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An instructor will monitor your progress and assess your body of work at course completion. UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools
to help you get the most out of your online course, including an online portfolio service
that manages all your course completions.
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1.4 CEUs
Course Description
This course will deliver knowledge on the current developments in inclusion, and will provide guidance and instruction in areas such as: teacher attitudes, preparation and effective instructional practices. In addition, it is designed to provide teachers with skills they need to make inclusion of students with autism successful.
The course covers: (a) central features of effective inclusion education programs; (b) research involving teachers' and administrators' attitudes towards students with autism; (c) collaborative partnerships between general and special education teachers; (d) knowledge about effective teacher communication; (e) strategies for parental preparation for school, transition and other segments of life; (f) types of planning and factors involved in planning; (g) effective instructional inclusive strategies such as functional instruction, meaningful reinforcement, and peer support; (h) performance- based and portfolio assessment and how it can be used; and (i) IDEA 97 and its impact of the disciplinary policies of students with disabilities.
This course offers 1.4 CEUs upon successful completion. You may take this
online course with or without CEU documentation. An online and hard-copy Certificate of Course Completion displaying your coursework and
CEUs earned is included with the CEU Option. We also offer an expedited Transcript Service for sending your accomplishments to a third party.
Course Lessons
Optional Certificates Awarded
Certificate of Attendance
Certificate of Class Participation
Certificate of Appreciation
Certificate of Merit
Certificate of Outstanding Achievement
Certificate of Academic Excellence
Certificates awarded by the instructor will vary and are based upon student merit.
Any awards you earn are considered unofficial (or temporary) unless you decide to make the award official.
To make an award official, there is a $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and shipping of a hard copy of the certificate as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Transcript Service.
Official awards include a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award you earned for a lifetime (great for employers
to verify your achievement).