scholarly journals Perceptions of directors of special education related to their knowledge and training

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis J. Super
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Directors Of Special Education ◽  
And Training

Serving Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury

1994 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 319-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANTONIS KATSIYANNIS ◽  
GREG CONDERMAN
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Special Education ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
Directors Of Special Education ◽  
Current State ◽  
State Directors ◽  
And Training

THIS PAPER REPORTS FINDINGS FROM A SURVEY OF 48 STATE DIRECTORS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION. THE SURVEY COLLECTED INFORMATION ON CURRENT STATE PRACTICES IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. VARIATIONS AMONG STATES IN THE AVAILABILITY AND NATURE OF ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, DEFINITIONS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND TRAINING WERE FOUND.

A State Department-University Approach in Providing Internship Experiences for Prospective Leadership Personnel in Special Education

1966 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 305-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth R. Blessing
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
School Systems ◽  
State University ◽  
Special Education Services ◽  
Exceptional Children ◽  
Local School ◽  
Directors Of Special Education ◽  
Course Work ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Administration And Supervision

The author depicts one cooperative state-university approach to implementing the federal directives -for preparing supervisors and directors of special education programs for exceptional children in state and local school systems. Internship experiences which are provided graduate students in the state's special education section, in the field, and in intermediate, county, and city school systems are outlined. The underlying theme is the need for sound theoretical and course work background in the administration and supervision of special education services, coupled with broad practical internship experiences in supervision and administration. Additional needs for the extensive consideration of issues and problems involved in special education programing are indicated.

scholarly journals Universally Designed Educational Material for Students with and without Disabilities: Would Its Development Be Possible without the Contribution of IT Applications?

2018 ◽  
pp. 50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Gkyrtis ◽  
Maria Gelastopoulou ◽  
Vassilis Kourbetis
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Educational Material ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Educational Materials ◽  
School Students ◽  
E Learning ◽  
And Training

The Institute of Educational Policy, seeking to realize inclusive policies and practices planned the project: “Design and Development of Universally Accessible Educational Material.” Its objectives are the development of universally designed digital educational materials for nursery primary and secondary school students with disabilities or special educational needs. The project focuses on developing new open source digital educational material and software for special education in Greece, adopting and using the popular platform OpenEdX of asynchronous e-learning that allows the organization of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), aimed at distance learning and training of the teachers of general and special education.

Transition-Focused Professional Development: An Annotated Bibliography of Essential Elements and Features of Professional Development

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debra G. Holzberg ◽  
Kelly A. Clark ◽  
Mary E. Morningstar
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Special Education ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Transition Services ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Annotated Bibliography ◽  
Secondary Transition ◽  
And Training

Transition professional development (PD) has been identified as a way to improve transition services; however, there is a dearth of literature on transition-focused PD. To learn more about the essential features of effective PD, 73 published articles were evaluated in the area of PD in both secondary transition and special education. Articles were selected that exemplified four essential elements for PD: (a) content focus, (b) active learning, (c) team-based participation, and (d) sustained planning and implementation. We identified specific features of PD that positively influenced teachers including (a) coaching and feedback, (b) collective participation among teachers, (c) consistent “manualized” content and training, and (d) active learning embedded in PD.

Teacher Competencies for Transition Programs as Reported by State Directors of Special Education.

1994 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 10-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kay S. Bull ◽  
Diane Montgomery ◽  
John Beard
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Transition Programs ◽  
The United States ◽  
Teacher Preparation Programs ◽  
Educational Training ◽  
Preparation Programs ◽  
Directors Of Special Education ◽  
Essential Components ◽  
State Directors

The Transition Special Interest Group (SIG) of the American Council on Rural Special Education (ACRES) established as one of its goals to identify the essential components of effective transition programs in the United States and, thereby to influence teacher preparation programs. The purpose of this study was to investigate the skills that the State Directors of Special Education (SDSE) list as necessary competencies required in their states for personnel in special education transition programs. Recognizing that some states may not have fully developed, articulated, and mandated the competencies they believe are necessary, the SDSE were additionally asked to report what knowledge and skills they felt should be required for transition program personnel. Responses indicate a consistency of several predictable required skills, but over half of the SDSE support a core of twelve common competencies that should be built into personnel training programs. This core represents a knowledge base that is defined more broadly than the current traditional special educational training programs. Implications for training are discussed.

Survey on Prereferral Practices: Responses from State Departments of Education

1989 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 298-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Carter ◽  
George Sugai
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
District Of Columbia ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
State Level ◽  
Special Education Administrators ◽  
Prereferral Intervention ◽  
Directors Of Special Education ◽  
Departments Of Education ◽  
State Directors ◽  
Education Administrators

A six-item survey was sent to state directors of special education (or their equivalent) in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Items were developed to assess the type and level of prereferral intervention usage reported by state level special education administrators. Despite a lack of empirical support and a relatively inconclusive success rate, many state level administrators reported that they require or recommend the use of prereferral intervention strategies.

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