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Amber Picasso

Title: Adjunct Faculty

Department: Educational Psychology

College: College of Education

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • EdD, Tarleton State University, 2021
    Major: Educational Leadership
  • MEd, Tarleton State University, 2007
    Major: Curriculum and Instruction (Prof Reading Specialist)
  • BS, Tarleton State University, 2004
    Major: Interdisciplinary Studies (Early Childhood)

Current Scheduled Teaching

EDSP 5340.490Supporting High Functioning Students with Autism in General EducationSpring 8W2 2026
EDSP 5660.480Transition Education and Services for Exceptional LearnersSpring 8W1 2026
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

EDSP 5540.420Individualized Diagnostic Assessment II: Practicum.Spring 2025 SPOT
EDSP 5660.480Transition Education and Services for Exceptional LearnersSpring 8W1 2025 SPOT
EDSP 5530.420Individualized Diagnostic Assessment I: PracticumFall 2024 SPOT
EDSP 5615.490Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports in Educational and Related SettingsFall 8W2 2024 SPOT
EDSP 5540.020Individualized Diagnostic Assessment II: Practicum.Spring 2024 SPOT
EDSP 5540.031Individualized Diagnostic Assessment II: Practicum.Spring 2024 SPOT
EDSP 5660.080Transition of Youth with Emotional and Behavioral DisordersSpring 8W1 2024 SPOT
EDSP 5530.020Individualized Diagnostic Assessment I: PracticumFall 2023 SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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