Pam Epler

Pam Epler, Ph.D., has a master’s degree in special education and a doctorate degree in curriculum and instruction. Her doctoral research focused on the Response to Intervention (RTI) service delivery model in the secondary educational environment. She has taught and been an administrator in both the public and private sectors, from the elementary through collegiate levels. She currently teaches undergraduate and graduate-level courses and serves as a doctoral chairperson. Her research interests include RTI strategies, special education teachers’ roles in RTI, special education service delivery models, and preservice teachers’ perceptions of special education students, teacherpreneurships, and differentiational teaching strategies.

Publications

Guide to Integrating Problem-Based Learning Programs in Higher Education Classrooms: Design, Implementation, and Evaluation
Guide to Integrating Problem-Based Learning Programs in Higher Education Classrooms: Design, Implementation, and Evaluation
Pam Epler, Jodee Jacobs. © 2022. 246 pages.
Recently, there has been an increase in businesses and schools that are using some form of problem-based learning daily. By educating undergraduate and graduate students using...
Creative Empathy: The Importance of Support Systems and Advocacy
Creative Empathy: The Importance of Support Systems and Advocacy
William C. Clark III, Matt O'Nesti, Pam Epler. © 2022. 31 pages.
This chapter is designed to inform and educate the reader about the trials and tribulations of two young men with disabilities. Their journey through the K–16 educational system...
Strategies for Teaching Math to Middle and High School Students With Special Needs
Strategies for Teaching Math to Middle and High School Students With Special Needs
Pam L. Epler. © 2022. 22 pages.
This chapter is designed to inform and educate 6th- through 12th-grade teachers on how to provide math activities for students with an identified learning disability as defined...
Case Study Analysis of an Adaptive Academic School Service Delivery Model With Multiple Disabilities/Handicapped Students
Case Study Analysis of an Adaptive Academic School Service Delivery Model With Multiple Disabilities/Handicapped Students
Pam L. Epler. © 2022. 9 pages.
This chapter focuses on multiple disability (MD) or multiple handicapped (MH) students. Being considered equal to their grade- and age-level peers is essential for MD/MH...
Teaching Students With Specific Learning Disabilities in the General Education Classroom
Teaching Students With Specific Learning Disabilities in the General Education Classroom
Pam L. Epler. © 2022. 27 pages.
In many college teacher preparation programs across the United States, students who want to become a general education teacher are required to take a course focused on teaching...
Differentiated Instruction
Differentiated Instruction
Pam Epler. © 2022. 19 pages.
This chapter introduces the reader to the instructional strategy of differentiated instruction within the institute of higher education classrooms. It educates college professors...
Dual Licensure Programs: Special Education Meets Academic Content Areas
Dual Licensure Programs: Special Education Meets Academic Content Areas
Pam Epler. © 2022. 15 pages.
This chapter introduces the reader to the undergraduate inclusive educator preparation programs, the dual licensure. Dual licensure requires that the teacher candidate is...
High-Leverage Practices for All Students
High-Leverage Practices for All Students
Pam Epler. © 2021. 25 pages.
This chapter is designed to inform and educate the reader about high-leverage practices used in the general education classroom and with students with identified special...
Helping Early-Career General Education Teachers Understand Students With Special Needs
Helping Early-Career General Education Teachers Understand Students With Special Needs
Pam L. Epler. © 2021. 36 pages.
This chapter will inform early-career general education teachers on a broad spectrum of special needs topics. The chapter begins with an overview of the history of special...
International Journal of Curriculum Development and Learning Measurement (IJCDLM)
International Journal of Curriculum Development and Learning Measurement (IJCDLM)
Stamatios Papadakis. Est. 2020.
The International Journal of Curriculum Development and Learning Measurement (IJCDLM) investigates curriculum development for students Pre-K through adulthood and beyond within...
Strategic Curriculum Planning
Strategic Curriculum Planning
Pam Epler. © 2020. 17 pages.
This chapter is designed to inform and educate the reader about the strategic curriculum planning as well as various types of curriculum designs and models. The chapter explains...
Enhancing Teaching and Leadership Initiatives With Teacherpreneurs: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Enhancing Teaching and Leadership Initiatives With Teacherpreneurs: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Pam Epler. © 2020. 159 pages.
