ESPED 5020 The Special Education Profession: Orientation & Overview
This orientation course frames supports and expectations for new graduate students through guided analysis of the teaching profession, roles and responsibilities of the special educator, and the US education system. Students explore skills of the effective educator including research literacy, democratic principles, professional socialization, and dispositional reflection. Historical, legal, ethical and pedagogical foundations for social justice and special education are introduced, along with national and state ethics and practice standards, program competencies, and dispositional standards.