IDEA Rules on Highly Qualified -- helps you understand -- from legal and practical viewpoints -- changes in the IDEA '04 relating to the new qualifications to teach special education students. This course helps you gain a clear understanding of the requirements and challenges of teaching students with disabilities. You receive a side-by-side comparison of changes, additions and omissions to the law as well as a comparison of these requirements with NCLB requirements for "highly qualified".

Chapters

Chapter 1 NCLB “Highly Qualified”
Chapter 2 Current Special Education Teachers
Chapter 3 New Special Education Teachers
Chapter 4 Exceptions

Learning Outcomes

After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:

• Explain to parents and staff the requirements for special education teachers to become highly qualified.
• Compare NCLB and IDEA ’04 requirements for highly qualified regular and special education teachers.
• Identify and recommend changes that need to be addressed in current district or school procedures to ensure that all special education teachers meet the requirements for highly qualified.
• Complete chapter assessments with 100 percent mastery and the final assessment with 80 percent mastery.