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IDEA 97(Public Law 105-17:
Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act Amendments of 1997):
In this web site, you can access various official
documents related to IDEA Amendments of 1997, such as an overview of the major
changes, the history of IDEA, frequently asked questions and many more
issues related to IDEA that concern students, parents, teachers, administrators, etc.
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Special Education:
This site provides you with links to various
government and professional web sites.
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IEP
(Individualized Education Program):
An IEP is a
major blue print that highlights the specific disabling condition of the
student as well as why, what, when, how often and how well the students receive special education and related services to sustain their
ability to access the district's core curriculum. An official training packet
is available from the U.S. Office of Education and Rehabilitative
Services (OSERS). You can also access various official web
sites and sample IEPs.
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Transition:
IDEA Amendments of 1997 mandates that every eligible
student starting at age 14 will have transition service needs incorporated
into their IEP, such as the appropriate course of study to either receive
advanced-placement courses or other vocational and technical education
programs. This is to assure each student's legal rights and ability to obtain
meaningful support during their transition from middle to high school or from
high school to the adult world upon leaving school. You can access official documents and related services.
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STC
(School-to-Career).
STC was initially a federally funded grant intended to link education with economic and workforce development. STC encourages the integration of school-based and work-based
learning, the use of contextual, applied teaching strategies, and the
opportunity for students to choose career-related coursework and workplace
experiences, with equal access for all students.
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SCANS
(Secretary's Commission on Achieving
Necessary Skills):
This web site presents a set of critical workplace skills
as determined
by the Secretary of Labor in 1991. Individuals must have solid basic literacy and
computational skills as well as critical thinking and problem solving
skills necessary to yield
high-performance at work and secure high-wage
employment. These skills are important, if young people are to succeed in the
workplace.
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MI
(multiple intelligences).
MI is a theory of
human intelligences proposed by Howard Gardner. MI theory is adopted in
my course work for both Level I and Level II Education Specialists in the
Division of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services at San Jose
State University. MI is specifically introduced to serve the functions of
(a) a growth paradigm that values individuals' ability within any
perceived disabilities, (b) diverse entry points to enrich intervention
activities for school and life-long learning, and (c) the foundation for
career exploration and self-advocacy training. In this web site, you can access
various web sites that highlight schools using MI
theory, sample lessons that adopted MI as diverse entry points,
assessment information, and articles exploring the multiple functions of MI
theory.
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CREDE
(National Research
Center for Education, Diversity, and Excellence).
I am one of the Principle
Investigators in this research center since 1996. I conducted a 3-year
research project in a middle school in South Bay. We explored the
combination of CREDE's five effective teaching standards and MI as entry
points to enhance participating students' language development and content
area learning in history, math, and science. In this web site, you can access the contents of CREDE's five effective teaching standards, various
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