SPED 577 Career & Vocational Programming

This course provides knowledge and application of career planning and transition for adolescents from school to adult living, including major laws, suggestions for planning and developing assessment and instructional procedures, and coverage of some of the major issues facing schools, parents, and students today. Included will be practice developing Individual Education Plans (IEPs) and transition services under the mandate of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The student will spend a minimum of 10 field experience hours observing and/or completing classroom assignments in a secondary special education setting.