There are three types of teacherpreneurs: classroom, business, and consultant teacherpreneurs. Classroom teacherpreneurs inspire and motivate students to be the best they can be...
Supporting Secondary Students with Disabilities in an Inclusive Environment
Supporting Secondary Students with Disabilities in an Inclusive Environment
Pam L. Epler. © 2020. 32 pages.
This chapter is designed to inform and educate secondary (Grades 6–12) pre-service teachers on how to provide content and design assignments for students within the special...
Evaluation of Principles and Best Practices in Personalized Learning
Evaluation of Principles and Best Practices in Personalized Learning
Susan R. Tenon, Pam Epler. © 2020. 240 pages.
A tremendous amount of money is being steered toward personalized learning (PL) initiatives at the federal, state, and local levels, and it is important to understand the return...
Strategies for Teaching Math to Middle and High School Students With Special Needs
Strategies for Teaching Math to Middle and High School Students With Special Needs
Pam L. Epler. © 2019. 21 pages.
This chapter is designed to inform and educate 6th- through 12th-grade teachers on how to provide math activities for students with an identified learning disability as defined...
Cases on Service Delivery in Special Education Programs
Cases on Service Delivery in Special Education Programs
Pam L. Epler. © 2019. 431 pages.
Educators are continually pressured to create interesting and educational lessons for students of varying learning abilities. While technology steadily improves classroom...
Inclusionary Practices Within the Middle and High School Educational Environments
Inclusionary Practices Within the Middle and High School Educational Environments
Pam L. Epler. © 2019. 29 pages.
This chapter is designed to inform and educate 6th- through 12th-grade teachers and administrators about inclusionary practices within the middle and high school educational...
Special Education Service Delivery Models Around the Globe
Special Education Service Delivery Models Around the Globe
Pam L. Epler, Rorie Ross. © 2019. 23 pages.
This chapter examines various service delivery models being used around the world. It discusses models of inclusion, in which all students are placed into the public school...
Case Study Analysis of a Team/Collaborative Model With Specific Learning Disabled Students
Case Study Analysis of a Team/Collaborative Model With Specific Learning Disabled Students
Pam L. Epler, Rorie Ross. © 2019. 16 pages.
This chapter focuses on Specific Learning Disabilities (SLDs), which is the most common type of designated disability among school-aged students in the United States. SLD is a...
Advanced Strategies and Models for Integrating RTI in Secondary Schools
Advanced Strategies and Models for Integrating RTI in Secondary Schools
Pam L. Epler. © 2019. 356 pages.
To better identify and assist struggling students and avoid unnecessary placement into special education services, the service delivery model response to intervention (RTI) is...
An Overview of RTI in Grades 6–12
An Overview of RTI in Grades 6–12
Pam Epler. © 2019. 24 pages.
The response to intervention (RTI) service delivery model has been incorporated into elementary schools throughout the United States. This multi-tiered model has been found to...
Teacher Insight on RTI Implementation at the Middle and High School Levels: A Comparative Case Study
Teacher Insight on RTI Implementation at the Middle and High School Levels: A Comparative Case Study
Pam Epler. © 2019. 18 pages.
The response to intervention (RTI) service delivery model has been incorporated at the elementary school level with success but is still lagging behind within the secondary...
Types of Case Studies
Types of Case Studies
Pam Epler. © 2019. 27 pages.
This chapter is designed to inform and educate the researcher about various types of case study designs. For each design there is a description about the type and an explanation...
Instructional Strategies in General Education and Putting the Individuals With Disabilities Act (IDEA) Into Practice
Instructional Strategies in General Education and Putting the Individuals With Disabilities Act (IDEA) Into Practice
Pam L. Epler. © 2018. 344 pages.
Diverse learners with particular needs require a specialized curriculum that will help them develop socially and intellectually. As educational technologies and theoretical...
Case Study Analysis of a Behavior Intervention Service Delivery Model With Autism Spectrum Disorder Students
Case Study Analysis of a Behavior Intervention Service Delivery Model With Autism Spectrum Disorder Students
Pam L. Epler, Rorie Ross. © 2018. 20 pages.
This chapter focuses on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a designated disability that is becoming more common in schools in the United States. Autism spectrum disorder, as the...
