is designed specifically to lead to teacher certification in the area of Learning and Behavior Disorders (LBD, P-12.) Individuals who are not certified teachers may seek initial teaching certification in LBD and those who are certified in another area may seek to add a certification in LBD. When successful graduates are employed as teachers in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, they are classified and compensated as Rank II. The following courses are required:
ESP 502: Legal and Parental Issues in Special Education
ESP 504: Theories of Reading and Educational Practices P-12
ESP 505: Teaching Mathematics to Children and Youth with Learning and Behavior Disorders
ESP 507: Introduction to Special Education
ESP 510: Curriculum and Methods in Learning and Behavior Disorders
ESP 511: Methods and Strategies in Behavior Management
ESP 515: Research in Special Education
ESP 523: The Individual with LD: Learning and Development through the Lifespan
ESP 524: Instructional Assessment Methods
ESP 525: Inclusion, Collaboration, and Advocacy
ESP 526: Prescriptive Teaching
ESP 573: Practicum in Special Education OR
ESP 574: Supervised Teaching in Special Education OR
ESP 575: Supervised Student Teaching in Special Education
ESP 501: Special Topics in Education (Elective)
The MASPE program is founded on personal student support, high expectations, relevant and practical experiences, and distance learning technology. From the beginning candidates are mentored in how to succeed in an electronic educational environment, and they are provided 24/7/365 support in accessing course content, instructors, and colleagues from wherever telephone or Internet service is available.
The MASPE program consists of a series of carefully designed, interactive, accelerated coursework and field experiences. Each semester of coursework consists of two eight-week sessions that are delivered utilizing a variety of instructional electronic modalities. This on-line program requires a number of field experiences totally at least 200 hours prior to the final clinical experience. The only difference in requirements for students with varying experiential backgrounds is the final clinical course. There are three different courses: ESP 573 Practicum is a three (3) credit hour course for students who are enrolled as Alternative Certification – Option 6 Temporary Provisional certified Special Education teachers of records in accredited schools across the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The ESP 574 Supervised Teaching is a six (6) credit hour course is designed for the MASPE candidate who has at least three years of experience as a professional educator, in a P-12 school, and is not currently a Special Education Teacher of record in a public school. It is at least 70 days of full-time supervised teaching in an elementary school, middle school, or high school setting, with students who have IEPs for EBD and/or LD.
Individuals with no teaching experience complete ESP 575 Supervised Student Teaching, a twelve (12) credit hours course. The Supervised Teaching and Supervised Student Teaching courses are both a full semester and consist of 70 days of teaching experiences. The students' progression through the MASPE program is guided by four (4) distinct Checkpoints. CHECKPOINT I: Requirements for Admission to the Master of Arts in Special Education (MASPE) Program
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