What Every Must Know Special Educator - Council for Exceptional ...

Special Education Standard 6: Communication .....................................................234
Special Education Standard 7: Instructional Planning .............................................235
Special Education Standard 8: Assessment ...........................................................236
Special Education Standard 9: Professional and Ethical Practice .............................236
Special Education Standard 10: Collaboration .....................................................237
Appendix 7: CEC National Program Recognition ........................ 239
Appendix 8: Special Education Mentoring Program
Implementation Checklist ...................................................... 241
Appendix 9: CEC Professional Policies ....................................... 245
Section Three - Part 1 Basic Commitments and Responsibilities to
Exceptional Children ............................................................................245
Section Three - Part 2 Professional Standards and Practice ................................273
Appendix 10: Developing a Performance-Based Program
Assessment System ................................................................. 283
Elements of a Successful Performance-Based Assessment System ........................283
Strategies for the Program Review Report .......................................................284
Connecting CEC Program Review and NCATE Unit Review ..............................284
List of Figures in Sections
Figure 2.1 Practicing Special Education Teachers Who Are Not Licensed ...............8
Figure 2.2 Minimum CEC Expectations for Entry-Level Special Educators ................9
Figure 2.3 Comparison of Professional Standards Framework .............................13
Figure 3.1 Special Education Continuum ..........................................................19
Figure 3.2 Comparison of Professional Frameworks ...........................................22
Figure 4.1 Alignment of INTASC Core Principles and CEC Standard
Domain Areas .......................................................................................26
Figure 4.2 Comparing CEC Initial Common Core Set and State Standards ...........26
Figure 4.3 Comparing CEC Initial Common Core Set and State Standards ..........31
Figure 4.4 Professional Development Plan Self-Assessment in Collaboration ..........39
Figure 4.5 Sample Candidate Self-Assessment in Collaboration ..........................42
Figure A1 Architecture of the CEC Preparation Standards.................................217
Figure A2.0 NCATE Classification of Initial & Advanced Level Programs ............218
Figure A2.1 CEC Initial Special Education Preparation Standards .....................219
Figure A2.2 CEC Advanced Special Education Preparation Standards...............220
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