solved Team – Support Systems, Programs, and Resources Guide [due Mon]
Team – Support Systems, Programs, and Resources Guide [due Mon]
Assignment Content
Your learning team is a group of special education teachers that belong to a professional learning community (PLC) in a large school district. Your PLC meets regularly to share expertise and to collaborate to improve teaching skills and promote learning and growth for the exceptional learners you teach. This year, the PLC has elected to focus on support systems, programs, and resources for children with disabilities, their families, and the professional educators that teach them.
As a collaborative team, your PLC will review support systems and programs for children and families, as well as professional organizations and resources for teachers. The school district has requested that you synthesize the research into a guide that provides recommendations of programs, resources, and organizations, as well as strategies for teachers regarding how to help children and families find the supports that they need. The guide will be distributed to all special education teachers at an upcoming professional development day.
Research the following:
Community-based support systems, programs, or resources for children with disabilities and their families
School-based support systems, programs, or resources for children with disabilities and their families
Professional organizations and resources for special educators
Any other resources for children with disabilities, their families, or special educators
Focus on the following disability categories in your research:
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and TBI
Emotional and Behavior Disorders
Physical and Health Disabilities
Create a 250 word guide for special educators that provides 3 to 5 recommendations for the following:
Any other resources for children with disabilities, their families, or special educators
Include the following for each recommendation:
Description
Explanation of its purpose
Where it is located (if appropriate)
Where to access information
Write a brief introduction for the guide explaining the influence and importance of family, school, and community alignment for enhancing student learning, and strategies for communicating info