Effective Instruction and Inclusion

Special Education Effective Instruction and Inclusion

Overview

Effective instructional practices and inclusive teaching include intentionally and purposely creating, designing, and developing learning opportunities that ensure all students, regardless of their background, skill, or developmental level, are taken into consideration, and a student-centered learning environment is created. Educators need to have a rich and adaptable understanding of content, use various instructional strategies, and personalize instruction to meet each student’s needs. Creating an inclusive classroom focuses on establishing a teaching and learning environment that considers all forms of individual and group characteristics.

Contacts

Jennie DeFriez
Effective Instruction Coordinator
Phone: (801) 538-7522 | E-mail

Lindsey Cunningham
Inclusion Coordinator
Phone: (801) 538-7806 | E-mail

Co-Teaching

Co-teaching is the instructional arrangement in which a general education teacher and a special education teacher deliver core instruction along with specialized instruction, as needed, to a diverse group of students in a single physical space. Co-teaching partnerships require educators to make joint instructional decisions and share responsibility and accountability for student learning.

Co-Teaching Handbook Utah Guidelines

Co-Teaching Lesson Design Template

Co-Teaching Observation Form

Jennie DeFriez
Effective Instruction Coordinator
Phone: (801) 538-7522 | E-mail

Ellen Bailey
Elementary Literacy
Phone: (801) 538-7721 | E-mail

Marianne Farnsworth
Secondary Literacy
Phone: (801) 538-7574 | E-mail

Brook Hatch
Secondary Mathematics
Phone: (801) 538-7630 | E-mail

Significant Cognitive

Who is a Student with a Significant Cognitive Disability?

Alternate Achievement Standards

E-mail DLM at dlm@ku.edu if you have questions about the videos or encounter any problems accessing them.

Contact

Tanya Semerad
Autism and Significant Cognitive Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7726 | E-mail

Paraeducator

Utah Standards for Instructional Paraeducators

Utah State Board of Education Paraeducator Manual

Utah State Board of Education Instructional Paraeducator Evaluation/Feedback Form

Paraeducators to Teacher Scholarship Opportunity (PETTS)

2023-2024 Paraeducator to Teacher Scholarship Application

Utah State Board of Education Rules R277-526 Paraeducator to Teacher Scholarship (PETTS) Program Information Sheet

Contact

Tanya Semerad
Autism and Significant Cognitive Disabilities (SCD)
Phone: (801) 538-7726 | E-mail

Ellen Bailey
Elementary English Language Arts (ELA)
Phone: (801) 538-7721 | E-mail

Utah Multi-Tiered System of Supports (UMTSS)

Utah Multi-Tiered System of Supports (UMTSS)
Utah State Board of Education Utah Multi-Tiered System of Supports (UMTSS)

Contact

Sydnee Seager
Project Manager
Phone: (801) 538-7609 | E-mail

Samantha Garcia
Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS)
Phone: (801) 538-7902 | E-mail

Educator Licensure and Endorsements

Apply for an Educator License

University Recommends
Utah State Board of Education (USBE) Educator Licensing

Educators are recommended for initial licensure through a Utah-approved educator preparation program.
Initial licensure includes the license and at least one license area of concentration and one endorsement. Additional endorsements may be added to a license area of concentration.

Educator Endorsements

Applications
USBE Educator Licensing

Download the PDF(s) to your desktop and complete the form(s):
Endorsements attach to a current Utah Educator license with a qualifying license area of concentration.
Submit Educator Endorsement Applications digitally to licensing@schools.utah.gov.
Request university registrar(s) submit original digital transcripts via Clearinghouse to transcripts@schools.utah.gov.