Semester Fifth V: B.S. in Special Education University of Karachi

Major – V: TEACHER DEVELOPMENT AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

Course Code: 551

Credit Hours: 03

 

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

This course is designed to help students develop the skills required to function effectively as a special education teacher and/or team teacher with regard to providing for special educational needs of children. There is an emphasis on consultation and communication skills and their application in different situations, settings, and systems. The course will introduce students to computer hardware and software with particular emphasis on computer applications in special education settings. Finally, the course provides an opportunity to students to learn the maximum and productive use of audio-visual aids in the classroom.

 

ADVANCE ORGANIZERS

1. Explain why competencies is so absolutely essential to good teaching
   
2. Describe the essential elements in any plan: Deciding what one hopes to accomplish and how to accomplish it.
   
3. Explain the benefits of using audiovisual aids
   
4. Describe ways to mix instructional media
   
5. Understand the meaning, concept and importance of educational technology
   
6. Use computer in educational setting
   

 

UNIT – 1:    Perspectives in Teacher Development:

1. Competency based teacher education
   
2. Humanistic teacher education
   

 

UNIT – 2:    Pre-service Education of Special Education Teachers:

1. Courses offered in various pre-service special education teacher training programme.
   
2. Practicum in pre-service training of special education teachers.
   
3. Integration of theory and practice in pre-service training of special education teachers.
   

 

UNIT – 3:    In-service Training of Special Education Teachers:

1. Role of school based teacher training programme.
   
2. Role of centre based teachers training programmes.
   

 

UNIT – 4:    Techniques of Teacher Training:

1. Micro teaching
   
2. Mentoring
   
3. Peer teaching
   
4. Clinical supervision
   

 

UNIT – 5:    Educational Change:

1. Meaning of educational change
   
2. Process of educational change
   
3. Role of teachers, administrator community teachers and parents in educational change.
   

 

Recommended Books

 

1. Barth, R.S. (1991) Improving schools from within. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
   
2. Bass, B., & Avolio, B. (1994)
   Introduction in B. Bass and Bruce Avolio (Eds). Improving organizational effectiveness through transformational leadership. Thousands Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
   
3. Begle, E. (1972) Teacher knowledge and pupil achievement in algebra (Technical Rep. No. 9). Stanford, CA.: Stanford University, School Mathematics Study Group.
   
4. Bickel, W.W. & Bickel, D.D. (1986) Effective schools, classrooms, and instruction: Implications for special education, Exceptional Children, 52, 489-500.
   
5. Senge, P.M. (1990) The fifth discipline: The art & science of the learning organization. New York: Doubleday.