Welcome to SPED 520!
This course will prepare future teachers to comprehend various frameworks and models for developing curriculum appropriate for students with special needs. Learning disabilities/styles, emotional disabilities, and/or cognitive disabilities, aspects of culture, previous education systems, and other considerations that may affect appropriate instruction and student learning will be examined and applied. This course will advance future teachers’ comprehension of theoretical knowledge which supports best practices when teaching to student populations with various disabilities.
My name is Toby Wiedenmayer, and this is my second course at Sierra Nevada College as an instructor, but I too went through the teacher's education Master's program. I have been teaching professionally for eight years, and am certified in special education, English, and art. While I instruct here part time, I am currently employed as the Dean of Academics and the Special Education Case Manager at Rainshadow Community Charter High School in Reno, Nevada. Please feel free to contact me if you have any issues with this course. I look forward to working with you all!
My name is Toby Wiedenmayer, and this is my second course at Sierra Nevada College as an instructor, but I too went through the teacher's education Master's program. I have been teaching professionally for eight years, and am certified in special education, English, and art. While I instruct here part time, I am currently employed as the Dean of Academics and the Special Education Case Manager at Rainshadow Community Charter High School in Reno, Nevada. Please feel free to contact me if you have any issues with this course. I look forward to working with you all!