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Description
Learn how teacher expectations affect students with disabilities in the general education classroom. Explore how to create a supportive classroom environment, establish routines, build strong student-teacher relationships, and promote respect and dignity for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities (E/BD), and specific learning disabilities (SLD). Discover strategies to avoid power struggles, ensuring a more inclusive and positive learning environment for students with disabilities. This module addresses Florida's professional learning requirements from SB 1108 - Students with Disabilities (SWD).
Learning Objectives
- Describe how teacher expectations can affect the success of students with disabilities (i.e., autism spectrum disorder, emotional/behavioral disabilities, and specific learning disabilities).
- Identify behaviors and characteristics of students with disabilities (i.e., Autism Spectrum Disorder, Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities, and specific learning disabilities) in the general education classroom.
- Identify key ways to set up the classroom and provide a supportive classroom environment.
- Explain why and how to establish classroom routines.
- Explain what it means to pair with students.
- Identify examples of strategies to build rapport with students.
- Provide examples of how teachers can show respect and promote dignity for their students.
- Identify alternatives to power struggles.
Documentation Methods
Participants must document their learning by completing the following summative.
1 Multiple Choice Exam - Learner demonstrates knowledge of content by selecting
the correct answer from the choices provided.
The summative must meet 80% of the established criteria.
Project Team
Author: Kari Woznick
Developed by Kathy Jones.
Module Last Updated: 2023