Jody R. Siker

Jody Siker is an Assistant Professor in special education at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, IL. She received her B.S. in Biological Aspects of Conservation and Psychology from UW-Madison, M.S. in Exceptional Education from UW-Milwaukee, and Ph.D. through the Joint Doctoral Program in Special Education from the University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco State University. Her teaching focuses on special education teaching methods, collaboration, anti-racist pedagogy, disability history, and universal design for learning. She is also active in improving university faculty teaching methods and use of technology. Her research interests include co-teaching, using simulations, teaching methodologies, collaborating with families, math education, and anti-racist practices.

Publications

Looking at Special Education From Both Sides Now: Family Members Who Are Also Professionals on IEP Teams
Looking at Special Education From Both Sides Now: Family Members Who Are Also Professionals on IEP Teams
Jody R. Siker. © 2023. 17 pages.
Successful outcomes of the IEP process depend on the relationships developed between school professionals and the families of students with disabilities. Family members who are...