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Special Education

Certificate
Special Education
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Overview

Overview

Today’s integrated classrooms require teachers and paraprofessionals to have strategies addressing the needs of these classrooms. This Special Education certificate provides teachers and paraprofessionals with the knowledge, skills, and strategies to support students with disabilities. The curriculum for this certificate focuses on the origins of special education, the legal issues and strategies involved, and the techniques for teaching a diverse population. Students acquire proficiency in adaptive techniques, as well as strategies for building positive classroom and school environments for all students.

Health Considerations

Candidates for positions and careers in education should explore health requirements associated with employment in a school setting. Prospective students with special needs that may affect their learning are encouraged to contact the Disabilities Services Coordinator for accommodation options.

Character Expectations

The health and safety of children, adolescents, and other learners are of paramount concern to the program.  Prior to employment, applicants for teaching positions in public and private schools in New Hampshire must undergo background checks through the New Hampshire Department of Safety. For admission into the Teacher Education associate degree, the Special Education certificate, and the Career and Technical Education certificate, applicants must likewise undergo national criminal background checks. The cost of the background check is the responsibility of the student.  Applicants with a criminal record, depending on the nature of this record, may not be eligible for field experience or employment. Applicants are advised to discuss such matters during an admission interview to avoid confusion.

Technical Standards

Technical standards provide guidance to students about the skills and abilities they need to function successfully in the program and ultimately as teachers in the public and/or private school classroom.  Applicants who suspect they may be unable to meet one or more of the technical standards should contact program faculty members to discuss their concerns. Program faculty considers all academically qualified candidates, provided that the technical standards can be met with reasonable accommodations.  Students in the program must have:

  • Sufficient strength, stamina, and motor coordination.
  • Sufficient hearing and visual acuity to ensure a safe environment, along with an ability to respond quickly to emergencies.
  • Sufficient verbal ability to express and exchange information and ideas, as well as to interpret important instructions to children, adolescents, colleagues, and parents.
  • Sufficient writing skills to record students’ daily progress and milestones, and to compose a variety of reports.
  • An ability to work with frequent interruptions, to respond appropriately to unexpected situations, and to cope with extreme variations in workload and stress levels.

This certificate is a prerequisite for the North Country Teacher Certification Program.

Curriculum
Summer SemesterCLLabCr
ECE112WChild Growth and Development303
EDU200WSupporting Students with Challenging Behaviors404
EDU201WLegal Issues in Education303
 Totals 10010
Fall SemesterCLLabCr
EDU101WIntroduction to Exceptionalities303
EDU203WTeaching Strategies for Students with Disabilities303
ENGL120WCollege Composition404
 Semester Total10010
Spring SemesterCLLabCr
ECE213WSociology of Children and Families303
EDU204WInstructional Technology303
EDU214WIssues and Trends in Special Education303
 Semester Total909
 Total for Certificate  29
Outcomes

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will be prepared to:

  • Demonstrate knowledge of typical and atypical development and characteristics
    of students with disabilities and other special needs.
  • Identify learning strategies and environments to meet diverse student learning
  • Integrate best practices, apply learning theories, methodologies, technology
    tools, and assessments across content areas to manage, monitor, and engage
    student learning.
  • Demonstrate the ability to focus on student learning using technology tools
    through reflection of one’s own teaching practices and through shared
    knowledge gained from professional learning communities
Faculty

  • Robin Scott

    Social, Educational, and Behavioral Science
    Professor of Education / Department Chair of Social, Educational, and Behavioral Science / Program Coordinator of Education
    603-342-3016
    [email protected]

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