Exceptional Learning and Inclusion Final Assignment 

[WLO: 3] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4]

Throughout this course you have been on a journey to deepen your understanding of exceptional learning and inclusion. You have begun work towards this culminating assignment in Weeks 2 and 3 of the course. Now, it is time to complete two additional pieces to demonstrate your understanding of the key ideas and topics presented throughout the course and how they will help inform your everyday work with children and families of children with exceptionalities. These assignments should be useful in your future work, so consider your intended career path as you determine what to create.

To prepare,

  • Review Chapter 2: Teaching Children in Special Education.
  • Review the feedback you received from your instructor on your assignments in Week 2 and Week 3.
  • Choose the project you will create to demonstrate understanding of each Course Learning Outcome (CLO) from the options below. You are revising the artifacts you already created for CLOs 1 and 3 and creating new artifacts for CLOs 2 and 4, for a total of four. You may choose the same style (e.g., assignment, parent resource, etc.) for all, or you may mix and match, but you must submit four total artifacts.

Content Focus

Project Choices: Pick One Option for each CLO

CLO 1: Historical Influences

Choose one assignment to create that answers the following question:

How will historical influences inform your current practices for creating learning environments for children with exceptionalities?

Paper: Write a 2–3-page paper that fully addresses the question.Creative Art: Utilizing CanvaLinks to an external site.or Adobe CC ExpressLinks to an external site., create a 1–2-page visual resource that fully addresses the question.Colleague Resource: Develop a 4-6 (not including title and reference pages)-slide professional development presentation for your colleagues that fully addresses the question.Parent Resource: Develop a 2–3-page newsletter for families that fully addresses the question.CLO 2: Evidence-Based StrategiesChoose one project to create that answers the following question:How will you use evidence-based instructional methods and strategies to support children with diverse needs in inclusive and equitable settings?Paper: Write a 2–3-page paper that fully addresses the question.Creative Art: Utilizing CanvaLinks to an external site.or Adobe CC ExpressLinks to an external site., create a 1–2-page visual resource that fully addresses the question.Colleague Resource: Develop a 4-6 (not including title and reference pages)- slide professional development presentation for your colleagues that fully addresses the question.Parent Resource: Develop a 2–3-page newsletter for families that fully addresses the question.CLO 3: Collaboration With FamiliesChoose one project to create that answers the following question:How will you utilize collaboration with families to foster inclusive learning environments?Paper: Write a 2–3-page paper that fully addresses the question.Creative Art: Utilizing CanvaLinks to an external site.or Adobe CC ExpressLinks to an external site., create a 1–2-page visual resource that fully addresses the question.Colleague Resource: Develop a 4-6 (not including title and reference pages)-slide professional development presentation for your colleagues that fully addresses the question.Parent Resource: Develop a 2–3-page newsletter for families that fully addresses the question.CLO 4: Philosophy StatementChoose one project to create that answers the following question:What is your professional- and ethical-based philosophy of inclusion for children with exceptionalities?Paper: Write a 2–3-page paper that fully addresses the question.Creative Art: Utilizing CanvaLinks to an external site.or Adobe CC ExpressLinks to an external site., create a 1–2-page visual resource that fully addresses the question.Colleague Resource: Develop a 4-6 (not including title and reference pages)-slide professional development presentation for your colleagues that fully addresses the question.Parent Resource: Develop a 2–3–page newsletter for families that fully addresses the question.Submission RequirementsWhatever format(s) you choose, your delivery of the project must conform to the following requirements:

  • If you utilized the same format for all projects, you may combine them into one file for uploading.
  • If you developed your project with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, or as a PDF, upload your assignment file to Waypoint.
  • If you utilized a web-based tool such as CanvaLinks to an external site. or Adobe CC ExpressLinks to an external site. to develop your project, download the project as a PDF and upload the PDF to Waypoint for grading. If you created multiple projects using these tools, you will need to upload each separately.

Additional RequirementsThe Exceptional Learning and Inclusion Final Project