• Course: EDU 251
• Term/ Year: Spring 2023
• Credit Hours: 4
• Duration: April 3, 2023 to June 16, 2023
• Meeting Time(s) & Location(s): Canvas
• Description: Introduction to diverse conditions of students with special needs in public schools.  Identifies and defines the following areas of exception ability: learning disabilities, emotional and behavior disorders, intellectual disabilities, severe and multiple disabilities, autism, health impairments, physical disabilities, communication disorders, vision impairments, hearing loss, traumatic brain injury, and talented and gifted.
• Prerequisite(s): None
• Corequisite(s): None

• Instructor: Peggy Bullock, M.Ed.
• Email: bullock@klamathcc.edu (emails and Canvas messages may take up to 48 hours for reply)
• Phone Number: 541.880.2336 (call or text)
• Office Hours & Location: Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:00am to 1:00pm - Building 6, Room 6128

• Course Materials: 
  • Textbook:  EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN - An Introduction to Special Education, William L. Heward, 11th Edition, ISBN # 9780135160428
• Computer Requirements:
  
  • If students do not have access to a computer off-campus, there are many computers on campus (Buildings 3, 5, 6, 8, and LRC) students are welcome to use to participate fully in their courses. Most public libraries also have computers with internet access available.
  • Students will need to have an up-to-date browser and operating system. Students may need some additional software on their computers to take this class. Check the KCC Distance Education webpage for hardware & software requirements.
  • Some of the documents in this course may be available to you in PDF form. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader software on your computer, you can download it by going to http://get.adobe.com/reader .

1- Identify instructional strategies and materials according to the characteristics of the individual with exceptional learning needs.
2- List common characteristics of students with disabilities,
3- Define terms and theories related to exceptional learners.
4- List and explain various types of disabilities found in the classroom.
5- Identify and explain current public laws related to education and special education.
6- List and explain educational placement alternatives.

Only work submitted by the due date and time will be graded. Any work submitted late will earn a zero. Please plan ahead and see what assignments are coming up and how long it may take you to complete the activity. If extenuating circumstances arise, please send me a message in Canvas or an email before the assignment is due so that we can discuss each unique circumstance. A message or an email to me does not guarantee late work will be accepted (each circumstance will be evaluated). Technology issues don't always guarantee late work will be accepted so come up with a backup plan if you have computer or internet connection issues, and don't wait until the last minute to complete your work. My goal is to help you in order for you to be successful so notify me early to discuss issues you may have. I will be unable to offer you help if you wait until the due date for the assignment has passed.

Students are expected to actively participate in the discussion board each week. Students are required to post an initial response to the discussion board prompt(s) no later than Wednesday by 11:59pm of the current week’s discussion board. Then each student must respond to the initial postings of at least two classmates by Friday at 11:59pm.

If a student fails to participate appropriately, the following actions may be taken:

1. The student will be dropped from the course,
   OR
2. If the date for dropping a course without penalty has passed, the student will receive a failing grade, unless prior arrangements have been made between the instructor and student.

A student who seeks an exception to this policy must do so in advance of the absence and/or provide documentation of the emergency that caused it, as determined by the instructor.