Council+for+Exceptional+Children

**MarianneWood ** **Title of Website **: Council for Exceptional Children **URL: **[] **Date evaluated: ** 5/20/2010 **__Authority __ ** **Cite Development: ** Council for Exceptional Children **Qualifications **: Links to Privacy Agreement / Terms of Service (clear information regarding what information is prohibited, how privacy is enacted, limitations and restrictions) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Contact Information: ** 2900 Crystal Drive, Suite 1000, Arlington, VA 22202-3557 Phone: 888-232-7733 TTY: 866-915-5000 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Credentials, Personal Background, etc.: ** “<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the premier association for special educators. CEC is dedicated to improving the educational success of students with disabilities and/or gifts and talents. The association advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides professional development, advocates for underserved individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice”. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Organization: **The website is ran by the Council For Exceptional Children <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">Purpose __ ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">The Council for Exceptional Children is an organization of professionals committed to meeting the needs of students with learning exceptionalities in both the classroom and community. The website is geared to serve educators, administrators, students, and parents of those involved with children with exceptionalities. Members of the Council for Exceptional Children vision an environment where students with exceptionalities can succeed inside and out of the classroom. The website provides a variety of news pertaining to teaching students with exceptionalities (special needs and gifted), policies implemented in today’s classrooms, professional development opportunities for teachers educating students with exceptionalities, opportunities for employment, and journal archives. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">Coverage: __ ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">The site is managed and run by The Council for Exceptional Children. The Council for Exceptional Children’s website is comprehensive. Individual topics concerning children with exceptionalities are labeled under specific links where the information is thoroughly described and analyzed. Topics include teaching students with giftedness, autism, behavioral and emotional disorders, etc. Links are also provided to support teachers teaching students with exceptionalities. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">The Council for Exceptional Children’s website also provides information discussing current laws and regulations for educating and advocating for students with exceptionalities. Research provides techniques for teachers to use in their classrooms. The website provides the opportunity for members to receive a weekly blog and journals discussing issues regarding students with exceptionalities. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">The website provides its own background information describing different topics concerning exceptional children. The website only depends on outside links when discussing current news topics in which the reader is linked to another website. The outside links attached to news topics are relevant and reliable sources. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">Currency __ ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">The Council for Exceptional Children’s website is updated daily with new “hot topics” pertaining to any issues regarding students with exceptionalities on its homepage. However, links are not provided with the date and information revealing the date the information was placed and revised on the website. The Council for Exceptional Children’s website is currently full running. All links were active and up-to date. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">Objectivity: __ ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">The Council for Exceptional Children website provides the reader with objective information. It is apparent that the website supports advocating for children with exceptionalities, however, not in a bias form. The writers do not appear to be persuading readers to buy into specific topics. Information is presented in its relevancy to educating students with exceptionalities. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">The website does not contain any advertisements. A link guides readers to join The Council for Exceptional Children. Also, a link is provided for visitors to purchase resources to aid in support for educating exceptional children. Certain links only allow members to view in which they provide more in-depth detail about a particular concept. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">Accuracy: __ ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">The website is written and designed by The Council for Exceptional Children. The Council for Exceptional Children complies with the WC3-AAA accessibility standards. Information provided by The Council for Exceptional Children is relevant to up to date standards pertaining to educating students with exceptionalities. The links provided are written by members of the council. Supporting links are given accurate credit to their founders and writers. Although the information included on The Council for Exceptional Children’s website is up to date and relevant, there is no evidence of a bibliography. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">Website Navigability: __ ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">The Council for Exceptional Children’s website is extremely navigable. Users may use the site map included on the home page for further instructions exploring the website. Links are clearly labeled and guide viewers to correct locations. Website users may contact the website coordinator for any issues pertaining to the website. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">Evaluation: __ ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Overall, The Council for Exceptional Children’s website is extremely beneficial to public educators responsible for meeting the learning needs of students with exceptionalities. Useful background information is provided for educators, administrators, and parents alike educating an exceptional student. Resources guides and support aids are available for those interested in incorporating different ideas into the classroom. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Background information and issues pertaining to teaching students with exceptionalities is relevant and up to date. Members of The Council for Exceptional Children are able to receive various resources and updates. However, The Council for Exceptional Children offers many free articles, ideas, and support to educators. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">After viewing many websites discussing students with exceptionalities, I found The Council for Exceptional Children to be the most useful and collaborative in its efforts. It is apparent that a variety of research has been completed and evaluated examining the different needs of exceptional children. Collaborative efforts are apparent in the abundance of information supported and analyzed by the members of The Council for Exceptional Children. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">**__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">Recommendation: __** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">After viewing and thoroughly reviewing The Council for Exceptional Children’s website, I would definitely recommend this website for all educators. A basic overview of students with exceptionalities is given in user friendly terms as well as the availability of ideas and support regarding students. Current information is accessible and relevant for today’s classrooms. The website can be used as a resource pertaining to the needs of exceptional children as well as a collaborative place to get ideas and support for your everyday classroom. I highly recommend this website to all educators and parents with a child displaying exceptional qualities.