Special Education - Teacher of Students with Disabilities Generalist (7-12), M.S. in Ed.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Apply course work in classroom settings, analyze P–12 student learning, and reflect on their practice in the context of theories on teaching and learning. Engage in structured activities related to the roles for which they are preparing.
- Collect and analyze formative assessment data on student learning, reflect on teaching and student performance to select, adapt and use instruction strategies and materials according to characteristics of the individual with exceptional learning needs.
- Development of knowledge of skills for working with colleagues, parents and families, and communities for the benefits of students with special needs.
- Design learning environments that encourage active participation in individual and group activities for students with special needs.
- Plan a) developmentally appropriate curricular, instruction and adaptations based on knowledge of individual students with exceptional learning needs [development and learning experiences], the family, and the community through a continuum of intervention strategies in order to support access of students in the general curriculum and daily routines; b) preventative and reductive strategies to address challenging behaviors.
- Competencies required to complete the initial stages of a research project, lines of inquiry or questioning, analysis of research, and research findings in order to expand the professional identify to include the role of “teacher as researcher.”
- Design an individual research study consisting of an original research question, introduction to the study, literature review, references and design proposal.
