required assessments are correlated with coursework. Candidates, under the supervision of the cooperating teacher, must carry out such assessments and use this data to write assessment reports. From this data, they must analyze and develop appropriate programs, giving appropriate researched bata to support their decisions. Candidates are also required to develop a professional development seminar for general education teachers to demonstrate how to engage in collaborative-team teaching. In specific courses (methods) they are required to plan lessons and units with regular education teachers and demonstrate via narrative how these lessons will be taught collaboratively. Through the Special Education Law course, Introduction to Special Education and Methods courses, they are engaged in activities, discussion boards and
Does your program prepare special education teachers to:
Provide a description of the evidence your program uses to show that it prepares special education teachers to teach students with disabilities effectively, including training related to participation as a member of individualized education program teams, as defined in section 614(d)(1)(B) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and to effectively teach students who are limited English proficient. Include planning activities and a timeline if any of the three elements listed above are not currently in place.
LEP has been infused into our introductory and methods courses. Curriculum revision with the new Common Core Standards coupled with 21st Century Skills have significantly improved candidates' awareness and competency with LEP students. Methods courses require candidates to develop lessons that integrate the LEP best practices, universal design and technology to erase the LEP barrier and improve outcomes for this population.
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"The teacher preparation program at Kentucky State University is designed with the undergirding belief that teachers are Liberators through Education. We believe that education is powerful and can serve as the source of changing one's life for the better. We offer programs in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education; four secondary 9-12 program (English, Biology, Mathematics, and Social Studies); three K-12 areas (Art, Music and Health, and Physical Education); and an Alternative Initial Certification through the Master of Arts in Special Education (Learning Behavior Disorders K-12) program. We are a small program under new leadership. An Interim Chair has been identified as the