Special Education Teaching
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

General course introduction information

Course Code:

ÖZEP206

Course Name:

Preparing Individualized Education Program and Transition Plan

Course Semester:

Spring

Course Credits:

Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
2	0	2	2

Language of instruction:

Course Requisites:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Compulsory

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator :

Dr.Öğr.Üyesi ÖZLEM ÇELİK

Course Lecturer(s):

Dr.Öğr.Üyesi ÖZLEM ÇELİK

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

It is aimed to increase the knowledge and skills of special education teacher candidates about how to prepare an individualized education plan for individuals with special education needs.

Course Content:

Individualized education plans (BEP); Elements of the BEP; The legal basis of the PEP; PEP and school programs (preschool, primary education programs); measurement tools and detailed evaluation; purposes: short and long-term goals; placement and identification of additional specific special education services; forming and ranking teaching objectives and teaching steps; identifying teaching processes and recording progress; all service plans; the definition, the importance and examples of individualized family service plans (BAHP) in the period of 0-3 age in the individuals with special education needs; transition plans: definition and importance; types of transition: from hospital to home, from home to institution, from institution to institution; examples and development of different transition plans; the BAHP, PAP and transitional plan adaptations and considerations for the individuals in need of special education; Monitoring and evaluation of BEP, BAHP and transition plans.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
1) Students will develop criterion-referenced test
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
1) Students will evaluate individualized educational plans
2) Students will evaluate the educational performance level of a student with mental disabilities
Field Specific Competence
1) Students will create long-short term goals according to performance level
2) Students will develop appropiate skill analysis methods for different skills
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Lesson Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Definition, aims and preparing steps of ındividualized education plan
2)	Determination of present levels of performance: gathering inforation of children
3)	Determination of present levels of performance: identifying field and sub fields
4)	Determination of present levels of performance: identifying and listing poor skills in all fields
5)	Determination of present levels of performance: arrangment priority of poor skills
6)	Determination of present levels of performance: conducting skill analyisis
7)	Determination of present levels of performance: the contribution of skill analysis to the education
8)	ARA SINAV
9)	Determination of present levels of performance: ways of conducting skill analysis
10)	Increase motivation and positive mood, develop attention and memory
11)	Evaluation for students with special needs
12)	Examination of existing BEP plans
13)	Preparation of BEP plans in different subjects and subjects
14)	Presentation and Evaluation of Prepared BEP Plans
15)	Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Avcıoğlu,H. (2015).A'DAN Z'YE BEP- Vize yayıncılık.Ankara
References:	Avcıoğlu,H. (2015).A'DAN Z'YE BEP- Vize yayıncılık.Ankara

Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Learning Outcomes	1	3	2	5	4
Program Outcomes
1) Evaluates nature of knowledge, source, boundaries, accuracy, reliability and validity.
2) Has the information of teaching programs, teaching strategies, methods and techniques of measurement and evaluation about their field.
3) Disclose information about the developmental characteristics of individuals with special education needs.
4) Uses further sources of information related with the field.
5) Conceptualizes events, and analyzes by scientific methods and techniques, interprets and evaluates the data.
6) Adapts, adapts and develops appropriate scientific methods and techniques for special needs students.
7) Develops material appropriate to subject area and needs of students.
8) Evaluates acquisitions of students by using different methods.
9) Selects and applies the achievements, themes, activities, test cases of the programs in accordance with the individual needs of the students.
10) Develops and implements appropriate family and educational programs for children and families with special educational needs.
11) Takes responsibility to solve unpredictable and complex problems encountered in practice as an individual or a member of a group.
12) Instructs persons and institutions about the field.
13) Shares his/her ideas and solution suggestions with experts and other people by the support of quantitative and qualitative data.
14) Follows information about the field by using foreign language at least at the level of the European Language Portfolio B1 and communicate with colleagues.
15) Determines the learning needs and manages his/her own learning process.
16) Develops positive attitudes to lifelong learning.
17) Uses ways of accessing to information effectively.
18) Communicates with the persons and the institutions to create and to maintain a safe school environment.
19) Develops awareness on the national and the universal values that are expressed in the National Education Basic Law.
20) Adheres to laws, regulations and legislation related to duties rights and responsibilities.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Evaluates nature of knowledge, source, boundaries, accuracy, reliability and validity.	1
2)	Has the information of teaching programs, teaching strategies, methods and techniques of measurement and evaluation about their field.	5
3)	Disclose information about the developmental characteristics of individuals with special education needs.	5
4)	Uses further sources of information related with the field.	5
5)	Conceptualizes events, and analyzes by scientific methods and techniques, interprets and evaluates the data.	5
6)	Adapts, adapts and develops appropriate scientific methods and techniques for special needs students.	5
7)	Develops material appropriate to subject area and needs of students.	5
8)	Evaluates acquisitions of students by using different methods.	5
9)	Selects and applies the achievements, themes, activities, test cases of the programs in accordance with the individual needs of the students.	5
10)	Develops and implements appropriate family and educational programs for children and families with special educational needs.	5
11)	Takes responsibility to solve unpredictable and complex problems encountered in practice as an individual or a member of a group.	5
12)	Instructs persons and institutions about the field.	5
13)	Shares his/her ideas and solution suggestions with experts and other people by the support of quantitative and qualitative data.	5
14)	Follows information about the field by using foreign language at least at the level of the European Language Portfolio B1 and communicate with colleagues.	1
15)	Determines the learning needs and manages his/her own learning process.	5
16)	Develops positive attitudes to lifelong learning.	1
17)	Uses ways of accessing to information effectively.	5
18)	Communicates with the persons and the institutions to create and to maintain a safe school environment.	1
19)	Develops awareness on the national and the universal values that are expressed in the National Education Basic Law.
20)	Adheres to laws, regulations and legislation related to duties rights and responsibilities.

Learning Activity and Teaching Methods

Brainstorming/ Six tihnking hats
Individual study and homework
Group study and homework
Homework
Q&A / Discussion

Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria

Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing)

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 60
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Grading

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	14	28
Midterms	1	1
Total Workload		29