Teaching Students With Specific Learning Disabilities in the General Education Classroom
Teaching Students With Specific Learning Disabilities in the General Education Classroom
Pam L. Epler. © 2018. 36 pages.
In many college teacher preparation programs across the United States, students who want to become a general education teacher are required to take a course focused on teaching...
Working With Attention-Deficit Disorder, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and Twice-Exceptional Students
Working With Attention-Deficit Disorder, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and Twice-Exceptional Students
Pam L. Epler. © 2018. 18 pages.
As part of inclusive education, teachers are likely to see two other categories of students with special needs that do not specifically fit into one of the 13 disability...
Teacher Insight on RTI Implementation at the Middle and High School Levels: A Comparative Case Study
Teacher Insight on RTI Implementation at the Middle and High School Levels: A Comparative Case Study
Pam L. Epler. © 2017. 18 pages.
The Response to Intervention (RTI) service delivery model has been incorporated at the elementary school level with success but is still lagging behind within the secondary...
Teacher Insight on RTI Implementation at the Middle and High School Levels: A Comparative Case Study
Teacher Insight on RTI Implementation at the Middle and High School Levels: A Comparative Case Study
Pam L. Epler. © 2017. 18 pages.
The Response to Intervention (RTI) service delivery model has been incorporated at the elementary school level with success but is still lagging behind within the secondary...
Supporting Secondary Students with Disabilities in an Inclusive Environment
Supporting Secondary Students with Disabilities in an Inclusive Environment
Pam L. Epler. © 2017. 32 pages.
This chapter is designed to inform and educate secondary (Grades 6–12) pre-service teachers on how to provide content and design assignments for students within the special...
Examining the Potential for Response to Intervention (RTI) Delivery Models in Secondary Education: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Examining the Potential for Response to Intervention (RTI) Delivery Models in Secondary Education: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Pam Epler. © 2017. 111 pages.
To provide the highest quality of education to students, school administrators must adopt new frameworks to meet learners’ needs. This allows teaching practices to be optimized...
Teacher Insight on RTI Implementation at the Middle and High School Levels: A Comparative Case Study
Teacher Insight on RTI Implementation at the Middle and High School Levels: A Comparative Case Study
Pam L. Epler. © 2016. 16 pages.
The Response to Intervention (RTI) service delivery model has been incorporated at the elementary school level with success but is still lagging behind within the secondary...
Response to Intervention at the Secondary Education Level: An Overview
Response to Intervention at the Secondary Education Level: An Overview
Pam L. Epler. © 2016. 24 pages.
The Response to Intervention (RTI) service delivery model has been incorporated into elementary schools throughout the United States. This multi-tiered model has been found to...
Teacher Insight on RTI Implementation at the Middle and High School Levels: A Comparative Case Study
Teacher Insight on RTI Implementation at the Middle and High School Levels: A Comparative Case Study
Pam L. Epler. © 2016. 18 pages.
The Response to Intervention (RTI) service delivery model has been incorporated at the elementary school level with success but is still lagging behind within the secondary...
Models for Effective Service Delivery in Special Education Programs
Models for Effective Service Delivery in Special Education Programs
Pam L. Epler, Rorie Ross. © 2015. 299 pages.
Educators today are challenged with the task of designing curricula and standards for students of varying abilities. While technology and innovation steadily improve classroom...
Examining Response to Intervention (RTI) Models in Secondary Education
Examining Response to Intervention (RTI) Models in Secondary Education
Pam Epler. © 2015. 313 pages.
Response to Intervention (RTI) is an intervention model designed to assist all students regardless of their academic ability. It seeks to assist students who are struggling in...
Response to Intervention at the Secondary Education Level: An Overview
Response to Intervention at the Secondary Education Level: An Overview
Pam L. Epler. © 2015. 24 pages.
The Response to Intervention (RTI) service delivery model has been incorporated into elementary schools throughout the United States. This multi-tiered model has been found to...
Teacher Insight on RTI Implementation at the Middle and High School Levels: A Comparative Case Study
Teacher Insight on RTI Implementation at the Middle and High School Levels: A Comparative Case Study
Pam L. Epler. © 2015. 18 pages.
The Response to Intervention (RTI) service delivery model has been incorporated at the elementary school level with success but is still lagging behind within the secondary...