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    Chad Wood founded the Council for Exceptional Children after switching his major from Physician's Assistant to education with a focus on special needs students. He shared his experience starting special education programs in the US and China. Chad recommends informing parents on how to academically support their kids and maintaining individualized learning plans tailored to each student's needs. He emphasizes the importance of asking for help from colleagues as a new teacher.

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    Chad Wood founded the Council for Exceptional Children after switching his major from Physician's Assistant to education with a focus on special needs students. He shared his experience starting special education programs in the US and China. Chad recommends informing parents on how to academically support their kids and maintaining individualized learning plans tailored to each student's needs. He emphasizes the importance of asking for help from colleagues as a new teacher.

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    Megan Heiss

    Ed 199
    Professor Meyer

    Today, I heard an interesting podcast from Chad Wood, the founder of the
    Council for Exceptional Children. Chad attended Butler University, but now he lives in
    Austria. At Butler, he started with going on the Physicians Assistant route but switched
    to education. His major was primary education with a mild intervention license. He had a
    course with my current professor, Professor Meyer. He knew he wanted to change his
    major because he always had a passion for special needs kids. In fact, Chad was the
    swimming coach for Special Olympics, and he worked with a lot of special needs
    students when he did cadette teaching. Chad admits he is content he switched his
    major because it is the right path for him. Chad started the CEC by pitching the club
    idea to Butler's teaching staff. He did not only start the CEC at Butler, he created a
    special education program at an international school in China. In Chad’s opinion,
    America has the best special education programs. Other countries do not have the best
    special education programs because they have to create policies and systems that
    aren't backed federally. Chad recommends informing parents on how to academically
    support their kids will make it easier for them to succeed. He reveals that there are
    individual learning plans for each student because every student is different and this is
    relevant in the US and Austria. Chad stresses that every class isn't appropriate for every
    student. Parents can push for their kid to take a mainstream class when they can't keep
    up with it. I witnessed this while I was cadette teaching last year. Chad admits that the
    most rewarding part of teaching is seeing a student meet a target. One tip that I really
    liked that Chad suggests is to call parents on caseload and tell them how good their
    kids are doing; this positive conversation with them helps to form a relationship before
    having to have a harder conversation with them if their child is struggling. At his current
    school in Austria, they transferred to online in May for about a month and a half. They
    operate through Google Classroom and Google Meet. Chad finished with a useful piece
    of advice for new teachers: don't be afraid to ask for help and form good relationships
    with your colleagues.
    When I am a future teacher, I will make sure to follow his advice and ask for help.
    It is important to reach out to your colleagues, so you can help each other out.
    Auditorily, this podcast enhanced my learning because I was able to pause and listen to
    some important points multiple times. One personal strength I brought to the visit was
    an open mind because I have never considered teaching special education or
    internationally, but Chad opened my eyes to some awesome opportunities and
    experiences. Chad Wood exhibits the core value of the appreciation for diversity and
    similarity. More specifically, Chad demonstrates the capacity to engage in
    self-reflection, support actions and advocate for the equity of opportunity and services
    for all students. He advocates for students with different cultural backgrounds and
    special education students. I learned so much from him and am interested in joining the
    CEC!

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