Required Textbook:

Hallahan, D. P., Kauffman, J. M., & Pullen, P. C. (2015). Exceptional learners: an introduction to special education. Boston: Pearson.

     Loose-leaf ISBN 13: 978-0133571042 (used copies only)

     Online Access with eBook ISBN 13: 978-0133744033

     Loose-leaf with Online Access and ebook ISBN 13: 978-013-357072-4

Special Education Choice Books:

Castellano, J. A., & Frazier, A. D. (2011). Special populations in gifted education: understanding our most able students from diverse backgrounds. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.  ISBN-13: 978-1593634179

Lencioni, P. (2005). The five dysfunctions of a team: a leadership fable. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass A Wiley Imprint. ISBN-13: 978-8126506750

Levine, M. D. (2003). A mind at a time. London: Simon & Schuster. ISBN-13: 978-0743202220

McLaughlin, M. J. (2009). What every principal needs to know about special education. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. ISBN-13: 978-1412964166

Notbohm, E., & Zysk, V. (2006). Ten things your student with autism wishes you knew. Arlington, TX: Future Horizons.  ISBN-13: 978-1932565362

Robison, J. E. (2008). Look me in the eye: my life with Asperger's. New York: Three Rivers Press. ISBN-13: 978-0307396181

Simonsen, B., & Myers, D. (2015). Classwide positive behavior interventions and supports: a guide to proactive classroom management. New York: The Guilford Press. ISBN-13: 978-1462519439

Special Education Video-enhanced Pearson Etext Access Card. (2013). Pearson College Div. (Book or video format is acceptable)

Or other titles as approved by instructor

Basic concepts of multicultural education, with an emphasis on students from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds, as well the gifted and special needs student. Instruction includes a review of instructional strategies for the diverse classroom, a personal examination of one's bias and stereotypes, and the role of personal professional responsibility within a global society. Also addressed are the Missouri Standards for Teacher Education Programs and provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act. 3 hours.

Upon completion of this course, each student will:

• Have an understanding of and be able to discuss the impact of culture, ethnicity, special needs and gifted learners on education.
• Better understand current issues affecting exceptional and diverse learners and the strategies to support all students and those with special needs.
• Understand the role of all team members within the IEP team and be able to implement, monitor and evaluate an Individualized Education Plan.
• Have developed a Personal Philosophy, and Individualized Growth Plan that demonstrates their beliefs about students with special needs and how they can support them.