| Course Number: | EDX 5710 S44 |
| Instructor: | Richard Reardon, Ph.D. |
| Location: | Online |
| Dates and Times: | Feb 19 - May 14, 2025. Four Zoom meetings from 4-6 pm on February 19, March 19, April 16, and May 14 with the remainder of the course in an online/asynchronous format. |
| Credits: | 3 Graduate Credits |
| Tuition: | $1,195 |
This course is designed to provide resources, supports and ideas for moving toward “meaningful inclusion” in today’s schools and classrooms. It has become more important than ever for schools to improve their systems for meaningfully including students with disabilities. When students are meaningfully included, the standard for success goes beyond where they are educated. The focus becomes the quality of their learning experience. In practice, meaningful inclusion means that all students have access to and can make progress in the general education curriculum and have opportunities to thrive academically and socially. Historically, students with disabilities have largely lacked access to high-quality and meaningfully inclusive learning opportunities. While the rate of students with disabilities who spend most of their day in general education settings has steadily increased, disparities in behavioral, post-school, and in academic outcomes persist.
Audience: PK-12 educators with a Bachelor's Degree
Course Goals:
Course Objectives: Upon completing this course, students will be able to describe the connection with meaningful participation and:
Course Schedule:
Week 1- Peers- The interaction and engagement with age-appropriate peers.
Week 3- System- The systems that promote high expectations and learner agency for each student.
Week 5- Access- To grade/age-appropriate core content standards, curricular materials, resources.
Week 7- Supports and Services- The availability of customized supports including individualized education program (IEP) team determined services across all educational settings, including extracurricular activities to the maximum extent appropriate in the least restrictive environment.
Richard Reardon, Ph.D.
Ric Reardon, Ph.D., has worked in the field of Special Education K-12 and as an associate professor of special education at the graduate and undergraduate levels. In addition, he served as the district inclusion coordinator for a large school district in Florida monitoring schools for LRE compliance and supporting them in providing meaningful inclusive opportunities for students with disabilities. Dr. Reardon has consulted with school teams, schools, and districts for years in areas such as special education best practices, inclusion, and leadership.
The Way to Inclusion: How Leaders Create Schools Where Every Student Belongs
Causton, MacLeod, Pretti-Frontczak, Rufo & Gordon, 2023 ASCD