre- and
post-assessments; and, deliver a lesson. The classroom may be inclusive or a
resource room. Directions for each field experience are provided across Topics
2, 3, 4 and 5.
For this topic’s field experience, you will observe
the K-3 class you selected, noting students with exceptionalities and their
behaviors and accommodations. Ask to review at least two IEPs and look at how
the present levels of performance were reported. Observe the students with the
IEPs and how they are doing on their goals. Please remember that you are
responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of student records.
In addition, interview your mentor teacher and discuss
the following:
- How
information is gathered for writing a statement of present levels of
performance from both formal and informal assessments.
- How
information is interpreted and combined from a variety of sources to
inform what is included in a statement of present levels of performance.
- How
your mentor teacher uses the information in the present levels of
performance to inform goals and instructional activities for students.
- The
process of identifying students for special education from a teacher’s
perspective.
- Legal
responsibilities for referring, identifying, and enrolling special
education students.
- The
importance of being committed to the ethical use of various assessments
and assessment data to identify learner strengths and needs to promote
learner growth.
- Ask
your mentor teacher for a copy of parents’ Procedural Safeguards as well
as a blank copy of the Prior Written Notice document.
Allocate at least 5 hours in the field to support this
assignment.
Write a 250-500 word reflection summarizing what you
learned from your observations and interview, your conclusions from the
experiences, and how you can apply what you learned toward your future practice
as a teacher.
APA format is not required, but solid academic
writing is expected.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior
to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
LopesWrite. Refer to the?LopesWrite
Technical Support articles?for assistance.
Document the hours and locations that you spend in the
field on your Clinical Field Experience Verification Form.
Submit the Clinical Field Experience Verification Form
in LoudCloud in the last topic. Directions for submitting can be found on the
College of Education site in the Student Success Center.
Review the “Special Education Identification Processes
Parent Presentation” assignment in the next topic, as you will use this field
experience to inform that assignment.
ECS 590 Topic 2 Child
Find Pamphlet
Child Find programs are mandated by the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and require that each state search out
and evaluate children aged birth through 21 who may be in need of early
intervention or special education services due to a disability.
For this assignment, research the Child Find
requirements at the federal, state, and local levels, as applicable, in your
area. Use this information to create a two-sided pamphlet that a school could
distribute in the community to inform parents of the Child Find process in your
area.
Within your pamphlet, include the following:
- Information
about what families can expect as they move through the Child Find process
from initial referral through enrollment in special education, if found
eligible.
- IDEA
timelines and other IDEA requirements that would support families in
understanding the process.
- Roles
and responsibilities of families and teachers/special education staff
throughout the process, including how the teacher or special education
staff will serve as an advocate for the child and the family and encourage
their participation.
- At
least two local and two national resources that families can use to learn
more about IDEA and the Child Find process.
While APA style format is not required for the body of
this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and
references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be
found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior
to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
LopesWrite. Refer to the?LopesWrite
Technical Support articles?for assistance.
ECS 590 Topic 3 Clinical
Field Experience B: Standardized Assessments in the Early Childhood Environment
The clinical field experience in this course must take
place in a K-3 setting.
Allocate at least 5 hours in the field to support this
clinical field experience.
In this field experience, continue to observe the
class, noting the students with exceptionalities and their behaviors and
accommodations. Interview the mentor teacher or a school psychologist that
assesses early childhood special education students. Prior to the interview,
create a list of five questions pertaining to the assessment process. Be sure
to specifically address the teacher or school psychologist’s district
assessment process during your interview.
During the interview, request information on at least
five standardized assessment tools they use in the early childhood environment.
(Ask if you can see examples.) Following the interview, research three of the
standardized assessment tools discussed in the interview.
Write a 250-500 word summary of the interview that
includes the following:
- Descriptions
of the assessment tools researched, including the developmental or
academic areas they assess, how they are assessed, and how the results are
scored and reported.
- An
example of how the results of one of the assessments can be used by the
student’s teacher to meet the educational needs of that student in the
classroom.
Be sure to cite the resources you used to research the
assessment tools. Submit your interview questions and summary as one deliverable.
Prepare the summary according to the guidelines found
in the Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not
required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior
to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
LopesWrite. Refer to the?LopesWrite
Technical Support articles?for assistance.
Document the hours and locations that you spend in the
field on your Clinical Field Experience Verification Form.
Submit the Clinical Field Experience Verification Form
in LoudCloud in the last topic. Directions for submitting can be found on the
College of Education site in the Student Success Center.
Review the “Standardized Assessment Lesson Plan”
assignment in the next topic, as you will use this field experience to inform
that assignment.
ECS 590 Topic 3 Special
Education Identification Processes Parent Presentation
Create a 12-15 slide digital presentation explaining
processes related to identifying the need for special education services that
could be placed on a district website for families to access.
Use the information obtained from your “Clinical Field
Experience A” assignment, along with researched information and include the
following in your presentation:
- The
district’s assessment process and timelines.
- The
purpose and parent rights related to the Prior Written Notice (PWN)
document.
- The
purpose and parent rights related to the procedural safeguards.
