Spring 2027

Introduction to Teaching in Special Education

Overview of teaching in early childhood and K-12 special education, highlighting inclusion and collaboration themes for licensing preparation.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.80 GPA, 97.1% A/AB (n=35 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.80 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=48 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=46 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe the legal and procedural foundation of education for students with disabilities (e.g., The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), Individualized Education Program (IEP), 504 Plan).

  • Describe the initial preparation standards of early childhood/K-12 special educators, high leverage practices, and recommended practices.

  • Identify, write, and communicate individualized goals based on students’ and families’ assets, needs, priorities, and values.

  • Develop lesson plans that reflect high expectations and individualized goals and promote students’ full membership and participation in inclusive programs, schools, and communities.

  • Articulate the roles and purposes of assessment in teaching in special education.

  • Apply knowledge of the IFSP/IEP processes to advocate for students with disabilities and their families.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Declared in Special Education BSE, Elementary Education and Special Education BSE, or Special Education MS

  • Declared in Special Education BSE, Elementary Education and Special Education BSE, or Special Education MS
RP&SE 320

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  • Declared in Special Education BSE, Elementary Education and Special Education BSE, or Special Education MS

Professors

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.80 GPA, 97.1% A/AB (n=35 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.80 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=48 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=46 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Teaching in early childhood and K-12 special education
  • Inclusion and collaboration in teacher preparation
  • Legal frameworks: IDEA, IFSP, IEP, and 504 Plans

Skills

  • Describing legal and procedural foundations including IDEA, IFSP, IEP, and 504 Plans.
  • Developing lesson plans reflecting high expectations and individualized goals.
  • Applying IFSP/IEP process knowledge to advocate for students and families.

Grades

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About this comparison

1316 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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