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Special Education
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Infant/Interagency Practicum |
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Advanced practicum with infants and toddlers with disabilities from education, health, and social services perspectives in home and clinical settings. |
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Middle School Special Education Practicum |
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Advanced practicum when adding a Special Education license to an existing teaching license and/or degree in education. Requires application of current MN Board of Teaching standards in licensure specific areas Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE), Developmental Disabilities (DD), Physical/Health Disabilities (P/HD), Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD), Emotional/Behavioral Disorders (E/BD), and/or Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in specific tasks related to each standard as relevant to students in Middle School Special Education programs. |
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Practicum in Physical and Health Disabilities |
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Directed practicum in a public school elementary or secondary setting for pupils with physical/health disabilities. Students will spend 225 hours in schools. |
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Secondary Special Education Practicum |
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SPED 567S is the advanced practicum when adding a Special Education license to an existing teaching license and/or degree in education. Requires application of current MN Board of Teaching standards in licensure specific areas (Developmental Disabilities (DD), Physical/Health Disabilities (P/HD), Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD), Emotional/Behavioral Disorders (E/BD), and/or Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in specific tasks related to each standard as relevant to students in High School Special Education programs. |
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SLD Middle/Secondary Competency Based Field Experience |
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Directed student teaching at the secondary level in special education SLD Program. Students will spend the equivalent of four weeks, full time in a middle school or secondary setting. Prerequisite or concurrent course substitutions require instructor consent of the SLD licensure coordinator. |
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E/BD Middle/Secondary Competency Based Field Experience |
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Directed student teaching at the secondary level in special education E/BD Program. Students will spend the equivalent of four weeks, full time in a middle school or secondary setting. Prerequisite or concurrent course substitutions require instructor consent of the E/BD licensure coordinator. |
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DD Middle/Secondary (Severe) Competency Based Field Experience |
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Directed student teaching at the secondary level in special education DD Program for students with severe developmental disabilities. Students will spend the equivalent of four weeks, full time in a middle school or secondary setting. Prerequisite or concurrent course substitutions require instructor consent of the DD licensure coordinator. |
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Student Teaching II: ECSE |
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Directed student teaching experience in an ECSE program. Students will spend 200-300 hours in schools. Prerequisite substitutions require the approval of the ECSE licensure coordinator. |
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Student Teaching II: Physical and Health Disabilities |
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A second student teaching experience in a public school elementary or secondary setting for pupils with physical and health disabilities. Students will spend 200-300 hours in schools. Prerequisite substitutions require the approval of the P/HD licensure coordinator. |
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Secondary Services & Transitional Planning |
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Transitional planning for secondary students with disabilities including transitional assessment, programming and planning based on individual cognitive, affective and behavioral characteristics will be covered in depth in this course. Students will also acquire knowledge of post-secondary service options and funding sources. |
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Behavior and Environment Management |
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Application of learning theory and applied behavior analysis to teaching and to the problem of altering maladaptive behavior. Specific variables related to classroom and community based instruction of individuals with a variety of learning characteristics are included. Prerequisite substitutions require instructor consent. |
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Informal Assessment/Teaching Strategies:Students with Learning Disabilities |
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Informal assessment techniques and teaching strategies across the core content areas and in social skills for elementary and secondary students with specific learning disabilities. Prerequisite substitutions require instructor consent. |
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Educational Interventions: Emotional/Behavioral Disorders |
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Program design, intervention techniques, and management strategies for student with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders. Prerequisite substitutions require instructor consent. |
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Legal/Social Foundations of Special Education |
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This course overviews the educational sociological, legal, and historical frameworks of special education services within the context of public school systems. It includes research on the efficacy of special education; national and state reform and renewal efforts in general and environmental professional preparation, litigation and legislation, and best practices in curriculum for all learners. Issues related to families in a changing educational system are also addressed. Prerequisite substitutions require instructor consent. |
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Topics in Special Education |
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Advanced treatment of selected topics. Prerequisite substitutions require instructor consent. |
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Continuing Studies Workshop |
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This is a continuing studies workshop/course focusing on topics in special education. |
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Advanced Assessment in Special Education: Birth - 21 |
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This course provides an advanced understanding of the special education assessment process as specified by federal and state guidelines. It reviews the formal, informal, screening, and diagnostic assessment tools that are utilized in the academic and developmental evaluation of infants, young children, and youth with disabilities. This course emphasizes the critical role played by the family throughout the assessment process and it prepares students to conduct professional and sensitive disclosure of results. |
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Understanding Research, Research Methods, and Data |
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This course is designed to provide students with foundational knowledge related to quantitative and qualitative research methods. The focus is on understanding the role of research in practice. The course is practitioner centered in order to help facilitate professionals’ ability to review and critically analyze professional literature. The course provides a broad foundation for developing skills in understanding and utilizing research methods. |
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Classroom and School-wide Positive Behavior Supports |
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Learners of the course will increase knowledge base, skills, and confidence to work with individuals who exhibit challenging behaviors and/or demonstrate challenging social, emotional and behavioral needs in the classroom. |
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Identifying and Teaching Students with Dyslexia |
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This course is designed to meet the MN legislative requirements related to teaching students with characteristics of dyslexia. The course will address the following topics: defining dyslexia, the structured literacy approach, additional teaching methods and strategies for students who show characteristics of dyslexia, resources for professionals and parents to meet the needs of students showing characteristics of dyslexia. |
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