special education in 21st century

1. COMPARING
TRADITIONAL
SPECIAL
EDUCATION TO 21ST
CENTURY SPECIAL
EDUCATION
Differences between short term
planning in Traditional annual
reviews versus continuous planning
in 21st century learning plans for
students with disabilities
Focus of 21st Century Special
Education is 50% on current year
and 50% on the future. Each goal
needs to be not only working on
learning skills for that school year
but also working towards ultimate
vocational goal (Rowe, Marzzotti,
Hirano, & Alverson, 2015).
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The futureisthestartingline
While changes and
corrections will need to be
made depending on the
student’s progress, all
goals in 21st century
special education need to
be written with the end
goal in mind. Focus on
the student’s strengths
and build from there
(Rowe, Mazzotti, Hirano,
& Alverson, 2015). This
prepares the student for
life after school in a more
effective way than
traditional goal setting.
Finishonegoal before
startingthenext
Annual ARD’s should
have goals that start
and finish within the
year and build upon
previous goal
depending on progress.
Strengths are that it
gives focus to each
year’s growth and
progress. Weaknessis
that the end result may
not be where the
parents and students
expect.
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Steps and skills of traditional
special education moving from
kindergarten through twelfth grade
While students in 21st century special
education still need to learn basic skills
they also need to learn skills to prepare
them for life outside of school
For students with severe
special needs the focus
throughout school is on
teaching them basic skills and
behaviors
The finish line is the starting point
for planning and goal development
Both approaches to special education seek
what is best for the student, but the 21st
century style focuses on more long term