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Teachers College, Columbia University
Teachers College
Columbia University
dis/Ability Studies in Education
dis/Ability Studies in Education
in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching
in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching

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Curriculum & Teachihng

Teachers College, Columbia University

Course Listing

The following course descriptions are available. Please check the Class Schedule or contact the program for course availability for each semester:


Program Courses:

C&T 4000 Disability in contexts

Professor Bejoian. For students preparing to be both general and special-education teachers. Exploration of the historical, legal, cultural, and social/emotional experiences and representations of the characteristics of people across the full range of disabilities. The course focuses on life contexts, including education, family (caregiver), employment, and independent living as well as life-span transitions. It draws on a wide range of interdisciplinary scholarship and ways of knowing.

Instructor: Lynne Bejoian


C&T 4001 Differentiating Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms

Professor Naraian and faculty. For students preparing to be both general and special-education teachers. This course is designed to foster collaborative, problem-solving relationships among general and special education teachers and student families in designing and modeling inclusive pedagogies and practices for diverse learners. It also overviews the classroom uses of assistive instructional technologies and other accommodations in a laboratory format.


C&T 4056 Disability studies across the curriculum

No description available at this time.


C&T 4310 Disability studies in practice: community-based practicum seminar

No description available


C&T 4311 Advanced practicum--teaching students with disabilities

Professors Broderick, Hamre, Bejoian, and Oyler. Permission required. Part-time practicum in New York City schools, coupled with critical special education core classes. Co-requisites: C&T 5080, 5081, and 5905.


C&T 5905 Seminar in learning disabilities and disability studies in education

Professor Broderick. Permission required. Students work in small groups under guidance on practical problems related to teacher-as-scholar practitioner, teacher-as-classroom researcher, and teacher-as-change agent. Emphasis on ethical practices for diverse learners. Special fee: $25.

Instructor: Alicia Broderick