- The
role and responsibilities of the special education teacher in the special
education identification/assessment process.
As you create your presentation, focus on explaining
to families what the legal responsibilities of the district are and how
families will experience the teacher’s role in implementing those requirements.
Include a minimum of three credible references for
your information. Include a title slide, a references slide, and presenter’s
notes (that could be narrated on the district website display) within your
presentation.
While APA style format is not required for the body of
this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and
references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be
found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior
to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
LopesWrite. Refer to the?LopesWrite
Technical Support articles?for assistance.
ECS 590 Topic 4 Clinical
Field Experience C: Pre-Assessment Using Non-Standardized Assessments
The clinical field experience in this course must take
place in a K-3 setting.
Allocate at least 5 hours in the field to support this
assignment.
Review the benchmark assignment, “Small Group Assessment
Plan” in Topic 5, as you will use this field experience to inform Part 1 of
that assignment.
In this field experience, continue to observe the
class. With your mentor teacher, select a small diverse group of 4-6 students
(include at least one student with exceptionalities) and determine an academic
area in which to assess them.
Select a technology-based assessment to use with these
students. Your assessment should be a developmentally appropriate and engaging
activity or game that will quickly assess the students’ present
levels in the selected area. It may be professionally produced,
self-created, or pre-created by your mentor teacher. Implement the assessment
to establish the students’ current levels of performance in the academic area
you chose to assess.
For your technological device, you may choose to use
an interactive white board, tablet, computer, augmentative communication
device, or any other form of technology found in your classroom for this
assignment. You are also encouraged to differentiate the assessment to meet
individual student needs, as applicable for the students in the group.
In 250-500 words, summarize your developmentally
appropriate and engaging technology-based assessment choices and rationalize
how your choices meet the needs of students in your small group. Be sure to
explain how you will use your findings in your future professional practice.
If technology is not available, create an alternative
pre-assessment to implement. In addition, identify and rationalize technology
that could be an appropriate support for the students identified as well as the
school or district representative that supports technology to obtain tech
support to meet specific student needs in the classroom.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines
found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An
abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior
to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
LopesWrite. Refer to the?LopesWrite
Technical Support articles?for assistance.
Document the hours and locations that you spend in the
field on your Clinical Field Experience Verification Form.
Submit the Clinical Field Experience Verification Form
to LoudCloud in the last topic. Directions for submitting can be found on the
College of Education site in the Student Success Center.
ECS 590 Topic 4 Standardized
Assessment Lesson Plan
Select one of the standardized tools you researched in
your “Clinical Field Experience B” assignment. Based on the developmental or
academic area the tool is assessing, select one of the students from the
observed classroom who would benefit from a differentiated lesson plan. Create
a lesson for that student using the “COE Lesson Plan Template” that could be
used to:
- Build
student skills in that assessment developmental or academic area.
- Gather
more information about the student’s level of performance in the selected
developmental or academic area using one formative and one summative
assessment.
Additionally, include a 250-300 word rationale
explaining why the lesson plan and assessments are appropriate for the student
you selected.
Submit the lesson plan and rationale as one
deliverable.
While APA style format is not required for the body of
this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and
references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be
found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior
to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
LopesWrite. Refer to the?LopesWrite
Technical Support articles?for assistance.
ECS 590 Topic 5 Clinical
Field Experience D: Design and Deliver a Lesson
The clinical field experience in this course must take
place in a K-3 setting.
Allocate at least 5 hours in the field to support this
clinical field experience.
Use this field experience to inform Part 2 of the
benchmark assignment.
In this field experience, continue to observe the
class, in particular the small group you identified in the previous topic.
Using the “COE Lesson Plan Template” and the information you gained from your
pre-assessment from Part 1 of your benchmark, create and deliver a lesson for
the group that will support the students’ growth in the selected developmental
or academic areas. After you have facilitated the lesson, use the same
technology-based assessment you used to pre-assess as a post-assessment to
evaluate the small group’s progress.
Write a 250-500 word reflection on your experience
that includes modifications you would make to your lesson, assessment, and/or
assessment procedures in the future. Be sure to explain how you will use your
findings in your future professional practice.
Submit your small group lesson and reflection as one
deliverable.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines
found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An
abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior
to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
LopesWrite. Refer to the?LopesWrite
Technical Support articles?for assistance.
Document the hours and locations that you spend in the
field on your Clinical Field Experience Verification Form.
Submit the Clinical Field Experience Verification Form
to LoudCloud in the last topic. Directions for submitting can be found on the
College of Education site in the Student Success Center.
ECS 590 Topic 5 Benchmark
– Small Group Assessment Plan
Part 1: Pre-Assessment Using Non-Standardized
Assessments
Begin this assignment by pre-assessing a small group
of students as a continuation of your clinical field experience in Topic 4. In
this field experience, you were asked to select a developmentally appropriate
and engaging technology-based assessment that was implemented with your
identified small group. After assessing the children, write a 250-500 word
summary of the experience. Describe the academic area you assessed, the
assessment tool used, the results of the pre-assessment, and your
considerations regarding differentiation (why you did or did not differentiate
the assessment.) When recording the assessment results, keep the information
confidential and use pseudonyms for the students.
