Week 8 Reflection

Part 1: Newsletter Article

Write a 1- to 2-page article about the importance of
collaboration between schools and communities with regards to students
with exceptionalities for the school newsletter. Be certain that it
focuses upon all stakeholders, addresses tips and strategies for how
schools and communities can better collaborate with each other, and
includes references to the Learning Resources from this course.

Part 2: Community Resources List

Create a list of at least five
web-based community resources that discuss working with persons with
exceptionalities. Provide a link to the URL for each resources as well
as a 2- to 3-sentence explanation describing what families and community
members can find on the site and why you selected it for them.

Part 3: Reflection

Compose a 1- to 2-page reflection explaining:

• How you chose the information you included in the newsletter
  article and why the information was important to share with families and
  communities.
• How and why you will use your list of community resources in your own school setting.
• Why it is important for Special Education professionals to provide
  updated resources continually to families and communities on working
  with students with exceptionalities.
• As a result of your experience in your courses, consider how the
  topics and concepts covered might align with issue that you might want
  to study. This should be a challenge or issue in your professional
  practice that poses a dilemma. Remember, it must be something over which
  you have control, impact P–12 student learning, and be related to your
  MSED specialization. What is a topic you might consider developing into a
  research question for an action research project for your upcoming
  major assessments?