Graduate Capstone

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& Spring Prerequisites: CLIN-523; For the MAT in Special Education: CLIN-531; For the MAT in Early Childhood Special Education: CLIN-533; For the Advanced Certificate in Special Education: CLIN-531 In this culminating seminar, Relay students will leverage the knowledge, skills, and mindsets of a highly effective teacher to reflect on their Birth–Grade 12 student support and impact by engaging in an action research project. The seminar will support Relay students’ preparation of a capstone portfolio that captures: (1) findings from an action research project that explores a problem of practice in their classroom, and (2) a presentation in which students advocate for a practice that has a positive impact on Birth–Grade 12 student academic growth, social-emotional development, or experience. Students must teach at least one group/class/grade/subject of at least 3-8 students in order to successfully complete the Capstone. Students should also teach the same group of Birth–Grade 12 students during their prerequisite class (CLIN-523, CLIN-531, or CLIN-533) and in EDU-510 whenever possible. Exceptions to this should only be made when a job change or leave from Relay prevents the Relay student from working with the same group of students.