General Special Education

Associate Professor: Joan Swanson, John Villemaire
Assistant Professor: Dale Boyle, Elizabeth Lapon

Certification in K-12 General Special Education is a single major or can be combined with the K-6 Elementary Education Certification. Combining the two majors result in 1 16-week Elementary placements and an additional 8-week student teaching placement in Special Education.

The content area courses follow the requirements of the Elementary Education certification to give the candidate the breadth of knowledge consistent with a K-12 certification.

MT151 College Algebra
EN204 Introduction to American Literature
EN232 The Teaching of Writing
HS308 From Sea to Shining Sea: the Geography of the United States
HS319 History of New England
PO201 US Government
HS202 American History or
HS204 US History

M.Ed./Teacher Certification in General Special Education

Required Education Courses

	Course	Field Hours	Credits	M.Ed. w/Cert	M.Ed. Only	Cert. Only
ED501	Graduate Teacher Education Program Orientation		2	X	X	-
ED506	Educational Psychology		3	X	X	X
ED505	Teaching and Learning in a Democratic Society		3	X	X	X
ED510	Design and Management of the Learning Environment	30	3	X	X	X
ED515	Primary Literacy	15	3	X	X	X
ED518	Methods in Teaching Mathematics	15	3	X	X	X
ED508	Introduction to Assessment		3	X	X	X
ED509	Understanding and Teaching Exceptional Learners	15	3	X	X	X
ED512	Special Education Law		3	X	X	X
ED540	Assessments/Identification of the Exceptional Learner	15	3	X	X	X
ED541	IEPs and Instructional Considerations	15	3	X	X	X
ED526	Best Practices in Secondary Context	30	3	X	-	X
ED545	Effective Consultation and Communication		3	X	X	X
ED516	Teaching Literacy across the Curriculum	15	3	X	X	X
ED578	Action Research in the Classroom (required for Certification)		3	X	X	X
ED562A	Student Teaching for General Special Education		3	X	-	X
ED562B	Student Teaching for General Special Education		3	X	-	X
ED574	Student Teaching Seminar (to be taken with ED562 A&B)		1	X	-	X
ED585	Student Research Capstone		1	-	X	-
	Total Credits			51	42	49

Total field hours prior to student teaching 135 hours
ED462 GSE Student Teaching (10 weeks) 14
ED463 GSE Student Teaching Seminar 1
Total Credits: 60

Specific Testing for Certification
Basic Academic Skills Assessment (BASA)

Recommended Curriculum Guide - General Special Education

First Year
*Fall Semester*			*Credits*	*Spring Semester*			*Credits*
ED105		Educational Psychology	3	ED112		Teaching and Learning in a Democratic Society	3
GLE101		First-Year Inquiry Seminar	3	EN204		Intro to American Literature	3
GLE110		First-Year Composition	3	MT 151		College Algebra	3
MT130		Math for K-8 Educators	3	HS202 or 204		U.S. History	3
PO201		US Government	3	______		GLE Natural Science	4
		Total	15			Total	16
Second Year
*Fall Semester*			*Credits*	*Spring Semester*			*Credits*
ED224		Design and Management of the Learning Environment	3	ED312		Understanding and Teaching Exceptional Learners	3
ED231		Primary Literacy	3	ED314		Scientific Inquiry and Teaching Methods	3
______		GLE Natural Science	4	______		GLE Art and Design	3
ED316		Methods in Teaching Social Studies	3	ED263		Methods in Teaching Math	3
______		GLE Humanities	3	GLE230		Second-Year Composition	3
		Total	16			Total	15
Third Year
*Fall Semester*			*Credits*	*Spring Semester*			*Credits*
ED328	Special Education and the Law		3	ED340	Assessment & Identification		3
ED341	IEP Development		3	ED345	Effective Communication		3
ED308	Introduction to Assessment		3	ED350	Teaching Literacy Across the Curriculum		3
EN232	Teaching of Writing		3	HS308	From Sea to Shining Sea		3
HS319	History of New England		3	_____	GLE Humanities		3
	Total		15		Total		15
Fourth Year
*Fall Semester*			*Credits*	*Spring Semester*			*Credits*
ED360	Best Practices in Secondary Education		3	ED462	General Special Education Student Teaching		14
______	GLE Arts & Design		3	ED463	General Special Education Student Teaching Seminar		1
______	Two Electives		6		Total		15
______	GLE Natural Science		4
	Total		16		Total Credits		122