M1 Assessments
M1: Explain a Law
- Alignments: 9j, 9o
- Description: Video (optional format). Students explain a law to a parent and a student who are new to special education. This assessment could be part of a cumulative course assessment that employs open pedagogy; see IEP Team Member Guide assessment in Cumulative Ancillaries.
- M1 Explain a Law
M1: What Would You Do?
- Alignments: 9i, 9j ,9n, 9o
- Description: Scenario response paper (optional format). Students play the role of an educator. They select a scenario that presents a questionable situation that doesn’t violate any laws or ethical codes and justify how they would navigate it using laws, ethical principles, and their emerging self-awareness of their professional identities.
- M1 What Would You Do
Knowledge. The teacher understands laws related to learners’ rights and teacher responsibilities (e.g., for educational equity, appropriate education for learners with disabilities, confidentiality, privacy, appropriate treatment of learners, reporting in situations related to possible child abuse).
Disposition. The teacher understands the expectations of the profession including codes of ethics, professional standards of practice, and relevant law and policy.
Knowledge. The teacher understands how personal identity, worldview, and prior experience affect perceptions and expectations, and recognizes how they may bias behaviors and interactions with others.
Disposition. The teacher sees him/herself as a learner, continuously seeking opportunities to draw upon current education policy and research as sources of analysis and reflection to improve practice.
