Contact Information

 

Dr. Suzanne Robinson

Project POISE Director

785-864-0552

smrobins@ku.edu

 

Dr. Steve Colson

Outreach Faculty for Project POISE

913-897-8458

scolson@ku.edu

 

Maya Israel

Project POISE Coordinator

913-897-8606

mayaosh@ku.edu

 

Sheila Kraus

Field Based Support Facilitator in KCK schools

913-627-5690

shkraus@kckps.org

Example Plan of Study

The following courses fulfill the adaptive special education licensure. The courses taken after that would be taken towards full certification but would be worked out between you and your academic advisor. To see course descriptions, go to the KU Department of Special Education website and click "Courses" from the left menu bar.

Fall 2006 Course(s)

• SPED 741 - Methods and Assessment: Academic Construction for Students with Exceptionalities in General Education and Learning Center Settings
• SPED 743 - Methods: Functional Behavior Assessment, Positive Behavior Supports and Classroom Management
• SPED 775 - Practicum with Exceptional Children

Spring 2007 Course(s)

• SPED 730 - Characteristics of Students Needing an Adaptive and Functional Curriculum
• SPED 854 - Family and Interprofessional Collaboration in Special Education
• SPED 775 - Practicum with Exceptional Children (continued)

Summer 2007 Course(s)

• SPED 897 - Cultural Competence in Urban School Settings

Fall 2007 Course(s)

• SPED 841 - Advanced Methods and Assessment: Learning Strategies and Content Enhancements
• SPED 856 - Transition Education and Services from Childhood through Adulthood (for middle and secondary certification only)

Spring 2008 Course(s)

• SPED 843 - Advanced Methods and Assessment: Strategies for Students with Significant Behavior, Social, and Emotional Needs
• SPED 742 - Methods and Assessment: Life Skills and Community Based Instruction