Special Education Mentored Teaching I ((3 Credits))

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Special Education Mentored Teaching I is the first in a series of 4 mentored teaching courses in the MAT Trans B Special Education program. The course is designed to develop special education teacher candidates’ repertoire in working with students with disabilities. The candidates will follow requirements for New York State Initial Teacher Certification as well as the curricular and professional development programs of the school district where they are employed. The teacher candidates will be expected to use evidence-based practices in working with students with disabilities and use methods and materials appropriate to their teaching assignments. The course involves collaboration among students, course instructors, and supervising faculty. In this first in-service term, mentoring and supervision of teaching and the course content emphasizes analysis and application in the following areas: preparing the classroom; advance lesson planning; writing IEP annual goals; classroom management; incorporating technologies in classroom instruction and the use of assistive technology for students with disabilities. A final grade of B or better is required to pass this course. A result of less than a B will require a repeat of the course in accordance with the Graduate Evaluation and Grading Policy. Prerequisites: SPED 6040 .