Gain Knowledge and Strategies for Classroom Success
By taking this program, you will become equipped with the knowledge and strategies necessary for educating students with disabilities in the least restrictive educational environments. You will learn:
- Current issues in special education
- Special education law
- Nondiscriminatory assessment
- Access to the curriculum for all students
- Cultural and linguistic diversity
- New technologies
- Collaboration with families and others
Key program information for Moderate Disabilities PreK-8:
- Program consists of 36-39 credits (12 courses, including a 6-credit practicum).
- Program may be used to move an Initial license in Early Childhood or Elementary to the Professional level
- Prerequisite: a specified development and learning course or equivalent
- Classes are held at Lesley’s Cambridge, MA, campus or at selected off-campus sites in a weekend cohort model
- This program meets new state regulations requiring all teachers receiving special
education licensure to have training in Assistive Technology (AT)and
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
SAMPLE PROGRAM COURSE
ESPED 6128 Math, Science, and Technology: Content and Strategies (PreK–8)
Based on an understanding of the many ways of knowing and learning, this course will focus on the learning strengths and needs of students with disabilities in grades PreK–8. National, state, and local frameworks and standards will be used in unit and lesson planning. Class participants will learn to analyze math and science tasks, to design and modify classroom experiences using technology and other tools, and to support learning and address individual needs as specified in the IEP.
Faculty Spotlight
Mary E. Curtis
Professor, Director, Center for Special Education
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