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I do not feel I do a great job at staying updated on recent issues in special education. I have not found a resource for staying informed. Designating time to investigate current topics in special education, and finding a reliable resource will help me improve my professional practices with the most up-to-date information. The Council for Exceptional Children has a blog called "Special Education Today" that includes the most recent news in special education. This blog is a way for me to stay informed on issues in special education in order to improve my professional practices.

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One of my strengths in the area of professional and ethical practice is that I have a strong moral compass that guides the work that I do. I became a special education teacher because I believe in the right to education for all students, and I wanted to be an advocate for students with disabilities. This influences how I engage ethically and professionally. I do my best to ensure that my professional practices align with my desire to provide a high quality education to students with disabilities.

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I will apply what I learned from this assignment to continue to evaluate my personal beliefs, and analyze them to understand how they affect my professional practices. I will consider what steps I need to take in order to implement practices that support my ethical beliefs, as well as support equity and inclusion for all students.

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The module objective addresses reflecting on learning, teaching, and professional practice. This assignment required me to reflect on my learning, teaching, and professional practice as it relates to equitable practices. The equitable practices I implement in my classroom relate to my ethical and professional guidelines. My ethical guidelines include implementing equitable professional practices. It is important for me to continue to reflect on my own beliefs in order to uphold this standard.

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This assignment taught me about how my experiences influence my practices in the classroom. Self-reflection is important as an educator because it is how we continue to improve. My self-reflection in this assignment showed me what steps I should take to continue to support equity in my classroom.

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The "Self Analysis Narrative" assignment completed in the Multicultural Education for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion course addresses the topic of professional and ethical practice. This assignment required me to analyze my family background and life experiences to identify the impacts of them on my teaching. I reflected on how my background and experiences impact my teaching, and discussed steps I can take in order to overcome biases to implement equitable practices in my classroom.

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I will use what I learned from this assignment to continue to develop my ethical practices. This assignment gave me a starting point from which I can continue to develop as I gain new experiences in my career. I can revisit my ethical guidelines and revise them throughout my career. Revisiting my ethical guidelines will also inform my professional practice. Revisiting my ethical guidelines will ensure that my professional practices align with them.

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The module objective addresses constructing your philosophy on education. This assignment required me to identify my ethical guidelines which influences my philosophy on education. Philosophy on education should also be based on research. Through this assignment, I connected my ethical guidelines with research.

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This assignment helped me concretely identify my ethical guidelines in teaching. Before completing this assignment, I had an idea of my ethical principles, but this assignment helped me develop strong principles that are connected to research. I learned the importance of having clear ethical guidelines that connect to research as a special education teacher.

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How can special educators influence colleagues to engage in ethical and professional practices?

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How can special educators influence colleagues to engage in ethical and professional practices?

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One of the Council for Exceptional Children's standards for professional practice is to "intervene professionally when a colleague’s behavior is illegal, unethical, or detrimental to individuals with exceptionalities" (n.d.). This led to my question of how special educators can influence colleagues to engage in ethical and professional practices. I found an article called "Informal Ethical Problem Solving of Colleague's Misconduct" that discusses strategies for dealing with colleagues who may not be performing ethically or professionally. I will consider the strategies presented in the article should I encounter a colleague acting unethically or unprofessionally.

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It is important that the professional practices of special educators align with federal and state laws governing special education.

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It is important that the professional practices of special educators align with federal and state laws governing special education.

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Professional practices of special educators should adhere to the laws outlined by IDEA as well as state laws regarding special education. Understanding the legal rights of students and families is critical to the field of special education, and should be considered in professional practices (Fresno Pacific University, 2022). Following special education law also presents ethical implications, as these laws were created in order to ensure the right to a free and appropriate public education for people with disabilities.

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The ethical principles and professional practices of special educators directly impacts the quality of education for students with disabilities.

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The ethical principles and professional practices of special educators directly impacts the quality of education for students with disabilities.

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The Council for Exceptional Children outlines ethical and professional guidelines for special educators in order to "respect the diverse characteristics and needs of individuals with exceptionalities and their families" (n.d.). These guidelines outline practices that special educators should follow to provide a high quality education to students with disabilities. The ethical principles guide professional practice with regards to providing high quality education.

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How can professionals in special education continue to expand their philosophy of special education?

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How can professionals in special education continue to expand their philosophy of special education?

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A philosophy of teaching describes the beliefs of an educator that influences their teaching practices. An individual's philosophy of teaching will continue to develop throughout their career. I am in my second year of teaching, so I feel like my philosophy is still developing. To help answer my question, I found an article by the University of San Diego that provides examples and prompts to develop a philosophy of teaching. This article will help me develop my philosophy of teaching, and I can revisit it using the prompts given as I continue in my career.

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The "Ethical Guidelines" assignment completed in the Leadership in Special Education course addresses the topic of professional and ethical practice. For this assignment, I listed ten ethical guidelines that I follow as a special educator. I connected my ethical guidelines to research, and explained why each guideline is important to the education of students with disabilities.

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The module objectives that address the topic of professional and ethical practice are as follows:

Module objective 1: Critically reflect upon the professional ethical principles and practice standards.

Module objective 2: Construct your philosophy on special education.

Module objective 3: Investigate and analyze relevant topics, emerging issues, and trends in the areas of leadership and policies as they relate to special education with a focus on professional and ethical practice.

Module objective 4: Reflect on learning, teaching, and professional practice as it pertains to special education and relevant topics, issues, and trends in special education in the areas of professional and ethical practice.

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The topic addressed is professional and ethical practice. The course objective that addresses this topic is objective 6: demonstrate competency in the use of foundational knowledge of the field and professional ethical principles and practice standards to inform special education practice, engage in lifelong learning, advance the profession, and perform leadership responsibilities to promote the success of professional colleagues and students with disabilities.