Psychology of the Exceptional Individual ED222 Fall p.m. and 2 p.m. Bishop Fink Hall #220

Card Game Black cards=male Red cards=female 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9’s=white 2’s=African American 3’s=Hispanic Sticker=an individual with a Disability

Dates August 27 th —white men October 8 th —white women November 15 th —African American men and women November 17 th —Hispanic men and women, but all material presented in another language November 29 th —individuals with disabilities

Everyone is held to the same expectations Exams: 1, 2, and 3 are worth 10% each and the final is worth 20% of your total grade. All exams are cumulative. Reflection Paper: 20% of grade. Four short reflections lead up to final paper. Group Projects: 10% of grade. Presentation in the final days of the course. Groups will be selected in the second week of September. Book Review: 10% of grade. You read a book about an individual with a disability and come talk to me about it. Easy. Participation: 10% of your grade. If you make a solid effort in class, you get the points. If you sleep, surf the web, and seem to blow off class, you don’t.

Goals for the course…. You should develop some perspective and/or insight into the lives of individuals with disabilities. You should gain an understanding of the historical, legal and social underpinnings of the disability movement in American society. You should gain an understanding of how individuals with disabilities are/have been treated in schools. You should gain basic awareness of the characteristics of all disability groups. You should develop a ‘starting point’ for educating students with each of the disabilities discussed.

Essential Outcomes Gaining factual knowledge (terminology, classifications, methods, trends) Learning fundamental principles, generalizations, or theories Developing a clearer understanding of, and commitment to, personal values Developing specific skills, competencies, and points of view needed by professionals in the field most closely related to this course

Things to consider… People first language—refer to the individual before the disability.