The field of Special Education is an exciting field to study. Within course SE7001-8: Assessment in Special Education, I have learned a new way of looking and approaching certain situations within the realm of special education. Through the research necessary for this course, it allowed me to gain knowledge and helped to prepare me mentally for the future of being a Director of Special Education and offered insight of how school personnel, administration, paraprofessionals, and various assessments work within the school system. The course provided me with a solid path and foundational view of how administrations work within a school district. Throughout the course, the lessons, readings, and assignments equipped me to become a better
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Although I have not mastered the skill of properly assessing and evaluating students to receive special education services, I understand that in order to become proficient in this area, I need to maintain and apply the skills that were given throughout the course. Some of the skills that I have learned are how to properly identify a child who may need special educational services, assess and evaluate students for special education and how to properly hold an IEP. These skills are important because it is necessary as a special educator to know when and how to evaluate a child who may need additional services.
Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) face significant challenges in the classroom. Researcher Kathleen Lynne Lane has noted that students with EBD are often characterized by disruptive social behaviors and exhibit poorer attendance rates, higher drop-out rates, and higher rates of grade retention “than any other disability …show more content…
I have the skill of looking through multiple lenses, instead of a pre conceived notion. Throughout my academic career I have immersed myself in the classroom and have become interactive allowing me to express myself as well as being open to hearing the opinions of my fellow classmates. I have learned to work together as well as individually to analyze information and attain ideas, which I found is the process of critical thinking. The knowledge that I absorbed during my education at the University of Washington has given me a better understanding; I have honed the cognitive processes and skill of advanced critical thinking. I have chosen two documents that illustrate critical thinking. Ultimately, I have learned that the most successful thinking happens when multiple minds work together to construct meaning. Instructors have pushed me to think outside the box. The documents I have discussed involve skills that acquire me to collaborate, interpret, analyze, become open minded and attain direction. All of these skills define critical thinking and will benefit me in assessing multiple perspectives as well as see the value in intellectual
Although I have not mastered the skill of properly assessing and evaluating students to receive special education services, I understand that in order to become proficient in this area, I need to maintain and apply the skills that were given throughout the course. Some of the skills that I have learned are how to properly identify a child who may need special educational services, assess and evaluate students for special education and how to properly hold an IEP. These skills are important because it is necessary as a special educator to know when and how to evaluate a child who may need additional services.
Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) face significant challenges in the classroom. Researcher Kathleen Lynne Lane has noted that students with EBD are often characterized by disruptive social behaviors and exhibit poorer attendance rates, higher drop-out rates, and higher rates of grade retention “than any other disability …show more content…
I have the skill of looking through multiple lenses, instead of a pre conceived notion. Throughout my academic career I have immersed myself in the classroom and have become interactive allowing me to express myself as well as being open to hearing the opinions of my fellow classmates. I have learned to work together as well as individually to analyze information and attain ideas, which I found is the process of critical thinking. The knowledge that I absorbed during my education at the University of Washington has given me a better understanding; I have honed the cognitive processes and skill of advanced critical thinking. I have chosen two documents that illustrate critical thinking. Ultimately, I have learned that the most successful thinking happens when multiple minds work together to construct meaning. Instructors have pushed me to think outside the box. The documents I have discussed involve skills that acquire me to collaborate, interpret, analyze, become open minded and attain direction. All of these skills define critical thinking and will benefit me in assessing multiple perspectives as well as see the value in intellectual