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CURRENT UNIT The Family Understanding and appreciating the complexity and diversity of families and how this impacts their interactions within the context of the education system Is about LAST UNIT _____ NEXT UNIT Meeting Families’ Needs U n i t S e l f - T e s t Q u e s t i o n s U n i t R e l a t i o n s h i p s UNIT SCHEDULE 5/2 9 Family, school, advocacy Advocacy and empowerment Characteristics of families Functions of the family The family life cycle 5/30 Advocacy and ethics 5/31 Building alliances 7/2 Family characteristics What characteristics define a family How do family characteristics impact the way the family functions? How do issues change as families go through life cycles? How do I define my own family? How do families from different backgrounds compare? How do we use knowledge of family to work effectively with? I dentifyi ng the n eed for Id ent ifying Understan di ng comparison characteristics Problem Solving Througho ut The context of schools Understanding 7/3 Family empowerment 7/5 7/5 Functions of families Exam I Cause/effect
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CURRENT UNIT
The Family
Understanding and appreciatingthe complexity and diversity offamilies and how this impactstheir interactions within the
context of the education system
Is about
LAST UNIT
_____NEXT UNIT
Meeting Families’ Needs
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UNIT SCHEDULE
5/29 Family, school, advocacy
Advocacy andempowerment Characteristics
of families
Functions ofthe family
The familylife cycle
5/30 Advocacy and ethics
5/31
Building alliances7/2
Family characteristics
1. What characteristics define a family2. How do family characteristics impact the way the family functions?3. How do issues change as families go through life cycles?4. How do I define my own family?5. How do families from different backgrounds compare?6. How do we use knowledge of family to work effectively with?
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characteristics
Problem Solving
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The context ofschools
Understanding
7/3
Family empowerment
7/5
7/5
Functions of families
Exam I
Cause/effect
The Family
Expanded Unit Map
Understanding and appreciatingthe complexity and diversity offamilies and how this impactstheir interactions within the
context of the education system
Is about
Understanding
Understanding
New unitself-testquestions
Identifying the need for
ThroughoutThe context of
schools
Advocacy andempowerment
Characteristicsof families
Functions ofthe family
The familylife cycle
Iden
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CURRENT UNIT
Meeting Families’ Needs
Working collaboratively withfamilies to solve problems and address
issues related to special education
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LAST UNIT
The Family
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Making a Difference
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7/10 Background Knowledge
CommunicationMeeting
Basic Needs
Referral,Evaluation,
IEPs
7/11 Communication
7/16 Meeting Basic Needs
7/17 Referral, evaluation, IEPs
1. How do we effectively communicate with families?2. How do we collaboratively help families access services and resources?3. How can we facilitate families’ understanding of and participation in the special education process?
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Description
Cause/effect
Problem Solving
Background Knowledge
Understanding
Exam II7/18
Meeting Families’ Needs
Expanded Unit Map
Working collaboratively withfamilies to solve problems and address
issues related to special education
Is about
Understanding
Assisting with
New unitself-testquestions
Prac
ticin
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Facilitating
Background Knowledge
Communication MeetingBasic Needs
Referral,Evaluation,
IEPs
CURRENT UNIT
Making a Difference
Advocating for better services forstudents with disabilities and their
families
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Meeting Families’ Needs
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7/24 Home/Community
Systems Improvement
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7/25 Systems Improvement
7/26 Advocacy Skills
1. How can we encourage and support families’ participation in school activities?2. How do we best advocate for improved services for our students and their families?3. What skills and strategies will help us be better advocates?
Practicing
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Cause/effect
Problem Solving
Home/CommunityRelationships
Improving
Exam III
Practicum Reports
7/30
7/31
Making a Difference
Expanded Unit Map
Advocating for better services forstudents with disabilities and their
families
Is about
Improving
New unitself-testquestions
Including
Practicing
Home/CommunityRelationships
Systems Improvement
Advocacy Skills
