My Experience In Special Education

In order to share my personal philosophy of special education, the first priority is to explain the definition of disability that I am working from. In their book, Exceptional Learners, authors Hallahan, Kaufman, and Pullen define disability as an inability to do something, a diminished capacity to perform in a specific way; an impairment (2015, p.4). This definition is important because of the objective nature it presents for those with disabilities. Nowhere in the definition does it say how to treat people with disabilities, whether it is rude to stare, or to what degree a person should be pitied. The definition explains how a disability simply is an inability to do something. People with disabilities are people. They are normal. They simply have challenges

The time is now to become a Special Education Teacher. I believe the best fit for my academic and vocational goals is the UWM Exceptional Education Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Program.

People are thought as child to dream big and reach for their goals. Throughout grade school to high school there are often asked what inspires them. Some people dream to become police officers, dancers, lawyers, and doctors. There are some people who chooses to become an educator. As they journey through college, to pursue the knowledge needed for their career, their passion leads them to special education. These teachers fine this career to be job satisfying, have empathy for the children, and the vacancy of the position viability. Not all teacher feel the same however, over time their dissatisfied with their job and leave because their brunt out.

One of the most essential aspects of the educational process is to know how to motivate students for learning. A challenging part of being a teacher is to know and learn how to motivate students. First of all, a good definition for motivation is as Byrnes quote “Motivation is construct

My over all experience from doing these informational interviews, is that I had a wonderful time and I really learned a lot. I had a great time getting to know each person, and getting to know more about their careers. I learned there are many careers you can go into with an education major. Dr. Jackson shared with me that some companies’ hirer education majors to train their new employers, so my career field is not that small as I though. I was even shock when more than half of my interviewees gave me another major to look into. Special education came up a lot during some of my interviews, and Nudell told me that more openings for teachers with special education majors. Special education teachers for elementary school make a thousand five

In life we do not decide where we begin. Some of us our gifted at birth, with intellect,wealth, and health. While others such as I are not so fortunate. I was born with a disorder called Autism. This disorder made it so that I was different from other children. While most children could speak when they were two or three years old. It took me until I was five years old to speak. I also could not focus that well in school. As a child I did not enjoy doing school work. I prefered to do others things, such as Imagine things that I saw on television. Due to my autism and lack of focus,I placed into an autistic support class. Often as child I wondered, why was I different? Though I performed decently academically. I was still in an autistic support

I use to work with special ed with my mom at my local high school. It was the best experience I ever had. Teachers and high students are there to help and teach them but sometimes they teach us something that reflects us. It takes practice on how to work with them and to become closer with them.We become close with the special ed students and become more than just staff members to them. I’ve seen many teachers and teacher’s assistants come and go. They left because it was either too much to handle along with stress and taking away their patients. I also think that it is the same situation when working with children at the Mini-Corps program. It takes time to develop a relationship with each student. Student and teachers must work together

I have been in the field of special education for more than 20 years, as a self-contained, transition to work high school special educator, as an educational specialist at a school for students with severe learning disabilities, a resource teacher for students for students on the autism spectrum and emotional handicaps, and as a Director of Special Programs. Regarding my teaching experiences, they were all limited to high school aged students, it was not until I became a Director of Special Programs did I have the honor of working with students and families of all ages and grade levels.

Was it difficult to divvy up your time given that all of your kids had different needs, depending on their conditions? Were you provided with an aid?

I have known about kids with special needs since a very young age. My cousin has Asperger’s so from the start I knew there were far more conditions than just one that would categorize someone to be a special needs person. But as the older I got the more I understood that their conditions didn’t define them and that just because they were specials needs doesn’t mean that they couldn’t do the same things that you and I do every day. My cousin and the people I have met over the past three years have motivated and helped me make the decision to pursue a teaching degree in special education.

I have had the opportunity to be a student, teacher,and teacher. Seeing eduction from these perspectives gives me an advantage in relating to students,teachers, and parents. I have co-taught in classroom as a special education teacher. I have worked in various roles as an instructional leader and working with Title 1 teachers in collaboratively developing a co-teaching model to implement research based interventions to implement the RtI process at grades K-8. I added general education to my repertoire when I became an elementary principal. These experiences give me an overall perspective of education and that allows me to see the values and skill sets that different teachers bring to all our students. Each teacher and staff member brings

I have been working in the field of special education since I graduated from college in 2013. I have always had a strong interest in working with students that present with Autism. No two kids are alike; this is especially true for children with Autism as Autism is not a single disorder, but a complex and diverse collection of behaviors. Children with Autism can have a wide range of abilities. No child is alike in their behaviors, their potential to learn, or even in the way they respond to a particular (and even well thought out) instructional approach. Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) is the most widely known tool for educating students with Autism, but has been deemed fairly controversial.

For my project, I went Grandville Christian and shadowed for an afternoon while there I got to hang out with 3 different students who are apart of the special education. During my time there, I began by doing the math, it was first-grade math and we got to play a game so it was super fun. I ended up working one on one with the student which was super helpful and really fun. I then went to the pre k room, there we cut out pictures and matched objects to colors. I then got to the music class with the class which was one of my favorite classes. After that, we proceeded to go back to Mrs. Doorn room and have a snack, during our the snack break we did a book that had an ISpy feel. The student was so quick to find the objects it was actually really amazing. Then after that, I got to brush up on my Spanish skills and observed a student in a Spanish immersion class. I loved that the students in the class were so inclusive with the student. It was perfect evidence of an idea Mrs. Doorn had to told me before we started the day which was “inclusion is not in but instead of”. The class was catered toward the student, but instead, we took what the student could do and did that not undermining their abilities.

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When people would ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I never considered being a special education teacher. I thought I would be a lawyer, a doctor, a WNBA star, or even a Crime Scene Investigator. Never did I think one senior internship and one college course would make all that change for me. I graduated from a small private school in Martinsville, Va. During our senior seminar class, students were asked to intern at a job of their choice for one month. In order to complete the internship, you had to find your own placement. I originally thought I wanted intern at the hospital in the forensic science lab but that didn’t work out. My second option was to intern with my 5th grade teacher at my old elementary school. While at this placement, I was able to work with students in small groups, work with students with disabilities, and experience some of the behind-the-scenes components of teaching. The positive experience I had working with her 5th grade class changed my career focus to teaching.