Week 11

(Dis)abilities & Out-of-School Opportunities

Mon., Nov. 13

McCloskey, E. (2022). A world away from IEPs. Teachers College Press.

Read Preface and Chapters 1-2.

Total Pages Assigned: 42

Draft of Final Paper / Project Due for Peer Feedback

Note: BRING TWO PRINTED COPIES OF YOUR DRAFT TO CLASS!

Everyone:

Wed., Nov. 15

There are no readings assigned for this class. Continue to work on your final.

Suggested Peer Feedback Protocol:

After you finish exchanging feedback with a peer, choose one of the following:

(1) Virtual Discussion of Special Education Practices / "Interventions" / Supports

(2) Peer Discussion re: Assigned Reading

According to McCloskey, how does the U.S. educational system support (or not) students who have diverse learning needs? What are "IEPs"? To what extent do you think IEPs are supportive or inhibitive of students' learning? Why might a student learn better in one context than another? What do we learn from McCloskey's case studies about out-of-school opportunities? How might a school, family, or student leverage school-of-school opportunities? Which pedagogical philosophy that we have covered in class relates most to the idea of out-of-school opportunities? Which pedagogical philosophy conflicts with the idea of out-of-school opportunities?

(3) Individual Reflective Writing Assignment

How, if at all, do out-of-school spaces differ from traditional special education? To what extent do you agree or disagree with McCloskey's emphasis on out-of-school opportunities for (dis)abled students?

(4) Short Film: "Signing Black in America"