Course Description

Earn 30 NYS CTLE Credit

Upon completion of this course, you will receive a certificate of completion.

This course is suitable for all teachers. The aim of this course is to better equip teachers in the most up to date strategies in order to support all students, particularly students who struggle in school. 

If you are completing the course for 30 CTLE hours, you will need to:

  • Responded to all lesson prompts
  • Responded to at least 2 others per module
  • Completed all assignments/artifacts


The course is divided into five modules;

1- Introduction to Multiple Intelligences and Special Education

2- Humanities

3- STEM

4-Executive Functioning

5- Formal Plans

Module 1 provides for an overview of the course along with introductory information about special education, including the 13 categories that make up special education. This module is intended to lay the groundwork for the rest of the course by exploring the categories of special education, the purpose of response to intervention and the idea of multiple intelligences. In module 2 we will discuss three skills that students struggle with in regards to reading and writing; reading comprehension, identifying information and analyzing information. We will also discuss a variety of strategies that can be used to in order to target and support students that struggle with each skill and use those strategies to create a sample lesson. This module also incorporates outside articles and a video example of a lesson in action so participants can think of ways they can modify a lesson to support all learners. Module 3 also identifies specific struggles a student might have, however, this module focuses on the STEM classes. The skills that most students struggle within STEM are conceptualizing and retaining information. In this module, we provide specific examples for both science and math classes in order to target those skills and support students. We will also create a lesson using the strategies covered in order to understand how they can be used and implemented in the classroom. Although the strategies in the 2nd and 3rd modules are demonstrated with a humanities/STEM focus, they can be used in all classes. Module 4 focuses on executive functioning. Executive functioning is a set of cognitive processes including the working memory, cognitive functioning, and self-regulating skills. In this module, we will discuss struggles students have with each skill along with strategies to support them. Several students struggle with executive functioning skills, regardless of whether or not they have a disability. Therefore, teachers can use the strategies learned to support all of their students, not just those who have an IEP or 504. In the fifth and final module, we will discuss the individualized education plan (IEP), Response to Intervention (RTI) and the 504 process. The IEP is a legal document that all students with a disability are required to have. In this module, we will discuss the legal aspects of the IEP, the main components and create a sample IEP. We will also discuss the process of RTI and when it should be used, along with the 504 process and why some students might have a 504 verse an IEP.


Access to the course will be granted for 1 year.


For more information on the course, please review the syllabus here.



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Course curriculum

  • 1

    Module 1

    • Pre Course Survey

    • Module 1: Lesson 1: Special Education, Multiple Intelligences and Differentiation

    • Module 1 Lesson 1: Transcript

    • Module 1 Lesson 1: Discussion

    • Module 1 Lesson 2: Overview of Special Education

    • Module 1 Lesson 2: Transcript

    • Module 1 Lesson 2: Discussion

    • Module 1 Lesson 3: IDEA Articles

    • Module 1 Lesson 3: Discussion

    • Module 1 Lesson 4: Multiple Intelligences

    • Module 1 Lesson 4: Transcript

    • Module 1 Lesson 4: What is your Multiple Intelligence?

    • Module 1 Lesson 4: Discussion

    • Module 1 Assignment
  • 2

    Module 2

    • Module 2 Lesson 1: RTI Article

    • Module 2 Lesson 1: Discussion

    • Module 2 Lesson 2: Reading Comprehension

    • Module 2 Lesson 2: Transcript

    • Module 2 Lesson 2: Discussion

    • Module 2 Lesson 3: Identifying Information

    • Module 2 Lesson 3: Discussion

    • Module 2 Lesson 3: Transcript

    • Module 2 Lesson 4: Analyzing Information

    • Module 2 Lesson 4: Discussion

    • Module 2 Lesson 4: Transcript

    • Module 2 Lesson 5: Teaching Channel Example

    • Module 2 Lesson 5: Discussion

    • Module 2 Lesson 6: Lesson Sample

    • Module 2 Lesson 6: Transcript

    • Module 2 Lesson 6: Discussion

    • Module 2: Assignment
  • 3

    Module 3

    • Module 3 Lesson 1: Conceptualizing

    • Module 3 Lesson 1: Discussion

    • Module 3 Lesson 1: Transcript

    • Module 3 Lesson 2: Retaining Information

    • Module 3 Lesson 2: Discussion

    • Module 3 Lesson 2: Transcript

    • Module 3 Lesson 3: Sample Lesson

    • Module 3 Lesson 3: Transcript

    • Module 3 Lesson 3: Discussion

    • Module 3 Assignment
  • 4

    Module 4

    • Module 4 Lesson 1: Executive Functioning

    • Module 4 Lesson 1: Transcript

    • Module 4 Lesson 1: Discussion

    • Module 4 Lesson 2: Working Memory

    • Module 4 Lesson 2: Transcript

    • Module 4 Lesson 2: Discussion

    • Module 4 Lesson 3: Cognitive Functioning

    • Module 4 Lesson 3: Transcript

    • Module 4 Lesson 3: Discussion

    • Module 4 Lesson 4: Self-Regulating

    • Module 4 Lesson 4: Discussion

    • Module 4 Lesson 4: Transcript

    • Module 4 Lesson 5: Article

    • Module 4 Lesson 5: Discussion

    • Module 4: Executive Functioning Activities

    • Module 4: Multiple Entry Points Activities

    • Module 4 Assignment
  • 5

    Module 5

    • Module 5 Lesson 1: Purpose of the IEP

    • Module 5 Lesson 1: Transcript

    • Module 5 Lesson 1: Discussion

    • Module 5 Lesson 2: Guide to writing an IEP

    • Module 5 Lesson 2: IEP Tracker

    • Module 5 Lesson 2: Transcript

    • Module 5 Lesson 2: Discussion

    • Module 5 Lesson 3: Sample IEP

    • Module 5 Lesson 3: Discussion

    • Module 5 Lesson 4: 504

    • Module 5 Lesson 4: Transcript

    • Module 5 Lesson 4: Discussion

    • Module 5 Lesson 5: RTI

    • Module 5 Lesson 5: Transcript

    • Module 5 Lesson 5: Discussion

    • Module 5 Lesson 6: Article

    • Module 5 Lesson 6: Discussion

    • Module 5 Assignment

    • Reading Activites

    • Speaking and Listening Activities

    • Writing Activities

    • Post Course Survey

    • End of Course