Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CXXXI - Bulletin 746-Louisiana Standards for State Certification of School Personnel
Chapter 3 - Initial Teacher Certification
Subchapter D - Special Education Teacher Competencies
Section CXXXI-313 - Learning Environments

A. The teacher candidate uses positive motivational and instructional interventions to teach students with exceptionalities how to adapt to different environments.

B. The teacher candidate sets expectations for personal and social behavior of students with exceptionalities in various settings such as the classroom, library, cafeteria, gymnasium, and/or job site and incorporates the expectations into effective instructional routines, lesson plans, IEP goals, and objectives.

C. The teacher candidate designs and adapts learning environments for diverse student populations that facilitate active participation in individual and group activities.

D. The teacher candidate modifies the learning environment, including the physical arrangement, student grouping, instructional intensity, pacing, and embedded assistive technology supports, to proactively manage student behaviors and unique learning needs.

E. The teacher candidate intervenes safely and appropriately when students with exceptionalities are in crisis.

F. The teacher candidate designs and implements positive interventions to develop and strengthen on task/desirable behaviors.

G. The teacher candidate plans and implements individualized reinforcement systems and environmental modifications at levels equal to the intensity of student behavior and function.