WISE WORDS

"Carefully watch your THOUGHTS, for they become your WORDS. Manage and watch your WORDS, for they will become your ACTIONS. Consider and judge your ACTIONS, for they have become your HABITS. Acknowledge and watch your HABITS, for they shall become your VALUES. Understand and embrace your VALUES, for they become YOUR DESTINY."--Mahatma Gandhi

ED4213-CATERING FOR DIFFERENCE

Lecturer- GERALDINE GRAY

DATES: Saturday 25th August
Saturday 8th, 15th 22nd September

EXAM Tuesday 25th September

TAFE NSW DISABILITY PROGRAMS UNIT

Beyond Expectations, created by the TAFE NSW Disability Programs Unit, is a series of video profiles of people with a range of disabilities, who are making their mark in the workforce.

AUTISM SPECTRUM AUSTRALIA

Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) is the leading provider of autism-specific services in Australia, building partnerships with people with Autism Spectrum ...

NAOMI ZIGMOND

Naomi Zigmond
School of Education
University of Pittsburgh

MATT LAFFAN

Early in his career, while working for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in New South Wales, Sydney lawyer Matt Laffan was asked to present a case before the Chief Judge of the Supreme Court in a courtroom that was not wheelchair-accessible.

DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

Declaration of the Rights of the Child

Dr LORETTA GIORCELLI

Loretta trained as a primary/special education teacher in Queensland in the late 1960s and has taught profoundly deaf students, as well as students with a range of disabilities, at pre-school, primary and secondary levels in segregated and integrated settings in both the United Kingdom and Australia.

She has a Bachelor's degree in Education, a Master's degree in Special Education and a PhD (Linguistics and Communication Disabilities) from the University of Illinios (USA).

Loretta has worked as a teacher, consultant and school principal in Queensland and London schools, before accepting a position in the New South Wales Department of School Education in 1984.

She was the NSW Director of Special Education and Equity Programs (Aboriginal Education, Migrant Education, ESL, Early Childhood Education, Disadvantaged Schools etc) with the Department of School Education in New South Wales until April 1993.

She has also received the NSW Government's Teaching Service Medal and in 1993 was granted Life Membership of the Australian Teachers of the Deaf Association.

MUSEC

Special Education Centre Macquarie University New South Wales
Professor Kevin Wheldall

kevin.wheldall@mq.edu.au

Australian Centre for Educational Studies

Macquarie University
New South Wales 2109
Australia

CATERING FOR DIFFERENCE

Area of Major Focus: Developing an understanding of the special academic, phtsical, behavioral and communication differences that exist in modern student centred classrooms.

BOS Special Education Needs
Supporting teachers of students with special education needs

What do you see as the biggest challenges that you face in regard to the education of students with special needs?

At this time, what do you think would be the most effective way of meeting those challenges?

Do you have a specific area of interest regarding the support of students with special needs?

What would you like to gain from this course?


Specail education is first and foremost an instruction focussing on individual need.