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EDSE 661: Curriculum and Methods: Severe Disabilities

Important: For the most up-to-date information, refer to the official George Mason Course Catalog

General Information

Credits: 3

Description:

Focuses on current best practices in curriculum, and methods for students with severe disabilities, including specific strategies for teaching students with severe disabilities, general strategies for working with heterogeneous groups of students in inclusive settings, and methods for adapting the general education curriculum to include students with severe disabilities. Offered by School of Education. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Graduate, Junior Plus or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Undergraduate level students.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

Current Sections

Upcoming Sections

  • Spring 2025, Section: 6U1*, CRN 20100, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Spring 2025, Section: 6Y1*, CRN 20089, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Spring 2025, Section: DL1*, CRN 13255, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth

*These sections are available to non-degree seeking students as well. To take courses without applying to a degree program, you'll need to submit an application as a non-degree seeking student. If you're interested in applying a course to a degree in the future, set up a call with an admissions counselor. All courses available in Summer 2020 will be offered online.

Prior Sections (partial list)
  • Spring 2024, Section: 6U1, CRN 23722, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Spring 2024, Section: 6Y1, CRN 23693, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Spring 2024, Section: DL1, CRN 13147, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2023, Section: 6U1, CRN 84400, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2023, Section: 6Y1, CRN 84405, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2023, Section: DL1, CRN 70949, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Spring 2023, Section: 6U1, CRN 23891, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Spring 2023, Section: 6Y1, CRN 23898, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Spring 2023, Section: DL1, CRN 13834, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2022, Section: 601, CRN 85089, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2022, Section: 6U1, CRN 84945, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2022, Section: 6Y1, CRN 85018, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2022, Section: DL1, CRN 71266, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Spring 2022, Section: 6U1, CRN 24391, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Spring 2022, Section: 6Y1, CRN 24358, Format: Online, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Spring 2022, Section: DL1, CRN 14934, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2021, Section: 6U1, CRN 86718, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2021, Section: 6Y1, CRN 86709, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2021, Section: DL1, CRN 71988, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Spring 2021, Section: 6U1, CRN 24474, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Spring 2021, Section: 6Y1, CRN 24449, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Spring 2021, Section: DL1, CRN 16251, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2020, Section: 6U1, CRN 84650, Format: Online, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Fall 2020, Section: 6Y1, CRN 84561, Format: Online, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Fall 2020, Section: DL1, CRN 72416, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Spring 2020, Section: 6U1, CRN 22130, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Spring 2020, Section: 6Y1, CRN 22195, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Spring 2020, Section: DL1, CRN 18047, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2019, Section: 6U1, CRN 82653, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2019, Section: 6Y1, CRN 82645, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2019, Section: DL1, CRN 72850, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Spring 2019, Section: 6U1, CRN 22501, Format: Online, Instructor: Kristin Lyon
  • Spring 2019, Section: 6Y1, CRN 22515, Format: Online, Instructor: Kristin Lyon
  • Spring 2019, Section: DL1, CRN 21416, Format: Online, Instructor: Kristin Lyon
  • Fall 2018, Section: 001, CRN 73530, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2018, Section: 646, CRN 83454, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2018, Section: 6U1, CRN 83575, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2018, Section: 6Y1, CRN 83582, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Spring 2018, Section: 001, CRN 11958, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Spring 2018, Section: 6Y1, CRN 21735, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2017, Section: 001, CRN 74225, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2017, Section: 633, CRN 82227, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2017, Section: 6U1, CRN 82466, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2017, Section: 6Y1, CRN 82467, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Spring 2017, Section: 001, CRN 13023, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Spring 2017, Section: 6U1, CRN 21626, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Spring 2017, Section: 6Y1, CRN 21646, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2016, Section: 001, CRN 75594, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2016, Section: 626, CRN 82181, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2016, Section: 6U1, CRN 82429, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2016, Section: 6Y1, CRN 82430, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Spring 2016, Section: 001, CRN 13841, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Spring 2016, Section: 6Y1, CRN 23843, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2015, Section: 001, CRN 78476, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Fall 2015, Section: 6U1, CRN 83093, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Spring 2015, Section: 001, CRN 15088, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Spring 2015, Section: 692, CRN 18117, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jodi Duke
  • Spring 2014, Section: 002, CRN 18045, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Spring 2014, Section: 003, CRN 18044, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Cornelia Jacob
  • Spring 2014, Section: 6U1, CRN 20639, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Cornelia Jacob
  • Spring 2012, Section: 5S2, CRN 19588, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Cornelia Jacob
  • Spring 2011, Section: 5S1, CRN 10924, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Spring 2011, Section: 5S2, CRN 21048, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Melissa Ainsworth
  • Spring 2011, Section: 631, CRN 20585, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Spring 2010, Section: 5S1, CRN 11367, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Marci Jerome
  • Spring 2010, Section: 631, CRN 20738, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Marci Jerome