SPED 6260 Adapting Mathematics Instruction for the Inclusive Classroom

This course provides general and special education mathematics teachers with an opportunity to explore techniques for adapting mainstream mathematics curricula, instruction, and assessment strategies to meet the learning needs of all students. The course is designed to clearly delineate the role that specific learning difficulties play in meeting expectations for mathematics success in terms of current curricular standards and inclusive educational practices. Students focus on identifying the learning difficulties their own students have in particular mathematics curricular content and collaborative planning of specifc methods for adapting instruction for these learners. These cases are analyzed in class using students’ own knowledge of curriculum, readings on relevant psychological and educational theories, as well as current research. The culminating project for the course is the collaborative production of a curriculum and assessment guide for mathematics teachers working in inclusive or heterogeneously group classrooms. The course is team-taught by math education and special education faculty. This course is cross-listed with CIEE 626 Prerequisite(s): No specific prerequisites are required, but permission to register by the course instructors is required.
Credits: 3.0