Special Education Mentored Teaching III ((3 Credits))

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Special Education Mentored Teaching III is the third 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 emphasizes analysis and application in the following areas: lesson planning; teaching; classroom management involving students with disabilities. This course involves collaboration between the student, course instructor, and supervising faculty for in-service mentoring and supervision of teaching. 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 6080 .