Overview
It is essential that today’s educators and school leaders are more informed about the legal rights and entitlements of students with disabilities. This resource provides eight easy-to-implement lesson plans on special education law that require no legal knowledge and can be facilitated by school principals, special education directors, teachers, or university instructors. In short one-hour sessions, participants learn by engaging in practical activities instead of only passive reading about the law. All of the lessons utilize actual situations that have led to expensive litigation and each includes the following sections: Introduction for Facilitators; Materials Needed; Background, Purpose, and Objectives of the Lesson; Hook; Activity; Questions for Conversation; Test Your Knowledge; and Additional Resources. This one-of-a-kind book will help schools and districts reduce the time and energy devoted to dealing with violations of the law, resolving parental complaints, correcting errors by school employees, and more. Book Features: A focus on important special education legal issues occurring in schools today. Field-tested lesson plans that can be adopted by schools nationwide because they are based on federal law.Everything needed to teach the lessons, including materials, scripts, interactive activities, and discussion questions. Measurable objectives and assessments to ensure the participants have learned the intended content of the lesson.
Full Product Details
Author: Regina Umpstead ,
Janet Decker ,
Kevin Brady ,
David Schimmel
Publisher: Teachers' College Press
Imprint: Teachers' College Press
Dimensions:
Width: 17.50cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 24.80cm
Weight: 0.282kg
ISBN: 9780807757079
ISBN 10: 0807757071
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 15 August 2015
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
""" This book is a strong addition to the resources for preparing educators to function in the litigious arena of special education law."" --Education Law Reporter ""This lesson-based approach provides opportunities for leaders to engage teachers and staff with critical information on special education law that can help prevent future legal disputes and protect the right of students with disabilities and their families."" --UCEA Review"
This book is a strong addition to the resources for preparing educators to function in the litigious arena of special education law. --Education Law Reporter This lesson-based approach provides opportunities for leaders to engage teachers and staff with critical information on special education law that can help prevent future legal disputes and protect the right of students with disabilities and their families. --UCEA Review
Author Information
Regina Umpstead is an associate professor of educational leadership at Central Michigan University, USA. Janet R. Decker is an assistant professor of law at Indiana University's School of Education, USA. Kevin P. Brady is an associate professor of leadership, policy and adult and higher education at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, USA. David Schimmel is professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, USA, Amherst. Matthew Militello is a professor and the Wells Fargo Endowed Chair of Educational Leadership at East Carolina University, USA.