Part 2: Design and Deliver a Lesson
In your Topic 5 field experience you were asked to
design and deliver a lesson. Reflecting on your experience, you identified
differentiations you would make to your lesson, assessment, and/or assessment
procedures in the future. Revise and complete your lesson plan to reflect these
differentiations.
Part 3 : Analyze Post-Assessment Data and Communicate the
Assessment Results
After delivering the lesson and post-assessment, begin
analyzing the pre- and post-assessment data. Select one student with
exceptionalities to provide additional assistance at home. Write a 250-500-word
letter to send home to the family of this student that provides feedback
regarding his or her performance. This letter should include information
regarding the assessment data and suggest a research-based at-home activity that
the parents can facilitate to support their child’s development in the domain
area. In addition provide the family a rationale as to why that specific
activity is appropriate for meeting their child’s needs, including how the
activity supports the child’s transition for the next grade level.
Submit the pre-assessment summary, the revised lesson
plan, the post-assessment data, the family letter, and the rationale as one
deliverable.
While APA style format is not required for the body of
this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and
references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be
found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior
to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
LopesWrite. Refer to the?LopesWrite
Technical Support articles?for assistance.
Program competencies and national standards assessed
in the benchmark assignment:
COE 3.9
Use data to develop and implement a variety of
education and transition plans for individuals with exceptionalities across a
wide range of settings and different learning experiences in collaboration with
individuals, families, and teams. [CEC 5.5; NAEYC 2c, 6b, InTASC 7(b), 7(e),
10(d), 10(m); ISTE 5c; MC 1]
COE 4.1
Examine assessments and other performance data to
develop appropriate goals, curriculum, and teaching strategies for young
children. [CEC 4.2; NAEYC 3a; InTASC 6(c), 6(g); ISTE 2d; MC 1]
COE 4.2
Use technology and other appropriate assessment tools
and approaches to observe, document, and collect data to inform practice and
decision-making. [CEC 5.2; NAEYC 3b; InTASC 6(i)]
COE 4.3
Practice responsible assessment to promote positive
outcomes for each child, providing students with multiple and varied formative
and summative assessments and using assistive technology for children with
exceptionalities when appropriate. [CEC 4.1; NAEYC 3c; InTASC 6(a), 6(b), 6(e),
6(h); ISTE 2d]
COE 4.4
Develop partnerships with families and professional
colleagues to support assessment practices, engage learners, and build
effective learning environments. [CEC 4.3; NAEYC 3d; InTASC 6(i); MC 4]
COE 4.5
Engage individuals with exceptionalities to work
toward quality learning and performance and provide data-based feedback to
guide them. [CEC 4.4; InTASC 6(d), 6(f)]
ECS 590 Topic 6 Statement
of Present Level of Performance and Goal
According to IDEA, the Present Level of Academic
Achievement and Functional Performance (PLAAFP) statement within an IEP must be
specific to the individual being described, and must be based on objective,
measurable data. For this assignment, you will write a PLAAFP based on student
observations from your previous field experiences. Keep in mind observations
from a variety of activities and citing observational data on all developmental
and academic area(s) where possible.
In 500-750 words, use the assessment information in
conjunction with your observational data to complete the following:
- Create
a statement of present levels of performance that includes information
from assessments and observations as well as how the student is
functioning in the classroom. Be sure to include information for each
developmental domain and the data source you used to provide the
information.
- Create
one goal for the student in any domain you would like.
- Identify
at least two activities you would do to support this student’s development
related to the goal you chose.
Prepare the reflection according to the APA guidelines
found in the Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is
not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior
to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
LopesWrite. Refer to the?LopesWrite Technical Support articles?for
assistance.
ECS 590 Topic 6 Clinical
Field Experience Verification Form
Candidates must complete all programmatic
requirements, including practicum/field experiences hours defined in their
coursework. Additional information about practicum/field experiences can be
found on the Student Success Center.
To earn credit for this assignment, all required
course hours must be completed and submitted by the assignment due date.
- Access
the Clinical Field Experience Verification Form in the My
Documents section in the Student Portal.
- Complete
all required fields on the Clinical Field Experience Verification Form.
- Submit
by clicking “click to sign.” An email will be sent to the classroom
teacher/mentor to complete and verify the practicum/field experiences.
- Communicate
with the classroom teacher/mentor to request he or she verify the
practicum/field experience. Once verified by the classroom teacher/mentor,
an email will be sent to the candidate’s primary email address on file
with the final completed document.
- Save
a .pdf copy of the completed Clinical Field Experience Verification Form
to your computer.
- Submit
the Clinical Field Experience Verification Form to LoudCloud.
*The data entered into this document is subject to a verification
audit. Candidates who engage in fabricating, falsifying, forging, altering, or
inventing information related to practicum/field experiences, internships,
clinical practice, and/or any associated documentation may be subject to
sanctions for violating GCU academic integrity policies, which may include
expulsion from GCU.
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